shares", voted against ; so that there was more than the requisite majority m favor of confirming the resolutions. The new agreement appeared to be a perfectly bona fide one, and i-easonably entered into. The petitioners having failed to show any special circumstance for the interfer ence of the Court, the petition would be dismissed with coats." ,;;

SPORTING.

[I'KK FKBHS ASSOCIATION.] ,',..■■ Nam Kit. October 15. At the Napier Park ItacevS to-day, the Racing Club Handicap resulted as fol lows j—Strephon, 1; Lenore, 2 ; Purse string, 3. Dividend, Lo 2s.

The New Plymouth Murder.

[rfik pbbss associa-ioit.] New Plymouth, October 15. The prosecution brought forward 47 wifcnesßes* nnd for the defence seventeen are expected to >>c culled. One juryman wits token illlast night, butwas sufficiently well to appear at Court this morning. Maori witnesses* including prisoner's father, could nbtbe found. The juryman who was taken ill has been examined by the doctor, who reported him suffering from gastro enteritis, accompanied by vomiting. The Court was adjourned till t>ro o'clock. The Judge said if the jury man was not able to go on, it would necessitate discharging the whole jury and beginning the case again.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

!".'. [fbr press association] Tli* Direct mal'n. WEUiiNOTON, October 15. No answer has yet been i«ceived from the Direct Steamship Company as to continuing; tllo contract. The postal HUthorities anticipated a reply last week, but it appears the Company are still m communication with their London offices.

Latest Cable News.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[VBR f RES,? ASSOCIATION.] (Received October 15, 10.25 a.m.) THE LATE MRS BOOTH. ■.-..■•■..■ London, October 14. The Salvation Army celebrated the funeral rites of the late Mrs Booth at Olympia with an impressive service. Forty thousand persons were present, and there were many touching scenes.

SOCIALISM.

Paris, October 14, A Congress, of Socialists is being held at Lille, north-western France, at which 2,12 Trade Unions are repre sented. ' Resolutions of sympathy with ■fche, Australian strikers were passed; also, another lauding the Unions m Europe and America who are insisting upon legislation on the Eight Hours system. ;

AUSTRALIAN

(Received October 15, 10.25 a.m.) tJ*;" COLLISION AT SEA. Adelaide, October 15. The barque Barnuga, which lias arrived from London, reports that m the vicinity of the Equator she sighted the Ast'gomene, bound from 'Frisco to a port m the British Isles, with her ibdws stave-in below the water line. She was only Kept afloat by her collision bulkheads. ThecaptainoftheArgoniene reported that he had been m collision with a British vessel, the Dovenby, which was on a voyage from Antwerp to Valparaiso. The Dovenby was struck by the Argomene, and sank m seven minutes;. Seven of her crew were drowned, but the rest managed to scramble on board the Argomene, which:was,making for Pernambuco m eomo&ny with a French vessel.

THE ELECTIONS

1 rMr Loughrej is to be asked to contest the Heathcofce seat; the name of Mr .). H. Hopkins is also mentioned m connec tion with the same constituency. The population of Wellington electorate is about 30,000, including men, women, «od children, and the rolls contain the n,,M««B of 10,000 voters. This would in dicate that every third person is a male over ■$! jears «£ age - an absurdity on the face o/ it- The Wellington roll, like many bfcl>««s, requires purging wholesale. The Wellington licensed Victuallers, it is said, have thrown Mr George Fisher over,. owing to something he is reperted to haw said m order to catc% iJbye temper ance toto. ... , ' The keenest contests at the forthcoming elections are expected to lie between Messrs Hutchison and Bruce for Wai totara, and Messn? Ballance and Carson for Wanganui. , Mr Adam Porter has retired from the contest for the Aroha seat owing to ill health. €S Major, Harris has. announced that he is a candidate for Franklyn. Dr Newman addressed the Hufct electors at Petone last evening, there being a large j attendance, and the candidate was well received. He advocated a vigorous policy of settlement.on the land ; also, of neces sary public works, including the North Island main trunk line. He favoured the imposition of additional property tax on absentees. At tlw conclusion of his address he was accorded a vote of thanks. Mr J. Mackintosh, a ewiiidate for fche "Wallace seat, addressed the electors o Otaufcau (Southland) on Monday night. He a&vocated inter-colonial federation, abolition of Property tax, a thorough system of retrenchment, grants to Catholic schools, a tr»i of Vaile's system, and non aale of the railways. He received a vote of thanks and conftience. Seventy were present. $•£ (raowTotrit owbTcobrbstondbht.) Faieub Cmsjbk, October 15. SMajor Steward addressed one of the largest political meetings ever held here last night, and received a vote of thanks .and confidence'

Labor Questions

JJHSJR. I'BESS ASSOCIATION. J fIjOWOK, October 11 to 13. 'The Stripc«vaft«j*s are organising non union labourers prior to locking out the Unionists. Tk* Allan liners are ■unloading at Glasgow wd elsewhere. It has transpired that the owners oi this line are paying less than the ruling rates, and it is thought probable the difficulty will recur j but unless it doe* a lock-out is doubtfnl. A meetnig of unemployed at bt Paul's was dispersed by the police and the Chairman was arrested. The grave-diggers at Dublin hav< struck, owing to the Secretary of thei: Union having been dismissed. London, October 14. Owing to renewed troubles with th corn porters the Dockers' Committee i engaging hundreds o£ permanent hand at 24s per week.

Commenting on a let ter descriptivf of the strikes m Australia the" Times ' lis amazed at the magnitude of the 'struggle, and at the power and pre tensions of the leaders, also the ex treme developments of the conflict between capital and labor. iSviiNEY, October"l 4. Strike matters are quiet m the Southern coal district. The Coal Cliff nnd Mount Kembla mines arc working by means of non-union labor.

The s.s. ."Lawrence commenced clis dmi-gmt; her cargo of coal at ;Lyttelfcoi yesterday. Free laborers were put m the hold m shovel, and tho railway men h the trucks. The crew of the ship knocked off working for the day. There were 111 free laborers engaged m Lyfctelton yesterday. The ship Silverhorn was clear of hex ballast yesterday. Last night she had 9580 sacks of wheat, and has to take m 27,000 sacks to fill her up. She will have three gangs of men at work from to-day, and will be loaded by next Wednesday, Auckland, October 13. The Alameda and Waihora, which left for Sydney, took coal sufficient for the return trip. Gisbokne, October 13. . Most of the wharf laborers and lighter men who went on strike here have re sumed work. Wellington, October 13. The Taupo brought two hundred and fifty tons of shale for the Wellington gas works. Dunedin, October 14. The "Star" announces that the strike pay has been reduced to 13s for married and 8s to single men. Nine seamen, articled to the New Zea land Company's ship Hurunui, were charged at the Police Court for disobeying an order tt> discharge cargo. Mr Mac- Donald, who defends, raised the point whether seamen can be called on to dis charge cargo without being paid lumpers' wagea. The evidence showed that the master, had offered them 10s extra per month to the end of the voyage, which they refused, claiming lumpers 1 full w;igcs. Poulson, one of the crew,' was convicted to-day, but no sentence was passed. The other cases were remanded till Monday, and the men, it is understood, will return on board and go to work m the mean time. GreymooTH, October 14. Tho Brunnerton coal mincv3 h«ld a meeting on Saturday last, and then ad journed to Monday at noon. It is ascertained that they resolved to stand out till the seamen's difficulty is; settled. As a counter blast the Grey Valley Coal Company, who are advertising for coal miners, truckers, and others, notify that applications for employment will be received to Friday nexf-, after which all vacancies will bo filled from applicants outside the district, of whom double the number (it is alleged) are offering. Those who fail to apply must blame them selves for any hardship or inconvenience m having to seek employment elsewhere.

Latest Telegrams

(Received Ocfc, 15. 11.10 a.m.) Sydney, October 15. Sir H. Parkes made a • Ministerial statement last night. Keferring to the strike he said the colony had already lost more material wealth than if an enemy had been at its gates. The strike had now assumed the form of open enmity to the constituted Government of the country, and the result of the strikers attitude m oppos ing themselves to the Government was that fuel for the railways was unob tainable. What had taken place was little short of a revolution, and very little further would plunge the country into undisguised Avar. Someone must be master, and, further added the Premier, "The Government of the colony will be the master." The Cabinet, therefore, had decided to enter into the contest. It is expected the Budget will take the form of a state ment of revenue and expenditure, and no new proposals will be placed before the House. Mr Dibbs accused the Government of a breach of faith m sheltering themselves behind the labor strikes, and expressed the determina tion to force an appeal to the cquntryj

THE MARKETS.

[PEK PRESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received October 15, 10.60 a.m.) Sydney, October 15. Wheat, prime milling sorts, 4s ; flour, New Zealand, £9 to £10; oats, feeding sorts, 2s to 2s 2d ; bran, 7M ; pollard, 7d • potatoes, New Zealand, £2 to £2 5s j onions, £10 to £11 ; butter, dairy made, 6dto 7d; factory made, 7d to m\ cheese, loaf, 5d ; bacon, machine cured, 4id to sjd; hand-cured, sjd to 6W ; roll, 7d to7|d ; hams, New Zealand, lid to Is. ' n _ Melbourne, October 15. "Wheat, 3s 9|d to 3s lOd ; oats, Algerian sorts, Is 10d> 2s; tartarian 2s sd. Victorian feeding sorts, 2a 7d ; barley. Cape, ils" 8d to Is lOd; thin English sorts, 2s to 2s Id ; peas, 2s 8d to 3s, Adelaide, Octpber 15. The wheat market is dull. The quo tation is 3s 8d to 3s 9d ; flour, Bfcone ; made, £7 10s to £8 ; roller made £8 10* to £9 5s ; bran, B|d to 9d ;pollard, B|d . The Hon~wT"sTpeter requests anyon< who has signed a petition to Govemmen SnSthe Proclamation of Ashburon Water m, and Who has not withdrawn sucl opposition, to eommnmoate with him. P A remarkable mllltwy invention has beei made by Dr Juenemann, of Vjimna. He ha Jom^unded a fluid, which, inhta opwion, i SS entirely to revolutionise moder, Ware, and put a stop to the homblo car Tee with which wars are at present inevi "blv conducted. His plan is to burst a she! Abe Bp3econie°s inconseious and reman, JofoSwoor three hours. f^ fuene = contends that troops fired at with ms sneu cou d be easily disLmed and the object o war attained without shedding blood.

c happened when he Lac] a fiignfil to «et, ! n collision might lutvo. cine .uf it; b'VPV'J ifc did not. Other 5 ojie.s were tried around 3 him ; lie had \ym\y.\ m the oho;-.L and sk;o;>, " his bo-wela became costive, tmighe eaten, ■ bad taste m the mouth, heartburn, .wenk j ness, Ac. The doctors said he" would , have to give up his situation; but he cocldn't. There wore the wife , nd children to be looked out for, '. ,-md only his cartings to do it with. Bub linally he broke down altogether, and was laid up for weeks, unconscious part of the time Then, we may say, he was tied hand and foot. _ His enemy had him fast, and came nigh killing him. One day, the doctors had given him up, his mind was clear, and he remembered a medicine —half the bottle full—he had hidden away m a locker m a signal box and forgotten all about it. He sent for it and took a dose. In less- than ft month he was a well man ; the rope? were all cut away. If you write to him (Andrew Agge, Oulgaith, Cumberland) he tell you this medicine was Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup, and liis 'ailment was indigestion and dyspepsia. But, whilst he was ill with it, he might as well—<yes, \ better:—have been tied to a stake. There are lots of cases of this sort all over England;—all over the world.. A few of them we hear of ; millions of them we nerer hear of. Sometimes itis heart disease sometimes rheumatism; sometimes con sumption ; sometimes general debility ; sometimes kidney and bladder complaint; sometimes nervous prostration; some times liver disorder. That is, the doctors call it by all these hard names, but at botrom it is indigestion and dyspepsia, and all these other so-called diseases are just tokens and symptoms of that—neither more nor less. If a, man never had any trouble with his stomach, he might live for ever, for aught we can tell. .Yet how, m Mercy's name, can a man or woman work with death and corruption inside of the body—with the stomach full of de caying food, &ending poison through the blood to every joint, muscle, and nerve ? This is what dyspepsia docs. Indigestion is a sloav but sure poison, just as taking so many grains of arsenic every day would be. $$|Here is another case, that of a railway fireman, who writes from Hurlford. He says: "I have been a suffer from mdi gestion and dyspepsia for three years ; 1 tried several doctors, but got worse all the time. At lust I wont to a chemist and he promised to cure me m a week or two He sold me three very expensive bottles of medicine, and all the eii'ect I felt from it was the loss of my money, Then I got hold of a bottle of Mother Seigel's Syrup, and was better almost at once. How sorry I am I didn't use it years ago !" We can give this man's name if you care to have it. He didn't "want it printed. But he was a.s good as tied up for a long while. Illness is a strong rope. Here is one more illustration. Mr K. P. Hopton, of Long Wcston, says: "I lam sixty-eight years old. Mother Seigel's Syrup has not quite made me a young j man again, bub it. has cured me of asthma, nervous prostration, and a throat ailment arising from impure blood. I was too ill to labour, yet can now do my work I thanks to that great remedy. You may I publish the fact. The whole complication came first from indigestion.". And this is the way people are bound I until Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup seta ! them free.

TFE ASBRUKTON GTJAKDIAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBIB B, 1890.



Jo lin G. Restell, COMMISSION, FINANCIAL AND GENERAL AGENT, GEAIN A.IU) W|OOL I'BOKEIi. ~FO Ii^iLE OATS SHARPS BRAN FLOUR ■ . POTATOES FENCING WIRE-BARBED AND PLAIN, TEA, SUGAR, CANDLES, AND GENERAL FARM STORES, ■KAIT^.NCAta 00 *U . AGENT FOR—Union Fire and Marine Insurance Company Ld. ; Merciintil i Finance Agency Company, Ltd. ; ' Colonial Mtltu.ll Life Assurance DEERING" ALL STEEL TWINE BINDER; CEYLON and INDIAN TEAS Association; Tlio Mercantile Gaaette, etc., ofce, etc. GEOKGE JAMEiOr~~ ASHBUKTOfI AND RAKAIA ■■ .; HAS FOR SALE THE FOLLOWING FABM SEEDS RED AND WHITE ■■CLOVER OOW GRASS AND ALSYKE RYE^GRASS—COCKSFOOT JETC, ETC . .... . ■ ALSO,—'"' TUKNIP SEEDS From the well-known English sexlsiren, J. Carter and Co. Special attention is paid to the SEED DEPARTMENT, and nour but those of the best quality and description afe imported* Station-holders and Farmers can always rely on • getting the newest seed obtainable} '-...; AMIFICIAL and GHEIOM; IAMIS.., English' and Colonial Manufacturk. , ■■ t HAVE FOR SALE m Large or Small quatititieß/.— r GUANO SUPERPHOSPHATE HIGH-CLASS SUPERPHOSPHATE DISSOLVED BONES POTATO^ MANURE BONE DUST : . ;■■. animal-guano; _ ' \ '■■ 11',.r-;-'- GEORGE JAMESON,/ ■ ASHBURTOX AND RAKAIA. 8 155. W- 11. COLIIER "The Corner^ : IS NOW SHOWING A GRAND ASSORTMENT OF \ SI?I1IIV<> Ac SUMMER X>jaA.r»BlftY, DRESSES m all the new colors i SUNSHADES of all descriptions ZEPHYRS m plain colors and checks Light and Dark PRINTS Silk and Fabric GLOVES Fancy APRONS RIBBONS, HATS, BOYS'nnd MEN'S CLOTHING* The addition of my new Show Room enables a fine display to he made of; th« .■ Latest Styles m Millinery, Trimmed and Dntrimmed, Flowers, Feathers, Dust Cloaks, Corsets, &c, and h placed under the management of an experienced Milliner from Chtistchurch'! W. H. OOLLIEfi. V "THE COBHEE.' Wool Season, 1390-1891. - ASHBURTON WOOL STOKES. . ; MR JO HN G. 11ESTELL BEGS TO IN TIMATE TO THE WOOL GROWERS OF ASHBURTON DISTRIC7 i THAT HE IS PREPARED TO MAKE ON THE GROWING CLIP, OR ON WOOL PLACED IN HIS HANDS FOR SALE LOCALLY* OR IN CHRISTCHURCH, OR FOR SHIPMENT. Mr. RESTELL will wt m conjunction with the NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND ittERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED, who will ■ ' . RENDER ACCOUNT SALES WITflygl|HEIR USUAL, PROMPTITUDE} ':^.s.^ jjjj



WOOL WOOL W rOOL It iberal cash advances jLj Made on the ensuing WOOL CLIPS At the Lowest Current Rates of Interest. georgeTlmeson, Ashburton and Rakaia. 9319 W. W. Spencer & Go, fTIO meet the dull times, have STRUCK nett prices right through thei Establishment. Everything Bold at lower prices than ever. Good Washing Prints, 3M per yard A first-class print at s|d" Good Summer Dress Goods, 5s 3d per doz. Ginghams and fashionable Zephyr Cloths 20 per cent cheaper than any other house m Ashburton. White Lace Curtains, 2s lid the pair White Calico, 3s 6d per doz. Grey Calico, 2a 6d per doz. Men's Tweed Suits from 18s 6d Boys' Tweed Suits from 6s 6d Men's good Woollen Sox., Is Boys' Braces, 4d. BOOTSr~BOOTS. Men's Colonial made Shooters, 10s 6d Men's Colonial made Bluchers, 6s 6d Women's. Strong Leather Elastic Sides, ,8s lid. A large assortment of Children's Patent Leather Slippers »nd Shceg at very low priceit W. W. SPENCER & GO. THE ARCADE.



• TROTTIWO CliUB. TPIRST Meeting will be held on the JO Aahburton Racecource on OCTOBEE 16th, 1890. Entries for MAIDWN and ACCEPT ANCES close with undersigned at Central Hotel TO-DAY, at 9 p.m. jnoTj. c. quane, fP3 Secretary. fl. SPARROW TAILOE ANDj .-.^ MEN'S: MERCER. I BAST STEFET. i i



C~L have amalgamated the same with our Business m East Street, where both will be carried on conjointly —ON SALE— 300 casks best Portland Cement. 15 Tons Galvanised Hoofing Iron, 10 Tons No. 8, 9 and 10 Fencing Wire,, 3 Tons Galvanised Barbed Wire, % Tons Sheet Lead, 2 Tons Sheet Zinc, 5O Boxes Sheet Glass, 50 kegs tVire Nails, all sizesj JLOO Drums Raw and Boiled Lin seed Oil, 2 a Tons Genuine White Lead, 1 Case Mander's Oak Varnish. MOUNT SOMERS COAL 22s PER TON. KAITANGATA COAL, SHAG POINT COAL, NEWCASTLE COAL W. BL Collins and Co., TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS]



i ) . .'... '■..,. ■;. , ■'■ ;- '■•'■..' NOW'S THE TIME TO V HIS : :;: ■..-• ' itivDWOO.D'B ''■"■■, . BUALY BLIGHT, SPEOIFI'U j _I).TB(M. FOR THE BEASON %lAVB JUST COME TO HANB, • Per Smr f'NßLsoir*' - - THEY ARE Al IN QUALITy ";_ ■ ; ••■' • ■'■ :'■ . ■ AND ' ■ '■ ■ LOW IN PRICE, • ■ ',• THEY ;-ARE ■'•"'' '■■; \ . . JHUB-ST and SONS, op LONDON OHOICEST SEEDS. INSPECTION:. ..EN VITKD. SAMPLED ""bSppLIED DrieJEIOMAS, j ' ASHBURTON, n I?. THOMAS ■■■>-. , (Lace of Matron, Cox aap Vo. AUCTiONEER, LAND,^INSURANOK, and ESTATE AGENT, VALUATOR, WOOL and GRAIN BROKER ASHBURTON T' OANS Negotiated. Weekly Sales of Live Stock ; Timvald and Ashburton alte/rial sly. Fortnightly Sales of Sheepskins, Fat, and Hides on FRIDAYS. ■ Sulcs'of Wool throughout the Season. Grain bought and sold , .on Commission. Clearing Saies as per arrangement; LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Ihai ft been appointed Agent for the above Company and am now] prepared^. '. £|take rifiks n." Buildings, and^Gixnvin^Giopsfat current races. : WOOL. WOOL. WOOL, TATTJGRSALL'S,' AVEST STREET, ASHBUIITON IVM Prepared to make LIBKRAI CASH ADVANCES against ihe. Gfrow Clip of WOOL,'placed m my hand , for SALE m Ashburton,- or Shipment E«g nd. .■■•■•■•■ WOOLPACKS, TWINE, OIL RADtJLE &c. SUPPLIED? "^~" D. THOMAS. , ASHBURTON 1 IIMBER. TIKIBEf?. TiWIBtR. TXAVING purchased the TIMBER BUSINESS of Mv John G. Restell, we



j LO GliftAOH COACH. ' the } ONGivfiAOK C'JACIi will stnrfc from AftHBUnTON" lit sp.ni, *K*n)' R.R. BROWNE, lOiij-t Coachman. • ~p\ AJRKKST AFRICA, cheap '„ edition, JIJ now arrived. First supply limited. Now Books, .Now Stationery, Now Fancy Goods and Novelties all at reduced prices. Lar»o assortment of New Music of every du.'-cript.ioji. Pianos on hire anil for «;ilo on lorms. Owlets received for Book binding of every kind.—L. F. ANMtEwrs & Co. ~~~ n~o t ice. ALL Accounts owing to Thomas TbTvy, LiveiryJStable keeper, mast be paid-to me by OCTOBER 18th, 1880, as he is spiling- off and giving up 'Business, on that date. , 10 85 FRED. MAKEIG THE ASHBURTON CALEDONIAN SOCIETY'S ANNUAL ' CONVERSAZIONE AND BALL \ \? ILL be held m the Oddfellows' Hall VV on FRIDAY, 24th OCTOBER. To commence at 8 p.m. Tickets—Gentlemen, 3s ; Ladies, 2s. See posters. J. SEALS", 9+157 : Hon. Secretary,. THE AMERICAN TROTTING ' HORSE Blackwood Abdailah , HOSIj excellent Stock can bo seen ' ■ all through tho District willstand ihis swiKon afc Owner's Stable and travel ;he Abhbui-ton County. Terms—Season, £3 10,s ; guarantee, ;£s> ss; groomage ceo, ss. '.; .j .■ , ' .-.■'. ...' ir.. ■; .'{ . ." /;- For" particulars apply 11. MUTTON, LO+G2 Groom m charge. ALSO—' TOO STAND AT KOLMAR FARM, 1 LYNDHUEST, AND TRAVEL :the methven district, JTIIE PUREDHED CLYraSDAtK STALLIOK *' ■ YOUNG NEW.. STYLE. By New Style, dani bjr'dlenrby.- New Stylo, bred by John Bong, Sire Young Banker (imp.), dam Marchioness I. For particulars and terms apply Qroom m charge Or S. COX, Manager Lyndhursti the midland counties WATCH COMPANY OF VYSE STREET, BIRMINGHAM* ENG Send for *' #"*s. Send for Catalogue 'eoi' Catalogue containing .^wSs?^ containing' 1000 Illus- 1000 Illus-. trations 'and $/y^Pfc^f% trations and 1000 unso- |fc^^^|?. .y: 1000 unso licited TesLi- Ji/kJi Incited Testi monials, for- monials, for warcled gratis ~'**&&!§z£i^' warded gratis nd post free and post free to any part to any part of the world. of the world. -. All at wholesale Cash Prices. 255. Let every render of this send for our beautiful new Illustrated Catalogue, con taining 1000 unsolicited testimonials, and over 1000 tine copper-plate Engravings of Watches, Jewellery, and Electro Plate, sent grads and post free on application to any part of the "world.  t R. Ambrose, Esq M Cloyne Terrace, Queenstown, Ireland, Feb. 11th, 1886. . " It gives me much pleasure to testify as to the excellent time-keeping qualities of tho Watch I received fromjmi. I have tested it with a gun fired here every day by electricity at one o'clock, Greenwich time, and have never found it vacillate even one minute, I have great confidence m recommending your Company.' Gentlemen's Fine Silver Watch, fiat crystalglass ... ... ... 25s Ladies' Fine Silver, flat crystal glass highly finished movements ... 25s Youths' Fine Silver, flat crystal glass 25s Ladies' Gold Levers, m exquisitely chased cases ... ... ... 70s Gents' ditto, engined turned cases 80s Gents' Silver Keyless Levers ....60s Gents' Silver Keyless limiting cases 67s 6d Gents' Fine Gold Keyless Levers strong heavy cases 100s Gents Fine Gold Keyless hunting case ...140s : Ladies' very heavy Keyless, m 18 carat engraved cases ... ...100s Post Office Orders must be made payable to ohe Company's Manager, Mr A. Percy, on receipt of which, with Is extra.lor postage, any watch will be forwarded per Parcels Post to any part of the world. London Office and Show Room, — QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C (Near the JVSnsic |^)us KEATING'S POWDER. """* KEATING'S POWDER. KEATING^ POWDER. KEATING'S POWDER. KEATING'S POWDER. "'■ KEATING'S POWDER. fBUGS, FLEAS, KILLS \ MOTHS, BEETLES, . IMOSQUITOES, HARMLESS TO ANIMALS. HARMLESS TO ANIMALS. (BUGS, FLEAS, ■ ■-■■- MOTHS, BEETLES, : MOSQUITOES, but is unrivalled m destroying FLEAS, BUGS, COCKROACHES, BEETLES, MOTHS m FURS, and every other ppecies of insect, Sportsmen will find this invaluable for, destroying fleas m their dogs, as also ladies for their pet dogs. The PUBLIC are CAUTIONED that packages of the genuine powder bear the autograph of THOMAS KEATING. Sold m Tins only^ ' '.. ,' \ -', KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. A PUEELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT, DO til m appearance and tastp, furnishing ,a most asireeable method; of, administering, the only certain remedy for' intestinal or theead worms. It is a perfectly safe and mild preparation, and is especially adapted for Children. Sold m Tins by all Druggists. Proprietor, THOMAS KEATING, \ London,



rnO-MORROW—THURSDAY, 16th— 1 being the first meeting of the Ash burton Trotting Club, I hereby request tbo Burgesses to observe same as a half holklay, and close their places of business from 12 o'clock noon. D. THOMAS, 10J96 Mayor. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS Ashburton Trotting Races, 16th October, rpHE 8.0 a.m. and 11.0 a.m. trains from 1 Ohristchurch on the 16th insfc. will, f required, set down passengers ab the Ashburton Saleyards siding, whioh is opposite to the Raceccurse. Passangers to book to Ashburton. The evening trains from Ashburton. to Springburn and Timaru on the J6th will Start at 5.25 p.m. and 5.35 p.m. respec tively, and be correspondingly liter than time-table times at other Stations, Fartw : Ordinary return. 10t78 BY ORDER. SATURDAY, OCTQBER~TBth. MR T. BULLOCK has received instructions to Sell by Public Auction at the Arcade on the above date, On account and by order of the Mortgagee, T.S. 644, Corner of Burnett and Winter streets, near the Drill Shed, on which is erected a 4-Roomed Cottage. This is a very good site. Persons on the look out for a bargain are invited to attend the Sale. At 12 Noon. ~~T. BULLOCK, IQ§69 _Auctipneer. ASHBURTON AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF Stock, Implements, dp., WILL be held at the COUNTY SALEYARDS, ASHBURTON, ON FRIDAY, -31st OCTOBER 1890. ENTRIES close with the undersigned : on FRIDAY, 24th OCTOBER. ! JNoTjTc. QUANE, , Secretary. ( «- i 155, FENCHURCH STREET, LONDON, E.C. J TTWERY description of Stock Exchange JJJ business transacted at current market prices. Speculative Accounts opened from 1 per cent cover with un r limited profit, and strictly limited liability, I thus a client may buy, say £1000 Bngh l ton A's at say 150, should the stock ad vance to 155 and be sold, he wonld make * £50 profit, but on the other hand should I the stock decline to 149, his only loss . could be the £10 deposited. By carefully watching thg markets considerable profits !' can be made \ m many cases Operators " who followed my advices have netted £50 profit on an outlay of £10 m a few days, h i cormnand; 3 £1000 Stock • VISITORS TO MELBOURME^gf ■ ~ Should Crnnmtt <A« dMum ld Wtll-known and Bao-^^| iippi id *r 98 FHnfore it #.« Mtltoumk



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