• ©ngers were landed m boats. In the rush for the boats, m which the Lascars joined^ they were nearly swamped. After saving the. pas sengers, the sailors insisted ,on leaving the ship, fearing that the boilers would explode. The tfepaul is m a bad posi tion.

INVESTMENT OF TRUST FUNDS.

Mr Goschen, m reply to a question m the House of Commons, said that he had received no further representations from the Agents-General since the Select Committee presented its report on the investment of Trust Funds,

MORE FAILURES IN AMERICA.

Washington, December ■ 11. Failures to the extent of half-a --million pounds were reported yester day.

PORTUGAL AND AFRICA.

Lisbon. December 11. Portuguese gunboats have > been ordered to proceed to Mozambique.

("Received December 12, 10.45 a.m.]

THE WOOL SALES.

London, December, 11. The next series of wool sales is fixed lor January 27.

GERMAN CORN DUTIES.

Berlin, December 11 . .Germany proposes to reduce the corn duties to the position of 1887.

DR KOCH'S CONSUMPTION CURE.

Another death is reported under Dr Koch's process. The leading doctors •of Paris and Viennaf deprecate \ hasty , 'conclusions as, to the efficacy of the remedy, but the utmost confidence is , expressed m Berlin. ■

AUSTRALIAN

[Received December 12, 10.45 a.m.] THE LABOR COMMISSION. -/,-in :,?, , Sydnky, December 12. The! Labor Commission has cony. itnenfced its duties. The secretary of the-Coal'Lumpers Union was the first ■witness examined He said that the stevedores were the chief cause of the double and advocated the men dealing ■'.■•'■d^cf.'w'ith'the'eiiiiployers.

THE BALLARAT TRAGEDY.

Melboi-ene, December 12. Johnston and his wife show signs of '. Tt^yerlng. ,", ■ ' _ ' ; ■ ■

VICTORIAN FINANCE.

; The Treasurer; Mr Munro, m sub mittihg the Estimales for the year, said !-,t^at^l)Le. Government proposed to float a, loan of £2,450,000. In the ; mean tilne Treasury bills would be issued to 1 theatnount of one millipn, and these wqulclbe renewed for six months if the , tomtit ;»fere not*floated. Mr Gillws,'ex-treasurer, accused Mr Munro of bringing out a sham ■ deficit by charging all possible items to exp enditure, without regard to recoup ment, m order to swell the deficiency.

Political Items.

The. .Wellington .correspondent of the #«,. pfestf " / .telegraphs :4-I believe that Ministers have made up their minds to resign directly: Parliament meets, and to advise hia Excellency to convene the session for tu* 14th or 15 th January, thoueh this is not jet formally decided. They are not likely to notice the Opposi tion bluster, but will take care that. Parliament shall have a d*ii« «»y as to the government of the country- U, »» «n doubtedly open to hia Excefoncy to dismiss them, but he would be acting most unconstitutionally were he do so on *W around that they were m n minority W<&W House which has never yet met, and tod Onslow has had too much «xp<afanee m. public affairs to fall into so a throSe* as this. He can only Recognise theMM'matipn that he receives thwweh the responsible advisers ap- Doinfced by him wisi the approval, .of Parliament, from which wjvwers the confidence of Parliament M never yet been explicitly withdrawn. Ihe late I«rd Hornumby felt compelled to accept Sir George Grey's assurance that he had a majority ot four _m the House, though everyone knew tf*t the Grey Ministry at that time was f eally m a minority. It was only kept m Ofcce by the Speaker's casting Tote fchrough three Wellington members, Messrs 1 rovers, Gisborne and Johnston, being absent at a snatch division on a no-confidence^noUon. At present there has been no official or formal statement of the views of .the new Parliament duly assembled/ Ministers rtritthot wait for tfctt before resigning, but they will take care tla^j House.shall be able to express its opinion on any new Government tliat may be formed, dr upon its policy. This can only be secured toy a epecial sesiionv and tint will almost cer-J tafiily be convened. • < "j!ou. may expect it to bfc^in about the 14th or 19fch prox. As Ministers are resisjnin?, Mr Balknce it expected to be sent for, and he will of course ask for time to' form a Ministry,' and propoaacLa policy. It is thoiight that he will recommend a prorogation till April, but ft i? possible that a short ad lournment may bo proposed, as m 18/7, "so that; matters may be placed on some definite footing before Pai'liaif^nt rises for three mpntks. I do not think that there is the slightest ide* on fclie part of Ministers of any " re construction " bedng practicable m the present circumstances. They admit Jtefeat, and consider that the Oppoattjon on^ht to have a chance of seeing what fhev caii'dointheway of governing the SuittrV- I hear that Sir R. Stout and Meiawßtfllance, Buckley,Hutchison, and ttther Opp<»ifcionififcs re .m °°^? 3X\ T , Lnest tocommumcat^on. The latest suessasto <ke composition of the new Muiistry »-Me Balance Premier and Treasurer, Mr Bud^er AttoraejJ&eneral MrSeddon Mine,, Mi -Jo^ HcKemie I*o*l, the other members tawg M«WB Cadman and Perceval or Reeves. Mi Hutchison, sen., fewalso been mentioned ,as a possibility," ,:.

WOOL SALES.

SOUTH CANTERBURY. The first wool *ftle of the season m South Canterbury m# teld at limaru on Tuesday. There were ;J*W4 bales and 432 bags catalogued. Seven $otnpames and firms were represented. The fo&lowing are the numbers catalogued by" each: •Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Asso ciation, Limited, 506 fata, 1150 bags;. iGLnueie, Maclean and Co., ?JS bates, 80; ' fcagss % JST.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency (Cornea-ny, Limited, 785 bales, 75 bags; 'TSim '-J-owwi, 282 bales, 10p bags; . STatidrial. Morlgtige and Agency Cora ■mny, 603 ibales, V? bags; Miles, Archer, -,;;;,&*.d0.,-: air -w«i. *r bag«; and H B. Webster and C 0.., B 0 bales. -Between one-lialf aud two-tl^rAs /gf-tho , v ool offered was «o!d Jit up to B|d for merino, lOd for half bred, 6M for cross bred, (>i?d for pieces, «n4 locks ±&. ■These were the beat prices obtairied. Tne , -average for halfbrecUasirom Bld toM, ..crossbred &d fff. mo. t d fco fft pieces from 3jd to 03, and locks from lid Jo 2|d. It is expected fta* mo^ of tha

I lots passed m will bo 'sold privately, ana not much shipped on behalf of the, wool growers. :

[ FJSK, TBESS ASSOCIATION.] Wanoanui, December 9. Over one thousand .bales will be offered /tfcthc JtVauganui wool auction sales, com mencing to-day (Friday.) .;

DUNEDIN WOOL SALES.

Dukkdin, "December 11

The Wool sales were opened to-day, when about 3000 bales were -catalogued. As far as could be loarned from buyers the wool was of brighter and better class 'than.mopt of the Northern clipf. The sales passed off quite as well, .if not better, than was expected. The average decline of prices as compared with last season, was about l£d per Ib. Some coarser crossbreds, .perhaps, suffered 1 a little more, while in 1 fine halfbreds and merinos the difference was from Id to ljd only. "

IRISH AFFAIRS.

[per press/Association] London, December lOi Mr Pariiell's right to control the funds subscribed from America iis dis puted. ' Mr Parnell met with an enthusiastic; reception on his arrival m Dublin. Mr Healey and the Chief Justice were hooted, the former being pro tected by the police. ', Owing to the newspaper " United Ireland " supporting Mr Justin Mc- Carthy, Mr Parnell seized the plant, ejected the acting-editor, and des troyed this week's edition. This action of Mr Parnell led to a free fight with the officers of the Provost. ' Mr Parnell addressed a meeting m; Dublin to-day from the Rotunda m Rutland Square. He characterised the questions of the Secessionists as disgraceful, and said he was fully pre pared to accept a compromise, or to resign if it would bring Home Rule hearer to the Irish people. He, how erer, would decline to resign the leader ship, thus jeopardising the integrity of the party m deference to senti ment and hypocrisy. He declared he was Supported by the people, and a resolution expressing confidence m him was carried unanimously. Mr Justin McCarthy has issued a manifesto appealing to the people to save their country from destruction. The judgment of the populace is in vited on the subject, and the Seces sionists promise to abide by the de cision. The manifesto states that m the event of the rejection of Home Rule the return made by to the Tories will bo a fresh mandate of coercion, and allhope of liberty maybeabandoned for this generation. , s At a meeting m Dublin Mr Parnell eulogised Mr Gladstone, and , urged him to resume the position of indepen dent leader, then Ireland, would allow her leader to parley on equal ;terras, which would secure, a permanent settle ment of the Irish question. Mr Par nell promises to organise the Irish laborers, m order to enable them to secure an overwhelming position m the councils of their native land. [Received December 12, 10.25 a.m.] Loxuosr, -December 13. After the row at the office :of the " United Ireland" a great crowd as sembled and recaptured the place, The " Pall Mall Gazette " is moving to secure the intervention of the Queen's Proctor against Mr Parnell. Sticks anc ones were freely used m the scuffle with' Mr Parnell at the " United Ireland " office.

New Zealand Cheese and Butter.

A well known dairy produce and pro vision salesman, Lower Thames' street, London, gives the foliovying advice to shippers of Australian and .New Zealand cheese and butter m the circular of September 17 : ;< On receipt of this your new make will be ready for shipment. We cannot urge upon you too strongly to send only the finest quality, and ship only m cool cham ber. We have, seen ehepses sold this week at 28s per cwt., simply spoiled by being shipped outside the refrigerator. Had' they been shipped m the cool chamber they would have realised 44s' to 46s per cwt. We advise that they should be sent to arrive here from November to June ; to send them to arrive during other ; months must invariably mean loss; as they then have to compete with about '200,000 boxes weekly of American and Canadian cheese, which sell during summer from 38s to 44s for the best quality besides the competition of our own make.; Butter shipped to arrive here from November tr Marsh is safe, niter the latter month it runs ft gteai H^ of meeting-, a 1 rapidly falling market, fl«s new Continental and English flood our markets early jn April. It is a "Teat mistake to send st»le and overkept butter to this market, as it can only be sold to confectioners or for grease purposes, which means a range of prices from 28s to $)s per cwt. We should think better prices could be realised m the colonies. Finest butter wiil command the highest market value, and ready gale. See that; it is cool when shipped. If ifc gets heated before being put m cool chamber, the effect is shown affcev it is twenty-four hours m the Warehouses iiei'o. The, great trouble and prejudice against. Australian and New Zealand butter is the fact that it deteriorates jrfter it comes out of; the cool chamber. Tins may bp owing to the, use of the separator, as separator "butter does not have the tough and waxy character of dairy-made butter, but it is more uni form, and is preferred on this market. We think the fault, is m freezing the butter. When the Americans ship m hob weather by cold chamber they never freeze their butter, but send it m a tem perature of from 45 to 50 degrees, which does not break the texture or affect the aroma #,$ freezing does. Taking our aggregate consignments of last year and comparing them, Australian butter showed better on the whole than New Zealand."

This Man was Frightened'

And on reading the facts it will appear that he had reason to be. The man referred to was Edward Perrin,; a guard on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire Railway. In September, ,1887,, he met with an accident, which gave a tem porary shock to his system. Not long afterwards he began to feel a psin m the chest and have difficulty m breathing, and |fchrew up a great deal of mucus (phlegm), He at once concluded he had some serious ailment of the lungs, and Sought medical advice 1 The doctor said it was so, and added that' there was no cure for it, and that he could do no more Ibhftri give him something to ease the pain "and fye ppmtfi. Then the doctor gave Mp Perrin a cerfciileatg stating that he was suffering from .a Catarrlj PJijfchisfs," whicji jte fch* .professional term for that' dreadful malady, Consumption. Further symptoms ftoon appeared which seemed to confirm fchj? alarming opinion, The poor fellow

experiencer' great pain m eating, .and <•> tightness across the chest, which felt, h said, "ab if some strong man was gripping him around the body under the amis." ■■" The rest of Mr Perriu's narrative; is best, related m his own words. He say's : "I .soon commenced to have a brackish taste m the mouth as if I had been suckinj; copper. . Then came cold chills and swoiitH in'turn, the cough got hollow, and I raised more than I had done. 'These terrible symptoms >°o scared mo ■ that, went and, consulted the late Dr ;£>aere. Fox, wli'd'Svaa' fit that time Consnlt-ins Pliy.-iician to the Railway Company, and to tho Infirmary. He examined'mo care-! fully, and certitled.fts follows :-— ■ "In tho case of. Guard Perrin.; This man is evidently frightened. Ho is suffering from Phthisis and Dyspepsia. Cod liver oil and iron are indicated." This fully bore out what the '. other doctor had said, so I now looked; upon myself as done for. I tookeverything I could hear tell of. I have drunk gallons of cod liver oil arid sherry, and have had many quarts of 'camphorated oil rubbed on my chest, until my wife was sick of rubbing. I was also u.oulticect continually, but m spite of all this terrific dosing and medicating T got'gradually worse" In half a-dozen words my condition was this: I believed myself to be fast going; to the grave with consumption ; my friends said so, ihe doctor said so, and it looked like it, if anything ever did. It is understood

that;* 1 consumption- is^ iurfe death, 'and I ■made up my mi rid for" iithateawful end. I had been off my work from 1887 to 1888. I was ashamed to be away so much, as I was obliged to draw funds from the Club all the time to help support my family. ''WliileX wa!F:t)vu? doijig Nothing but waiting to die, crawling about feebly like a man who has virtually clone with this world, I happened',! one day to meet In-.1 spector Rippon, of Ardwick Station, one of the Traffic Inspectors of our line, tie was shocked at ray looks, but said, ' Perm, I don't kuow as anything will help 1 you ;bufc,. if-apy thing ,will,•-, itiV pother Seigel's Curative; Syrup.' I renterifbeii that this idea amused me, miserably' broken and ill as I was. Help me? Could it cure consumption? Not flikely. Impossible ! Still it couldn't make me worse, and so I got a bottle and began to take it. I could scarcely credit my own feelings, but as snre as truth is truth, before ,T had w^ 1 uu that bot^'of medicine, I found-relief. Now comes what you may find it hard to believe—l took but two more bottles and went back to work, and have been sound and healthy ever since. I told the doctor about it, and, although he saw I was well, he j seemed displeased. "You say Mother, Seigel's Curative Syrup cured you V he saM. 'Nonsense. It is only a quack medicine; it is nothing but stuff and rubbish.' Well, all right, I said to myself it may be stuff and rubbish, butat" has made a sound man of me after that very doctor had me booked for the graveyard, and said no earthly power could keep me out of it. That was enough for me and will be enough for thousands of others m this country. ' . ■• ■■ ■ " I am exposed to all sorts of weather, but have never had -a return of Ithe bad breathing, chest pains, nor any!of the other symptoms that nearly -frightened me out of my senses. I cat and enjoy my food as well as any man "m England.. Now, what, was the .secret of this getting well if If I really"had 1'- 1 consumption,'it was nothing short of a miracle ; but I never had at all.l The doctors wore all wrong m calling it that. What' I actually suffered from was indiges tion and dyspepsia, which caused the same .symptoms that mark true consump tion ; hence lots of people who are sup posed to have lung complaint might be as easily cured as I was. if they would let cod liver oil alone and take Mother Seigel's Syrup." ....  ; ': ' Mr Perrin'r address is No. 36, Gorton Brook Street, Oortoif '"Rr^ok, ManclieKj-er England, and ho will reply to any letters written to him coneerhrug his case.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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If | lillicll^iffi^il,,; }- ;■>/. M ■;■■ ..'• ,-.:■ ENGLLSH^AND COLONIAL MANUFACTURE T HAVEIFOR SALE IN LARGE OR SMALL QWANTITIESJi:- -.-- • ■ >,/,.!/;oi:> »' ' ' ■ ■■■■;■'■.;::: guano superphosphate; dissolved bones ;-■.'/f"f'- BONE DUST/^-" JiYiT/.:.U>// . V:,:"- TURNffgEBDS^ ABERDEEN AND OTHER VARIETIES . , t ,'. ' . ,  All of the Best Quality, and at-the.lowest current prices gbor&eTamesoi ASHBDETON AND EAKAIA. TIMBER. TIMBER^ ' TIMBER. i "lITE HAVE JUST LANDED ANDTO ARRIVE.— Ex "Invercarcrill," 30,000 ft of RED PINE; BOARDS and SCANTLINGS. f ExVLoui," 20,000 ft .PRIM*] A¥flITE PINE FIOORINO-^id MATCH ;i \ ; Wining. i'llfl I(f ■■ X ;«;".?'* ■' ■ ■■■' ■■ Ex ''Wild Wave," 20,000 ft, V.D.L. TIMBER, all. Sizes, Xx "Wild Wave," 20,000 ft, 5 and 6ft PALINGtf. Ex "Zior," 20,000 ft KAURI FLOORING and MATCH LINING, MOULDI COAL. COAL. COAL. NOVf LANBHWJ AND IN STOCK. , W ( ESTPORT COAI-, GREYMOUTH COAL, NEWCASTLE COAL, shaa£ Point coal, kaitaMata ooiiS/ M(Hwt 7somers cual. Every Description of Building Materials.— PAINTS, OIL, GLASS, and JJUILIJKifo' IivOiNMOJNGJuKY kept m Stock. W, H. Collins aud Co., TIMiEE'& 'COAL MEKCHAI^/aSHBUETON. "^^'lhe RoiaOnsnianoe company. ''T^HE Avealthiost, known Fire Insurance Conipany m the woild, and distinguished _L for MODERATE RATES, PROMPTITUDE, and LIBERaLITY, ACCUMULATED FUNDS OVER £0,000,000; We beir to advise our Clients and others that we are prepared to receive proposals for. Insurance m .the. above Company,, on t , BUILDINGS,:. ... MERCHANDISE, -FURNITURE, etc, and <' - GitOWlNG 1 tttdPS A*** LOWEST RATES, ah,,;, i , W. H. COLLINS k CO., ■■ AGENT?, "■■:-" ';- ■' .;; ;:-.; ■ ^f S; t t^ P". Bg?ON ■ , ■ .",';':' ' WOOL. WOOL- V^O •VTTE ARE PREPARED TO-MAKE LIBEIIAL CASH ADVANCE rOtit GROWING CLIPS PLACED IN OUR HANDS FOR SALE. NO COMMISSION CHARGED ON ADVANCE^ AND NO COMMISSION CHARGED FOR OFFERING WOOL UNLESS A ..,;, f; . .; , ; SALE IS, EFFEGTEp. vaix** a . WOOLPACIS TWINE, etc., SUPPLIFD AT LOWEST CURRENT. RATES. FRIEE>LANI)ER BROS. CASH BUWEftb AT ALL~TIMEOF" WHEAT, OA7S } BARLEY, RYEGRASS PEAS, We Have For Sale ARTIFICIAL TURNIP MANURES lEOJSMONGEES AND GENERAL ■ ' ;•■■*> H^^erSFA^^inS^^^^ of En P l is h and .SHKEf S H ( E,ABS AH the Leading Brands direct from the Manufacturers. —A" Largo Stock to select from— TURKEY STONE, Marking Oil, RarfdK Ink Powder, Brush vare, Tinware and General Furnishing Goods ; FILTERS, Churns, and Miik Pans ; Axles and Springs; Oils,. Paints, Colors. Varnishes, Paper Hangings ; Fencing Wire, Staples and Standards, Wire Netting, Spades and Forks ; Carpenters' and Mlaoksmiths; Took, .^c. PpnipS, Gatv|nfeecl| fid Black, Iron Pipe and Filfcilgs^aMM on Stock J *'.J »M. I «<-*'• English and Colonial Ranges, Stoves and Colonial Ovens, Fenders and (\ X Fireirons, Lanjps, Lani'pware,l%nd %.sry^jjuisite for the Station, Farm, or ♦ Cottage. Perforated Zinc for Threshing Machines, from 1-16 to -| mesh, SPECIALTIES. | Table and Pocket Cutlery, Electro-Plated Ware, Guns, Revolvers, AmmuniJ tion, and all Sporting resites? 1 m areafc variety. DENT'S UNDETAKEN FQR.ALL CLASSES.OF POODS ON ' MOST REASONABLE TERMS. JOBJsT ORB ..& GO.



Andrew Bl^tck WATCHMAKER, JEWELL^M/ ' and Optician. : TUST ARRIVED to-day, direct f.rom 0 Home, 1 case of Marble Clocks, and 1 case of FJeotro-Platecl Goods', com prising Crriets, Biscuit; Boxes, Dessert Knives aud Forks,- Toast RacU, &c.,. )&«.,. all-most suitable for WeddiAsj and Chvistmßs' Presents. ; These Goods are of the very; latest k , design and best finish; and will be sold at most reasonable prices. A Tkial Solicited. • •First-class Repairs m Watches, Clocks, and Jewellery, .■•■>■ ',;... s ,i> ' ANDREW* BLACK, ; ; L Salek aiicl Co. (Nexi Bank New. Zealand)! WATCHMAKEES •■■■■ ..•:■■, AND' ■■■'.■,■: : . JEWELL Ifc.Bi Lowest Chbistchukch Pees as usual. 5S WATCHES CLEANED and ITS guaranteed 12 months; : O ■ • • • ■ ■' ;, • .; > TDEBBLE, Pantascopicr itfid Crystal JL bpectacles. Sights tested free. Several good second-hand Rothekam and Other English LEVERS very cheap and and miai-anfceed. : ; A SPECIALTY. -Rotheratn's Endisk Levers EXPRESSLY made to OUB OWN ORDER; The best and most Reliable timekeeper m the world. Every descrip tion of Gold and Silver Jewellery niade up omeatly repaired. ; I. SALEK AND Ca, 12t32 Next Bank New Zealand. I;. '■ ■'■ ■■= ';■ ■■; I We SPAP^W TAILOB ', ' AND ' ' .:" ! MEN'S. M E R G E B. >. EAST STBJ^RT;; ;



FIRST." FIRST...FIRST,. (jTOVERNMENT j9LgRICUL TUftAL V..7DLLEGE, DOOKIB GREAT FIELD TRIAL OF Readers & Binders, HELD OS TUESDAY, 28th OCTOBER, 1890, MASSEY FIRS T Horrisby Seconci, McConrvick Fifth, Deering Third, Buckeye Sixth, Wood's Fourth, Mercer Seventh. AND AT WAG GA, N.S.W. FJIJEjLD TRIAjL, ''■'.'■ 's WEDNESDAY; OCTOBER]! 29,' 1890. "HE MASSEY Defeated theHORNSBY, McCORMICK, HOWARD, WOOD, ar d BUCKEYE, MACHINE*. FRIEDLANDFR BROS., 105 Ashbnrton. STEPHENS "OROS TEPHENS .OROS MARKET HOUSE WE have now m. Stock and t© ariive specially for the Jam eason, , Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, From Mauritius, finest Snowdrops, als* Ist, 2nd, and 3rd grades of white yellow Crystals, Moist yellow, etc. From England, finest Sparkling; Loaf Sugar, m Cubes and Tablets, Crushed Loaf, Demarara Yellow Crystals, etc. TEA. TEA. TEA. Indian, Ceylon, and China, guaranteed pure, and sold m any quantity • from one pound upwards. Also, m fancy Bib Caddies. These Teas we Can recommend, as being Tip Top Value. TO GIVE SATISFACTION IS OUR AMBITION, STEPHENS BROS. j MABKET BOUSE



: .- ■. ; SANTA CJDA.TJS IS COM3,N(J ... • A NR so is Old Father Christmas, to give the abovo a iiliwi ncoption; The -ZjL Undersigned is now opening tip a varied and' well .selected Slock of . '. Useful and Ornamental Goods ,* suitable for Presents, Prizes, Rewards, Xmas and New Year Gifts, ranging from a• diminutive Penny Doll to a | Seventy Guinea Piano \ Japanese Toys and Fancy Poods,l Albums, Photo Frames, Desks, Work EBoxes Cabinets, Ladies Bags, Glove and Kerchief Boxes, Dressing Cases, Electro-Plated, Goods, , Ornaments m great variety,, elegant and chaste m design, Perfumery and Tpilet Requisites, Cricketing Material,; Fancy Glassware, Tea Services, Opals Brackets and Plush Leather Goods, -t*-> f-N •—^ ""p?_*" CI3 Suitable for Prize and Presentation purposes, specially imported from the Religious Tract Society, Ward and Lock, Cassell a'iid Co., and other publishers for the.Xiims Trade. Booklets m great variety and Xmas Cards. The above is the largest and most complete &tock of Books and Fancy Goods m the county, affording the greatest choice, and offered at the LOWEST POSSIBLE REMUNERATIVE PRICES. .= School Committees purchasing B<nks for prizes, Toys and Fancy Goods for school treats will be supplied at lowest possible charges. Inspection Invited. H. M. JONES, nm WHEAT WHEAT "WHEAT - —:o:,-. — «; ASH BUYERS ' ROLLIT & C 0,, CANTERBURY MILLS, A N, ARE still prompt Cash Buyers ©f Prime Milling Wheat at highest market price Flour, Bran ani Sharps are also oil hand. Griacing by patent Kolle rprocosa no the shortest notice. ; ';■'■■_ _ ______ TIRI-A-L OIF MoOORMICK New Binders. 4 TRIAL of the NEW STEEL BINDER will be held, m * paddock of Oats, Alford Forest Road, about* a mile from East Street, on , ' Saturday, 13 th. INTENDING PURCHASERS ARE INVITED TO INSH-JOT THE MACHINE AT. WORK; JOHN OSI(& CO.,



TOMORROW IMPLEMENTS, SUNDRIES, &c, from the, Irrigation Farm. MR T. BULLOCK will sell by Public ; Auction at . the, Arcade, TO MORROW, at 12 noon,- Hay- Rake, Grass Mower, PJough, Hand Drill, Tilter, and Sundries. T. BULLOCK, 12J75 Auctioneer. A MERICAN Ice Cream ! >American XX. Ice Cream daily at H. G. Flower's, .Cohfftcfcibn*,r. Ice kept m stock. I ~TJeW~zealaSd HaiO^aYs. CALEDONIAN SPORTS AT ST. ANDREW'S, 16th DECEMBER. A CARRIAGE, will he nttnehed to the Goods Train Iciving Timaru for-Ashburton at 8.20 p.m. on the lolh, after arrival-at Tim.ira of tin* Evening Train from St. Andrew's. 12^72 .BY ORDER.



SATURDAY, 20th DECEMBER. House and Section on East Belt. MR T. BULLOCK has received in structions from Mft Ljbe.Goon- 1 "(in consequence of his now residing at Ohristchtirch)' to Sell by Public Auction at the Arcade on the ab<~ve date, — Lot 75, East Belt, containing 38 perches, on winch is erected a four-roomed Cottage. There are a number of fruit trees planted on the section. This Property is well situated ; high, dry, and healthy position. Terms at Sale. ...... r . . Sale at 12 noon : T. BULLOCK, 12*7(5 Auctioneer.



TINWALD JIACiNG CLUB. THE Tender of Muir and Reid has been accepted for erection of Buildings on Tinwald Racecourse. ; J> ; ■ c. j. fooks, : fl2 73 ■ ■ ' ■■ :.: Secretary. ."fCrOTICE is hereby given m pursuance .Li of the " Pnbi'ic. Reserves Act, 1885," Cl. 5 and 6, tha*., the Ashburton Doia-tin will bo set apart for the Cale donian (Society's Sports on Friday, the 26th day of December, inst., on v/hich day charges will be made for admission thereto on the following scale, viz., For I'ach Adult, One Shilling, for Each Horse One Shilling ; and for Each Trap, One Shilling. ' ' ' D THOMAS, Mayor. Ashburbon, December 9th 1890. 12156 THE HOUSR FOR CHEAP CHRIST i MAS CHEER, D. McFarlane's East Street. The House for GOOD SUGARS for Preserving, D. MoFARLANE'S East Street. ,' The House .for BLENDED TEAS of ■■■■'" A'l Quality, ' : ' : P. McFARLAKE'S East Street. The House for CHINA and GLASS ' ''WARE, . D, McFARLAN'S East Street. The House for BUTTER, CHEESE, and BACON, D. MoFARLANE'S East Street. Tile House for GOOD FLOUR, MEAL, ' and RICE, D. MoFARLANE'S East Street. The House for all lines of (JBOCEBIES At Lowest Possible Rates. 'l> MeFABLAWE'S' EAST STREET 1 A S H B U R T O N . 101168 u.s.s. co , pfeg u.s.s., co' I ■' •■ UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY UF NEW ZEALAND, Limited. Tbf Company's Steamers have now re : , sumed time tabje ruining to. all ports. THE EXCURSION SEASON Will open Ist DECEMBER Next. Return tickets at reduced Fares. TRIPS TO WEST COAST SOUNDS On or about Hth and 26th JANUARY, and'6th FEBRUARY. GEG. JAMESON, Agent, Ashbu n. G". -U AWCETT UoDDS SURGEON DENTIST, Addkbss :—Cbnrfc Chambers, above Mr H. M. Jones, Stationer, East Street. Private Residence, Tancred Street, Three doors below Masonic Hall. MR S. B. SEYMOUR, SU RG E O N-D ENT IST CHRISTCHURCH, wil;l visit ASHBURTON on dates to be announced, and may be consulted ab MR. CAMBRIDGE'S, CHEMIST. 10 17 THE ASHBURTON MAIL. From and after the 30th November 1886, he terms of subscription to this Journal will be as follows, viz :— IF PAID IN ADVANCE, Per Quarter ... 6s 6d, by post 7s 6d „ Half-year/.. 12s Od, by post 14s Od „ .Year 20s Od, by post 26^ Od : IF BOOKED. ' Per Quarter 1.., 6s 6d" Ky post 8s Od , Half-year ... 13s Od, by post 165.0 d „ Year... ... 26a od,. by-post 32s Od Birth, Marriage, a.nd Death Notices, if paid for at the time of insertion, 2s 6d each; ifbooked, 4s each. Stamps may be sent as payment. ■ VISITORS TO '^EtBOURWi^j- • vi. Should C*n*wU ih* , jisYsPi!& W»1l-Jcnown and Buo- _^tf:«- aIH 1 *wW^ r V"?-^* bo7r».!7:i»TA«ri<i».'



H- B. WEBSTER & CO. MESSRS, H. 33. WEBSTER & CO have received instructions from Wm, Postlethwatte, Esq., to sell privately the balance of his magnificent property, ' ' ;.,;;■: Raukapuka. The undermentioned Farms are now open for sale :— • 'I—Consists of 550 ACRES, divided into seven paddpcks ; 150 acres m Rape, JIU acres Rye and Oats, balance m old pasture. An average of 44 bushels of yheq,b per. sere'was : threshed off this, cirm last year-. 2—300 ACRES, all m old pasture, four paddocks; good all round farm;' , '6— 200 ACRES, 100 acres m wheat, 100 acres m second year's yraHSi' 1 4—300 ACRES, about 200 acres ploughed up and An turnips, seeds, and rape ; fine rich soil. .■! 5—400 ACRES, 100 acres m first year's grass, 100 acres m second year's grass, balance old pasture ; first-class farm. 6—107 ACRES now being ploughed up fos turnips ; good land. '8—149 ACRES vi old pasture, with a Government reserve : of 100 acres attached; good grapdng land..-..  ft -200 ACRES, good Down Land r sown m grass and rape, facing the sun and permanently watered, The above Farms are all well; watered,' substantially fenced, and m go4d: heart and condition. The property is well and favorably. known, being one of .the best combined Farms ever offered m Canter bury, and to anyone wanting a really good Farm, any o| the ahQye are worthy of inspection. . . . For further particulars apply to ■ H. B. WEBSTER &CO.; 11 184 Auctioneers, Geraldine. THE next Chertsoy Sale will be! held on MONDAY, 12th JANUAEY, I'9l 1 t. McDowell, Secretary.



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