the express, with Lindsay- and ac cused who had got off at the Royal.  Mr Purnell contended that, even allow, ing all that Lindsay had said to be true there was no evidence against his client, ' What had been said to "have been ten .dered as a note by Justice was never in his possession; he would call his client to prove this, James Justice said he had . been in the Government employ for four years. He had travelled in the express . ; as stated by Lindsay. Offered him silver first and as Lindsay had not change gave ;a genuine note, and not the " document in Court. Lindsay came 1 - back two : hours afterwards. Did not ,: remember making, use of the remark ! attributed to him by the constable., Had 'xr fte.en before, a Court of Justice before, but „ was "dismissed^ By the Court: Had two v ppund notes, when he left, the racecourse. !Y, Lindsay: re-called: Sawiprisoner arrested , Heard him ,say that he would give a'pound ;,,- to .square it. Did not have a pound note and'paid away no money between ■ the'time of receiving the false nole and the arrest of prisoner. The Court retired for five minutes, and on returning said they had carefully considered the evi dence, and found prisoner guilty of passing.off"the parchment upon Lindsay ./iwith -intent to defraud. He would be »^sentenced to three months' imprisonment. ■ 5 C The Cburfc.'then rose.: ' ' :

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

'l:,''-^;') ytPBR PRESS "ASSOCIATION.] ." (Received April 25, 12.30 p.m.)

HORRIBLE MURDER.

. ..j -  r ..-■' Sydney, "April 25. A man whose name has not yet been . ;.ag<sertaine(Jj was. .savagely murdered in the Domain last night., .The body, 1 'which-was horribly mutilated \ was I .-.-thrown-into J;he harbor. , The police have no clue as to who committed the xleed.- ... ...y '■'- ,

SCULLING MATCH.

Bubear states that he is prepared to make another match with Brown. He declares that in the race on Wed nesday he had no alternative but to row Brown down; had he not done so he would have run ashore.

SHIPPING.

Albany, April 25. Arrived—P. and O. Company's Vic toria from Plymouth with the follow ing passengers for New Zealand, viz :— Mr and Mrs Cameron, Mr and Mrs Laybourne, Messrs McMillan, Brodie, ■[Nyscon, and Postlethwaite. ■

. MELBOtTRNE, April 25. Arrived, last night, Wairarapa from the Bluff. ' • '

POSTAL REDUCTION.

At the annual meeting of the Cham ber of Commerce a motion was passed expressing approval of the proposed postal reduction to the colonies. It was also suggested that it would be preferable to join the Postal Union.

RIOTING.

Berlin, April 25. The town of Biala on the Vistula, in Galicia, was sacked by four thousand rioters. The military being called out an engagement took place between them and the rioters, and eleven of the latter were shot dead.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(per press association.)

Ocean Poatag*?. Wellington, April 25. The Government have received a tele gram from the Agent-General asking if they are prepared to make any recoil mendation to Parliament in connection with the proposed reduction of : postal rates. A .reply has been sent that the Government Are quite prepared to con sider the proposals, but that the matter will not be discussed until the full Cabinet meets. The Postmaster-General considers there: wouldr.be no difficulty in the way of accepting the reduction if the revenue of the colony were sufficiently elastic to stand the loss, but he has grave doubts whether the colony would consent to increased taxation to make up the deficiency.

The Jew Cable. The Eastern Extension Cable Company in view of the early laying of a duplicate cable to New Zealand have applied for and have been granted increased accom modation at Wakapuaka, where it is intended to increase their staff. When the cable is in working order the company expect to effect a saving of time of 60 per cent In the despatch and re ceipt of cable messages. One of the New Zealand government cables across Cook Strait is giving a good deal of trouble and on the arrival of Cable Com pany's steamer in New Zealand the cable will be under-run for the purpose of ex amination. Ea«* Coast Xaud Company, The Government have had several val uations made of the East Coast Company's land at Gisborne and will shortly be prepared to make the owners an offer for the lot. A W«w Torpedo. MrNorgrove a local resident had an interview with the Premier this morning bringing under the notice of the Govern ment a torpedo which he has invented and which he claims is equal, if not superior to the Brennan torpedo. flax lamli. A return prepared by the Lands De partment shows the area of land in the colony carrying flax to be :—Crown lands 119,690 acres, private lands 179,450, Native lands 147,262, total 446,402 acres. With the exception of a few areas in South Wellington, the only flax remaining in the colony is grown on the banks of lagoons, rivers or creeks, and in isolated positions. It has, until recently, been regarded as a weed and has been burnt off. Political. Sir F. Whitaker and the Hon. E. C. J. Stevens will arrive about Ist May, when a full meeting of Cabinet will decide the date of calling Parliament together. The Premier considers the date will be either June 12 or 19. Government Inanrancc, It is understood that the vacancy in the Government Insurance Department will be conferred on Mr Richardson, Secretary j and Accountant of the Department. \ The Representation Commlimlon The Representation Commissioners will complete their labors to-morrow. As yet only trifling alterations have been made, but the Commissioners have en deavored to fall in with the views of objectors where possible. In Cfrippe: Greymotjth, April 25. La Grippe has been very busy here for the past week. Cases are very numerous and serious; all parts of the town are affected.

I'fiE ASHBTTRTON GUARDIAN. FRIDAY. APRIL 25, 1890.



for the purpose, and with greater accuracy, too, in the proportions of the various ingre dients employed. No form of medication can be better than a pill, provided only it is intelligently pre pared. But right here occurs the difficulty. Easy as it may seem to make a pill, or a' million of them there are really very few pills that can be honestly commended for popular use. Most of them either under shoot or overshoot the mark. As everybody takes pills of some kind, it may be well to mention what a good, safe, and reliable pill should be. Now, when one feels dull and sleepy, and has more or less pains in the head, sides, and back, he may be sure his bowels are constipated, and his liver sluggish., To remedy this unhappy state of , things there is nothing like a good cathartic pill. • It will act like a charm by stimulating the liver into doing its duty, and ridding the digestive organs of the accumulated poisonous matter. ;



But the good pill does not gripe and pain us, neither does it make xis sick and miserable for a few hours or a whole day. It act 9on the entire glandular system at the same time, else the after effects of the pill will be worse than the disease itaelf. The griping caused by most pills is the result of irritating drugs which they contain, Such pills are harmful, and should never be used. They sometimes even produce hemorrhoids. Without having any particular desire to praise one pill above another, we may, nevertheless, name Mother Seigel's Pills, manufactured by the well known house of A. J. White, Limited, 35 Parringdon Road, London, and now sold by all chemists and medicine vendors, as the only one we know of that actually possess every desirable quality. They remove the pressure upon the brain, correct the liver, and cause the bowels to act with ease and egularity.' They never gripe or pro duce the slightest sickness of the stomach, or any other unpleasant feeling or symptom. Neither do they induce further constipation, as nearly all other pills do. As a further and crowning merit, Mother Seigel's Pills are covered with a tasteless and harmless coating, which causes them to resemble pearls, thus rendering them as pleasant to the palate as they are effective in curing diseases. If you have a;severe cold and are threatened with a fever, with pains in the head, back and limbs, one or two doses will break up the cold and prevent the fever. A coated tongue with a brackish taste in the mouth is caused by foul matter in the stomach. A dose of Seigel's • Pills will effect a speedy cure. Oftentimes partially decayed food in the stomach and bowels produces sickness, nausea, etc. Cleanse the bowels with a dose of these pills, and good health will follow. Unlike many kinds of pills, they do not make you feel worse before you are better. They are, without doubt, the best family physic ever discovered. They remove all obstruction to the natural functions in either sex without any unpleasant effects.



TEN MONTHS' SUFFERING IN A HOSPITAL. There is an old saying that physicians are a class of men who pour drugs, of which they know little, into bodies of which they know less. This is both *true and untrue at the same time. There are good and poor awyers, and good and poor doctors. The trouble with these medical gentlemen as a profession is that they are clannish, and apt to be conceited. They don't like to be beaten at their own trade by t siders who have never studied medicine. They there fore pay, by their frequent failures, the penalty of refusing instruction unless the, teacher bears their own "Hall Mark. An eminent physician—Dr Brown-Sequard, of Paris—states the fact accurately when he says : " The medical profession are so bound up in their self-confidence and conceit that they allow the diamond truths of science to be picked up by persons entirely outside their ranks. We give a most interesting incident, which ilhistrates this important truth. .



The steamship "Concordia," of the Donaldspn Line sailed from Glasgow for Baltimore in 1887, having on board as a fire man a man named Richard Wade, of Glasgow. He had been a fireman for fourteen years on various ships sailing to America, China, and India. He had borne the hard and exhausting labor, and had been healthy and strong. On the trip we now name he began for the first time to feel weak and ill. His appetite failed, .and he suffered from drowsiness, heartburn, a bad taste in the mouth, and costiveness and irregularity of the bowels. Sometimes when at work he had attacks of giddiness, but supposed it to be caused by the heat of the fire room. Quite often he was sick and felt like vomiting, and had some pain in the head. Later during the passage he grew worse, and when the ship reached Halifax he was placed in the Victoria General Hospital, and the ship sailed away without him. The house surgeon gave him some powders to stop the vomiting,, and the next day the visiting physician "gave him a mixture to take every four hours. Within two days Wade was so much worse that the doctors stopped both the powders and the mixture. A month passed, the poor fireman getting worse and worse,



Then came another doctor, who was to be visiting physician for the next, five months. He gave other medicines, but not much relief. Nearly all that time Wade suffered great torture; he digested nothing throwing up all he ate. There was terrible pain in the bowels burning heat in the throat, heartburn, and racking headache. The patient was now taking a mixture every four hours, powders, one after each meal to digest the food, operating pills one every night, and temperature pills two each night to stop the cold sweats. If drugs could cure him at all, Richard had an idea that he took enough to do it. But on the other hand pleurisy set in and tht doctor, toohninety ounces ofmatter from his right side and then told him he was sure to die. Five months more rolled by and there was another change of visiting physicians. The new one gave Wade a mixture which he said made him, tremble Mite a leaf on a tree. At this crisis Wade's Scotch blood asserted itself. He refused to stand any more dosing, I and told the doctors that if he must die he could die as well without them as with them. By this time a cup of milk would turn sour on his stomach, and lie there for days. Our friend from Glasgow was like a wreck on a shoal, fast going to pieces. We will let him tell the rest of his experience in the words in which he communicated it to the press.



A disgraceful scene occurred in the Palmerston North cemetery recently. The grave was too short,' and the sexton pro ceeded to put the coffin in feet foremost. He stumbled, the coffin slipped, and fell into the grave with a jerk, standing up-ended. Ultimately the coffin was got into the grave, but how the friends felt can hardly be de fcribed.



TO-MORROW IN conjunction with Mr D. Thomas, on account of Mr Twentyman Hodgson, 8 Draught FILLIES, 2 and 3 R years old. " A Draught GELDING A i HACK . | T. BULLOCK, 4*197 Auctioneer. SATURDAY, APRIL 26th. Special Entry on account of a Rangitata . ■ Client, — . 6 Young Light Harness f} HORSES and HACKS.. 0 Sale at.l o'clock. T. BULLOCK, 4J196 Auctioneer. | COURSING. A LL Interested in Coursing in Ash _zljl_ burton, please attend meeting at Pattman's Somerset Hotel, on SATUR DAY, at 8 p.m., to arrange for Coursing on Qupsm's Birthday • 4 195



HOW PILLS ARE MADE. \ The Custom of taking medicine in the form of pills dates far back in histoiy. the object is to enable us to swallow easily in a condensed form disagreeable and nauseous, but very useful, drugs. To what vast dimensions pill taking has grown may b Imagined, when we say that in England alon about 2,000,000,000 (two thousand million) pillsare consumed every year. In early days, pills were made slowly by hand, as the demand was comparatively small. To day they are produced in infinitely greater rapidity by. machines especially contrived.



TO-MORROW Clearing Sale of Farm Implements, Horse and Buggy, Furniture, etc. MR T. BULLOCK has received in structions from Mb, David Wilson (in consequence of having let his farm) to sell by Public Auction at the Home stead, about 1 * mile from the Wakanui School, on FRIDAY, April 25th, the fol : lowing, viz.— Horse, Buggy and Harness, Spring Trap, 2 Sets trap harness,- Broad 1 Cast Sower, Grubber, Robey Screen, Single furrow plough, Dray, Roller, Water Trough. A quantity of household furniture, Cooking utensils, etc. Sale at 2 o'clock. T. BULLOCK, Auctioneer. ~BATTOi3AY7IIAY 3rd; " IMPROVED FARM OP Mi ACRES IDi 401 ACRES 11)1 NEAR DORIE. ! MR T. BULLOCK has received in structions from Mr Francis Wilson, to Sell by Public Auction at the, Arcade on the above date.— 461 ACRES 461 as follows, —, R.S's. 26567, 27252, 28687 and 28791, containing in all 255 Acres, all fenced and divided into" 3 paddocks; there is ah 8 stalled Stable erected on this property, and the land is: well watered with County water races.' Part of R.S. 26478, containing 206 Acres, fenced with Live fences, and divided into four paddocks, on which is erected a Farm House, surrounded with a Garden and Orchard well  stocked with fruit trees, 4 stalled Stable, &c. This is also well watered. The whole of the Properties are in English grasses, excepting about 50 acres. Conveniently situated, being only about half a mile from] Doric . School. Long term of payment. Sale at 12 o'clock. \ T. BULLOCK,: 4§198, Auctioneer A~SHBURTON -\7"ARDS . J\. JL , TUESDAY, 29th APRIL. . SPECIAL ENTRY • OAAA Merino WETHERS, G and Q\)\J\l . 8-tooth. ■ •.■ - A prime lot. No culls. MILES & CO., - ' J. T. FORD, Auctioneer. - 4§194 GEO. JAMESON, Agent. ; CLEAEIJVG~S~ALET MR D. THOMAS has received in structions from Mr Cornelius D. Sullivan to sell by Public Auction on his Farm at Lyndhurst the whole of the STOCK and IMPLEMENTS ON • " , , THURSDAY, MAY Ist, ; At 1 o'clock. i A HACK, 5 years old, by St George 6 Draught HORSES, all young and staunch, any trial A Yearling DRAUGHT, by Diplomacy X out of mare by Kelvin lArab MARE, aged, bred by Mr Bluett 12-year-old FILLY, by Johnny Faulkner A Yearling COLT, uncut A Double-furrow PLOUGH, Reid and 1 Gray IDo. Do. Duncan, new last year 2 DRAYS and Frames, by Reid and Gray 1 String BINDER, McCormick, last year's, with carriage -| O Tons OAT SHEAF 6 Leaf HARROWS, by Reid arid Gray Quantity of Harness, Swingletrees, &c. The whole will be sold absolutely without reserve. Luncheon provided. D. THOMAS, 4J193 Auctioneer. prelimlnXrY~advertisement. CLEARING SALE CHERTSEY, ON THURSDAY, Bth MAY, 1890. I HAVE been instructed by Mr Wm. Strachan, who has decided to relin quish Farming pursuits, to sell by Public Auction as above, at THE HOMESTEAD, CHERTSEY, 1 -i p?f\ Acres Good LAND, well J L<_)VJ Improved. Also, Splendid Sheep, Horses, Live and Dead Stock, etc., etc. Full particulars, of which will appear in future advertisement. D. THOMAS, 4+144 Ashburton.., SUBDIVISIONAL SA.LE 0^ PART OF THE CELEBRATED WESTERFIELD ESTATE. 1150 AO^ES"' CHOICE LAND TO BE DISPOSED OF. I HAVE been instructed by C. G Hawdon, Esq., to OFFER FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY, The Undermentioned . FARMS OF GOOD LAND, VIZ:— • ' NO. I—Containing 272 ACRES, well fenced and subdivided, with large Plantation (forty acres) in the centre of it. NO. 2—Containing 560 ACRES, with splendid improvements, farm build ings very complete, well fenced and subdivided, with frontages on three roads. NO. 3—Containing 125 ACRES, re claimed swamp, very rich land, Avould make a splendid Dairy Farm. NO. 4—Containing 175 ACRES re claimed swamp, well fenced and subdivided. NOTE.—Running Water in every Pad dock in the Block. Inspection Confidently Invited. Terms—One-third cash; balance, three ' years at 6£ per cent. Also, — THE WELL-KNOWN bArford estate; Containing C\ Ir\ A ACRES OF CHOICE LAND Subdivided into 20. Paddocks, with running water in every one. Good Plantations. Land excellent, either for cropping or grazing. ' Large area now growing good turnips. For particulars, apply V D. THOMAS, 95 Ashburton.



ALL claims against Messrs Clark 1 Bros., Farmers, of Dromore, must be sent in to me not later than 26th April, 1890. D. THOMAS. ! 4J135 Ashburton. LONGBEACH COACH. /!"\N and after Monday 21st inst., th 9 above coach will leave Ashburton for Longbeach at 4 p.m in place of at 5 p.m: Arriving at Longbeach at 6.30 p.m. daily. . 4 116 TZ EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES $\_ cure Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis.- Medical testimony states that no other medicine is so effectual in the cure of these dangerous maladies. One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensures rest. For relieving difficulty of breathing they are invaluable. They contain no opium nor any violent drug. Sold by all Chemists, in Tins, 1b ljd and s 9d each.



W». SPARROW,; TAILOR AND : MEN'S MERCER; EAST STREET



THE ASHBURTON FURNI TURE WAREHOUSE TANCRED STREET. TDICKFORD and- UNDRILL have a I large and carefully selected stock of FURNITURE now on' view, including Suites, Sofas, Couches, Chests Drawers Chairs, etc., etc., of their own manufac ture from well seasoned materials. Iron Bedsteads in various patterns.; Bedding in great variety. Special line of PERAMBULATORS, just the thing for the holidays. | ■ - ■ ■ > ' - ' A Choice Assortment op . CHINA, GLASSWARE, , . : ' ' AND • " '' ' .' % .', - ' ' ORNAMENTS Very suitable for Christmas presents JUST ARRIVED. Ex "WAKEFIELD." A consignment of Assorted ■ CHAIRS AND FANCY GOODS.. INSPECTION FREELY INVITED . Furniture designed and made to order at shortest notice —Note the address— TANCRED S T R EET Opposite the Arcade AUTU MN &VINTEE, 189O OUR NEW GOODS now on hand, comprise the following :—• ; , • Fancy and Plain DIAGONAL. :. Worsted Coatings, Black and Blue. Worsted Suitings and*. Trouserings, CHECKS and STRDPES. HEAVY TWEEDS FOR WINTER WIAR. We have also a few FANCY WORSTED TESTINGS, very Stylish. H&r TT* /HRAIGHEAD . 06 JJJ, iL^RAIGHEAD TAILORS, TANCRED STREET, \ ASHBUETON.



IF YOU WANT GENUINE VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY, TRY W. W. SPENCER'S HE is now offering . the best value ever had in Ashburton. A large and well assorted stock of • DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS Flannel Is a yard. Good heavy dress tweeds all colors B£d per yard. Winter Homespuns 7£d. Cashmeres and Merinos in all colors at very low prices. Blankets, in grey, white, and blue, at very low prices. Quilts, calicos, flannels, hollands, and shirtings, Cheaper than ever. , Double,width white sheeting 7|d. Mens,' boys, iind youths suits. Sox, shirts, and hats at prices before never ' known. • ; '-, BOOTS, BOOTS,' BOOTS. The cheapest Boots and the Best Boots ever had in Ashburton are at W.W. SPENCERS THE ARCADE, - Men's Bluchers.6s lid. Men's shooters 10s 6d. • Children's patent leather slippers, shoes arid boots. Extra value very cheap. The best school boots for boys and girls in Ashburton at W. W. SPENCER'S ' AEC££)E, ASHBUBTON. ■



v" v.'^"**^ I.:■!■■■■» ■■■.';!*. -I,.'} ■ BAKER B R ? S., Builders, Undertakers, etc. Corner Wakanui Road and Cass Street (Next Central- Hotel). . .Or.at, Baker mi P,f--.v^'= C l.-.: 1- Factory, HAVKI/ick MKI-JiT. 2 90 (Next the Court House.), TINWALD COAL AND FIREWOOD DEPOT. JA /CLOTHIER has for £JL. \J Sale—Best New castle, Westporfc, Grey Valley, and Mount Somers Coal, Firewood ' and Stakes. Prime Oaten, Straw and Sheaf Chaff, at Ashburton prices. *_ NOTICE OF KEMOVAL7 j(SroioisoN BEGS to inform his Customers and the Ashburton Public that he has taken those commodious" shops in the Town Hall, to which he will remove his business on Ist MAY 'next, and in onsequence will hold a 'clearing sale of present Stock, at REDUCED RATES f or CASK ONLY till date of removal. Orders booked will be charged at Ordinary Rates. REPAIRS neatly executed at the shortest notice. J MOISON



1 THE MIRROR," > A HIGH-CLASS Weekly, Social, -LA_ Political, literary, and Dramatic paper, to be published every FRIDAY, ■price 3d, by the Centennial Printing and Publishing Company, Limited, Melbourne place, Russell Street, Melbourne. \ C. THORNTON DUDLEY LAND, TSSTATE 'MST> STOCK AGfcN  ]6i Hereford Stoat, CbKiv.uhuccb. I havo,,suDi« <?f rao^ry to lon'' rn'fxoor 1 security r,t low rate of. interest. Several Far mo for Sale, • , J ; — ~ —\ , u —^——^——————~ t Whaep Dipping • AT ; .BIiOOKE'S .: NEV? PUBLIC DIP . RAILWAY RESERVE, > Opposite Ashburton Saleyards, } IS NOW GOING ON. ' Mdn in attendance every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from ( 9 to 1, other days can be arranged by applying to, C. M. BROOKE, East Street. : PRICE : : One Penny per head under 500; Three Farthings per head over 600. After Ist May, One Farthing per head more. ' ' * '■ '. Brooke's" Peiect * Sbeeg Dip. - Equal to any, and superior to most, is I sold in the Ashburton County only at 6s per gallon, used 1 to 110.arid or 120 gal lons of water, goes further and is cheape hanany OTHER DIP. r



The Union Fire insurance Company,; Limited i Head Offlce^hristchnrcL ''} CAPITAL 1.. ... ... £2,000,000 PAID UP £100,000 RESERVE AND RE-INSURANCE FUND £65,000; ' _ : DIRECTORS,— '• Hon. J.T.Peacock, M.L.C., Chairman. P. Cunningham, Esq., H. E. Webb, G. G. Stead, Esq., Defluby Chairman, Esq., Hon. W. Reeves, M.L.C. J. Anderson, Esq., J. Palmer, Esq., General Manager, W. DEVENISH MEARES^ : Offices, 172 Hereford St., Christchurch. Special Features : Tile only Institution- of the kind with its Head Office in Christchurch. , Liberality in Settlement of Claims. Rates, the lowest current. ' agent' for ashburton and. district, , ' JOHN G. KESTJELL WE^T STREET. . , 443 _ : 'TFJW ARE BUYERS AT ALLTtMKS OF Y'V - WHEAT, OATS, BAKLEY SYEGIKASS, PEAS, •' • ETC., ETC. . FIiIEDLANDEIi BROS. •■.-■ WHEAT SHIPMENTS"^ vtte'arb prepared to make liberal advances, fbee of COMMISSION AND INTEREST, against bII kinds of Peddaca placed la oat hands for ihfptnent to the United Kingdom or the OcnMoant. , HAVING out owu home in London la a aaffiaiont gaiMntaa that the Interest of Clients; who will entrnst the shipment of their pram to ns,■'will be well looked after. OHerta may aloo rely that expenses wtil be kept aa low as possible, and the hlghee' market value realised. * ■ EACH Farmer's Lot Is shipped under a distinct and eepnrato brand, no tw lots being brtnddd alike, and each lot Is sold cm its own merits. Prompt acooua Sulefi as in the past. . WB are »Ibc prepared to store grain and other Produce at Aehbnrton, Lyndhnrat Cyttelton fft Addtngtcn upon easy terms, and maka re»ton»b!j.advances oq same. FmEDLAJCDiJiIi JBKOS. NOW LANDING- ' ,lX {iMaudGr»bam" 20,000 Feet DRWBST?D>KAURI T. &Q. FiiOOBING T. & tt. MATCH LINING AMD BOARDS. BX "Spray" 30,000 Feet SPLEWniD RED PINK. BX • '2lor " 20,000 Feet MAGNIFICENT, WHITE PINK FLOORING, LINING, AND SBELV ; FROM HAVjRLOOK  I IN STOCK AND TO ARRIVE WBSTPOET, NKWGASTLS, GBEY VALLEY AND MOUNT SOMKBS COAL. ::\;v--'^E;GOLim&ca-; Timber and Coal Mercliants -AfeHBURTQN. . ""ABUNDANT OROPa OF QUOD WOOL, OJT TUinri^UasT MAKKttT VALDB FOR ITS CLASS, ENSURED BY THE USE OF LITTLE'S PATENT SHEEP DIP (NON-POISONOUS.) ADVANTAGES OF LITTLE'S PATENT FLUID DIP :■— | F PROPERLY USED nooording to the luatruotloDß, It is th'e.'^eil, the mos JL t flfeotual ond moot valuable Dip known. ;".' IT IS NOT POISONOUS to anlnnln, there !a therefore uo dangar of polsoniDt Hifefß, Sbeep. Oattto or other auimala, by tho Dip draining on the Rtaas orherbage ; .hi to is uo dangtr in lesvlng it about ia the way of children o* others; nor la there soy danpef of wholesale poisoning from neglect, accldeDt, or dofllgn ITS KFFEOT UPON THIS WOOL Is exceedingly Important to Woolgrowere. It apldly inoreaaeß tho vslao ; It tioea rot arreet tho growth »t i»ny time butpromolea h« natural sooretlons, and increases the weight, of tfae floece ; it doea not stain or dieuoioi. tho wool, not Uke ont any of the yolk, but is at nil times the beet Dip foe $ko wool that can be nsed. IT IS, CHEAP and repays itself tenfold to the ehcep-owner. , IT IS EABY TO USE, reqnlrlng very little preparation, mixes inatantly w!th ' . oold water, leaven no eediment, do ecum, uo wsßte; One gallon ijof Dip to 100 gallons of water—the wash ia then ready for nue. . IT IS SAFJS. Whllo Polßonoua Dips can only be used with caution upon ehoep this Dip m»y be naod anon all aulraals : Homqb to kilt Inseots and the mange j alao Does ! for tho camo pu»pone ; aleo for exturminatiug inaeotß, and »llay3ng"sll Irritation of !he sklu of Daisy OaUle, Oalvca, Plg», etc., for which purpoae it la BiaiplyJnvalasble. FOR SCAB, HOB, TICKS, and Inseots of all kind., it Is «' most effeclual Dip, and i horooghly rellnble at all times, and in all climates. , ' LITTLE'S PATENT FLUID: DSP has » world-wide r.patatlon of the blgh.Bt powb'e ohoraotpr. It haoraoolyel more GOLD and SILVER MHSDAL3 and oth«, AVyARDS OFIfXOISLLKNas AND MERIT tf.a-perhap.*!? the otKe. sSJepD'J uttogethei vv* AGENT FOJa ASHBUBTON COUNTS GEO. JAMESO'H I



HAMS t AND BACON IN LARGE or SMALL j QUANTITIES, j "TT7ELL REASONED '■.' AND FffiST CLASS QUALITY. JOHN ORR & GO.



TO LADIES WHO WOULD DRESS FASHIONABLY AND WELL AT THE SMALLEST POS SIBLE COST. ' ■ .■ ■ ? ' ' / TNSPEOT "the 'New' Dress Fabrics, Plushes, Ulsters, Ribbons, Glovea, and FeatHers, latest styles, now on view at "THE CORNER." ; rw Stock of Flannels, Blankets, Flannelettes, Hosiery, Men's and Boys Clothing. . '



The Soundest Value OFFERED. W f rr /collier . XX, Jollier "THE ■COKSTEB.". IROKMOKGERYi JOHNQKR&CO, Are Offering ' SPECIAL VALUE FOR CASH" Prior to their Annual Balance. AND Having. Large Stocks of Lead ing . Lines now landing, Purcha sers will save from 10 to 20 pc; cent



12 cases new Bedsteads at all prices Guns of all kinds, grand value 10 cases -Sporting Powder 15cwtShot • ■ 4 cases Fenders from 6s to £5 50 sets Fire Irons from 5s to 30s a 4 casks Holloware and Kitchen Utensil 3 r* iclrf\7( I"T.imy>if. Globes and Chimneys 1 (•■.-,■ i-i'i!-- .:!!■! |-'-K>: Cutlery, grand value 3 (!(i«.l{.s Plough and Trace Chains 100 drums Ifciw and Boiled Oil ' 2 tons White Lead ' • ' Paints and Varnishes of all kinds 5 bales Wall Paper 50 Register Grates from 14a 6d, 17s 6d to £5 : ■ . Ranges and Stoves of all sorts 20 tons Bar' Iron ' - ■ I 1 ton Bolts and Nuts all sizes | 4 packages Wringers and Mangles * - New "Home Sewing Machine" best ■. and simplest , , . ' Leather Portmanteaus and travelling Trunks . , i ; Leather Belting l|in to 6in [ Manilla and Flax Rope, liin to 3in 40 coils of Plough Line 2 cases Sellar's Mould Boards Hornsby's arid Rahsome's Plough Shares, all sizes 13 casks Buggy Springs and Axles 40 kegs Bluestone . ; ; 75 kegs Wire Nails 20 kegs Fencing Staples 40 coUs Barb Wire 2 bales Seaming Twine ' 1 case Babbet Metal 20 bundles of Spades and Forks, &c, 4 packages Screws, Locks and Hinges : 4 packages Saws, Chisels, and Planes 6 cases Picks and Axes 4 cases Gorse Knives 8 cases Axe, Pick and Hammer Handle -■ 1 case Hammers . VALVOLINE, LUBROLINE, ■■>■- CASTOR, COLZA, OLIVE, LARD, and NEATSFOOT OILS 10 crates China and Earthenware. —Including— New Toilet, Dinner, Tea, and Dessert ware. Some of these are really beautiful goods. y hn <^v rr c_ no d OHN \J R R 06 UO.i WAHTED KNOWM IMMENSE arrivalsof NEW AUTUMN DRAPERY, CLOTHING, and BOOTS, ex Kaikoura, at ANDREW ORR'S. T7IOR MANTLES, MILLINERY, and JD DRESSES see A. ORR's Now Stock., FOR WEDDING Outfits, Family Mourning, and General DRAPERY go to ANDREW ORR'S. ~\TEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION.— iM ANDREW ORR is showing ex actly the same Goods in Roslyn Worsted Dress Tweeds, as exhibited at the Exhi bition, also Blankets and Flannels. QAA PAIRS of BLANKETS at jU \J \J Old t Prices, contracted for when wool was Cheap.—A; ORR. ,■ . .. •■■,;,<, BOOTS, BOOTS, for ; Variety, Quality, Style, and Make of Ladies', Cliildren's; and Gents' Boots go at once to ANDREW QRR'S. : -I AA EMBROIDERED ROBES to I\J\J Select from at ANDREW ORR'S. No two of the same pattern/



TO LET. ' {"VTEAR Woollen Mills, Six Roomed j _LN House, and a Five Roomed one. I Apply at; Steele's Store. . </■ 4 168 ASHBURTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. , HTEE Anniversary Services of theabovo JL Church will be conducted on SUN DAY next, 27th April, by Rbv J. H. :; McKenzie, of Lytfcelton, • Morning and" Evening, and at Wakanui in the after- r noon. Special collections for Church;/ extension and Supplemental Fund. . "" Th?AnnualTEA*will"take r place' mth" -'■ Oddfellows' Hall on TUESDAY, April 29. ' Addresses by Rev McKenzie and other /' Ministers and special musical items by Choir and Friends. Tickets, 2s. Tea at 6 p.m. 4 174 V ASHBURTON COAL &-FIREWOOD DEPOT; : r:.->U. . ; . D. JD e'a^n, ■ , COAL & FIREWOOD MERCHANT OATS BEAN CHAFF ETC., ETC. ' SADDLE, COLLAR, -and. HARNBBS .• MAKER., ,:•.-;,:'; ■ ■ '■;•; HAVING-' Purchased the* businew of , Mr A. Ireland,' i:,an<T removed into those commodious premises, lately occupied by himi n Burnett Street, begs most sincerely to thank his customers for :! past support, and solicits a continuance of the same, which he-will strive to deserve by keeping the best stock of, y Saddlery and Harness, and strict atten tion to business, combined''With good workmanship and reasonable.c^arges. ' Repairs neatly, and promptly attended to. P-| TO Oyj_ PER DAY to be <3i/X y**^ made.^by persons of either sex, in their own. localities, at work for us. 'New business,,;; All meet with wonderful success. Any one can do the work..' Capital not required. We !'• will start you. Ouiifit worth r '£l mailed free. The employment is" particularly adapted to the region in which this publi cation circulates. Boys and girls earn nearlyamuch as men. Full particulars and instructions mailed free.' Now is the time—don't delay, bufc write to us at once. Address Stinson and Co., Portland, Maine, United States. ' ' ,S. H RE■• V -M' ; O U -R-,,' '•'. , SURGEON; DEN vnST, 216, Colombo Street'(new Buildings near Corner ol: Gloucester Street?) ! ESTABLISHED ... ..;' ] 869 \ SCALE OF~CHARGES : Extraction. 2s 6d per tooth; Fillings, ' 5s per tooth. A reduction made where a number require* ■ .attending , ; .', ARTIFICIAL TEETH The charges for Artificial Teeth are made with a view to stricti economy, regulated by such circumstances as cases present, or such materials as patients prefer. Par ticulars given on application. Consulta tion free. Nitrous Oxido v ' Laughing Gm) administered when required^: Attendance 9 a.m. to 6 p.m ■; 215, Colombo Street, Chrißtchxtroh. 816 ;  (^ T^AWCIT TVODDS' ;i; SURGEON DENTIST, ; (Formerly with A. W. Chatfikib, Auckland.) • -CHARGES-- Ordinary' Extraction... , '. 2s 6d Painless , .... 5s Od ! Stopping ... 7s 6d ' Full upper and lower set of Artificial Teeth 10 cuini.v;. ;ii;<l all work (■■ji.a;!\ ii:-,<(ii-rvc. , , —CONSULTATION FREE— ; i All work done by him guaranteed to fit and look well. * Address: —Court Chambers, above Mr H. M. Jones, Stationer East Street. ' - ; ■ Private Residence,,. Havelock Sfcrefit Opposite Presbyterian Churc ' THE ' '/' GLEAEINaSALE OF ; B9QTB GEORGE, DIA CK'S ESTATE, TTAVING been so SUCCESSFUL, XX we will clear the BALANCE - for ONE "TTTEEK /^vNLY NE W EEK WnLY ,' ----AT STARTLING PRICES. fiSTCHELL ii --.TUBMEfit ,:^ H.CHILDS SHOEING AND GENERAL BLACK SMITH AND ENGINEER, (Late of Ohertsey.) BEGjS^to,, notify ,that' he" has com mended business in Ashburton in thei premises' on Wakanui Road, lately occupiedt.by-atrie/'Ray; Engineer, whom ■. he hopes byrs^ricfc attention to business, combined with good ' Workmansliip ami Moderate Charges, to merit s\ fairshiire !as public support. .;. >. All kinds of Agricultural and other Mach nery repaired. Horse Shoeing jm I all kinds of Blacksmiths' work done with promptitude,/ I NQte^be address-7« iV . I'lf;,^"-" 1 ."LateWauaea'of ""f{- '■