THE SALVATION

The Asbburton corps of the Salvation Army have been having a great time duiing the past three days. The eervioes on Satur day evening and throughout Sunday were attended by large numbers, something like a thousand persons being present in all at the services of Sunday nlone. Latt night a " great Indian durbar" took plaoe, the male mem bers of the Army wearing turbans And soarvas in Indian fashion over their scarlet: jackets and the female members bring clad in black dresses with white " chudilabs" upon the head ani shoulders. The platform occupied by tbe two detaohcuenta thus nuired presented a unique and by no means unattractive spaotaole, while tbe w^lld of the barracks were decorated with Sorip'ure texta, ever. greens, oto. The building was orowded to the doors. A number of Salvation hymns were sung with great heartiness and after prayers had been r.ffered and a portion of Saripture read, very interesting addresses on the work of the Army in India were delivered by Colonel and Mrs Taylor. Colonel Taylor* stated that the Army wbs making great progress in that country. One of the latest ■obeme3 was a bpecial tHars with a view of getting 2000 souls saved in six months, anl the first month of that term had resulted in the report of 600 conversions co that there was room to hope and believe that the work they had sat before thorn in this epsoial effort would be more ihan accomplished* Of the cdnvertß in India 70 per . cent were from among, the heaven, the remainder being from -among thosa who • were nominal Qhtiatiane./'Some of tho oonverta from the darkness of Hinduism were now themselves laboring as of the Army apong their benighted fellow countrymen. One such was Lieutenant Gullah. Qulkh when he (Colonel Tayloi) first-knew him" was a poor ignorant Hindu who worshipped as his God a little bit of sfone set up on the wall of his room. He used to pray to it day by day, and every now and then he and other Hindus would put a rupee on the at on a and pray to their God to send them lota of rupees. He little thought that Gullah would ever become a preaoher of tha Gtjfipe^-batlauoh was the case, for after bia coDVeraion he wae wonderfully trans formed, and having eougbi to inform, aa well as reform, himself, he was now working for the'"reformation of hia fellow countrymen, and God waa blessing him in the salvation of sduls. 'The speaker ihen went on to give an account of the Army's invasion of Goojerat, how .they entertd a village at midnight with drums beating and singing Salvation songs, and how the people turned out in orowds to learn what was going on, and listened to the proclamation of the glad tidings of the Gospel. The scenes amid which the Army labored in It>dia were then described. Their work lay principally among tbe little mud huts in the low caste quarters. These huts. had perhaps a shed outside in which the buffalo was kept, and one room inside in which all the family lived. They held their meetings in these little hatß until one of the Hindu's, who with his wife was converted to God, gave the ground on which one of these dwellings stood, and whereon they had now a Salvation barracks erected, in whioh meet inga. were held regularly. Some interesting particulars were then given wi h reference to the various castes and the difficulties which this separation of tbe.native population into distinct.: classes threw in the way of tht work* of the army, difficulties, however, whioh by the help of God, had been sur mounted . in a wonderful manner bo that now there .might- be seen worshipping to gether, in. the Salvation Army barraoks, nigh daite and low caste, Hindus, Parsees, Chinese' and even Arabs olad iq different dresaes, but all moved by the same feelings. It was a wonderful sight. In the Island of Ceylon too, a great work was going on, a great number of Buddhists had been converted, even including some Buddhist priests, one of whom waa now proclaiming Christ to his fellow-countrymen, The food of the people of India and / Geylon consisted principally of fruit, such as mangoes and bananas, and rioe, and the European officers of the Salvation Army engaged in the work of Christ among them, adopted not only tbe diet of the'people, but also their clothing, wearing calico' garments tuoh as the natives wear, and which had one advantage, viz., that a"whole auk cotts only about half-a crown. In'Lhis way they were able to move in and out among th.9 people, to know their ains, their,sorrows and their difficulties, and to ahow them what God is able to do for them. The officers in India received no salary, .merely their food and olothing. Colonel Taylor then described travelling by rail in India, and gave a number of other very interesting particulars of life in that country.' India was a hard soil to work in, and the Salvationists had to toil as well ag to pray, but be thanked God that He was blessing their labors.

Mrs Taylor followed with an exoellent ad dress, in which she gave some very graphic details of journeying in India and Ceylon on the work of the Army, and of her own ex periences in crossing rivers, travelling bare footed on the Bandy roads and through the jangle, sleeping in native huts, elo, and of meetings held in .he barracks erected in the midst of the native people.

It should be mentioned here that the ad dresses'were interspersed by Salvation hymns Rod prayer, the musioal part of the services being greatly assisted by the band and by the excellent performances on the violin of Staff - Oaptaih VeaU A. collection was then taken np, altar whioh the Doxology was song and the assemblage adjourned to an adjoining room in which a very profuse and tempt ing display, of fruit in season, sand wiches, etO;, waa made on three long tables running the whole length of the building. Of this plentiful provision, accompanied by excellent tea and coffee, something like 500 people* partook, and shortly after ten o'clock the assemblage dispersed, having been well entertained both mentally and physically. It may be added here that the special meetings above recorded marked the sixth anniversary of the Ashbnrton Corps as well •8 the harvest festival. The Corps have now 85 members on' its roll, having doubled its numbers within the past two ynars.tbe increase for the year just ended being 30. It has out posts at Feel Forest, Mount Somera, Spring barn, the Forks, and Rangitata Island, regu lar meetings being held at all these plaoeß with an average Sunday evening congregation «t head-qnarlora of between 300 and 400. The " War Cry " has now a circulation m the district of over 500, the increase for the past two yeart .being 200 copies. la connedion with the recent special services about £30 has besa railed, and Captain and Mrs Field, who have been in oharge for the past seven months, will leave the station entirely free of debt, after paying their travelling expenses to Wellington, to whioh station they have been appointed. They will be succeeded here by Captain and Mrs Dkun, who oame hither from Inglewood, Taranaki.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON— T\JRi,DkY.

. (B fore R- Aloorn, J,P)

LHEBBSI?

William King wac charged with hxonny of moDey frcm Maeon Taip»l, he waa re manded for 7 days, to bo brougat ap ••filer If ncresn^iy.

TO DAY'S TELEGRAMS

(PBB|pBB3B AB80OIATIOH.)

Change of Venue. Reefxon. iVlaech 4

At the D'Btdot Court yostorday iho | frjßsb trial of Jamas Al'en foe tho»OT!l ---gftm rnbb»ry waß bsgun. Ooaoot! far the prisoner- applied foe a obingm of venui. Th« proteoator oppoyß(i,^u(3g« P^o-.d caid j there was no dlsan'Ding the fact ibut a strong feallnt; existed locaUy whloh \?at likely to prejudice a fair ti I*l and ha thoaght ft best lv tba intecest <.f justice to send the prfeoaep foe trial *t the Snpreme Oonrt, Hokittk* on the 17ch March. Thirty wimep-ea were boond pver. Drowned. ky-i&tiz W-n DQmea Alfred Bryan w»a browned is thfl loaugahua river ye»»er <diy whlljs ba'hing. •■"* The IVeather, The wp'»ther; ta. BtiU" bot aod wator for m'ning rtdrpoaea 'a badly :■ ' ■ ■Strike"."" '7. pr jsjUU^Gm?, March 4./, Strike p*y wßa'iVsuad ty'tha Trades

first time to^tne-> w.f who have either been cHcch^ed from, or have left, Petpue W-i',)ea F.o'ory. tfc is under stood that va?£6owasp*tdaway. There ara about 120 persons now thrown upon the Cornell for support In oonseqaenoa of trouble At tho mill.

The Fisher Casts. Mr George JP aher, M.H.K., waa pro oeetM agalcst in the Police Court to-day to fhd autot'Pß to kesp the poaoa for ciHlnsj Tom C rcec " A Sycophant, and tue biggest Uck-aplttio who e7ee osme to the oolony." The woeda were proved aa tuViog be in used, but Mr Robluson, R.M , said that *s it had not beea alleged that it was fear id the words would b<> repented, and thh waa the while e:.aenoa of tha matter, the eiae wou'd ba dis missed.

Masonic. Dunedin, Maroh 4, During the Governor's residence in Duoetiin, an addrouß from Maiona for preaania'-lon was prepared, bat owing to jLord Oa«lovr's departure for Auckland it hsa been forwarded thither. His Sxcel loncy replies thanking the brethren be longing to the three oonstltut'ons In Oago, Tha Embezzlement Case- The oharg^o afloat Danny were ad jonnad till Friday, tha prosecution not btstng pr»* t ;-'!« d •> u<'"oeed

ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL

The ord'nary monthly meeting of the Ash button County Oounoil was held la tbe Chamber* en Tuesday. Present— W. 0. Walker, dag., M H.R , oaalrmfto, presiding, and Messrs James Brown, H, Frledlandev, E. 8. Coster, John Gtlgg, 0. J. Haiper. ohaibsun'k statement. ' , The Obairman said that In response to tbe argent request of oettlers on the North Brartoh and the Ashburton Borough Oonnoll, the Water Supply Committee took the qoeatlon of the drying up of tbe North Branch In band, Interviewed Mr Herring, Alford Station, who waa good enough to give every facility for procuring a temporary aupply, by allowing a channel to be out from the S*outn to the North | Branoh—on the understanding, ho*6ver, that the arrangement was only to be temporary In the atrlctaat seDse of the word, until the existing drought had ended . the 0 a noil to be responsible for all damages. Mr O'Shea gave similar facilities k to thoae given by Ms Herring, and Mr O'Shea's action has been endorsed by his landlord. The work of m»klng the connection was undertaken at a coat of £50, and. It waa expeoied that during the pteaent week water by tbe new works would be .available. A question as to the widening of a culvert crossing the Alford Forest road had arisen. The Upper Ash burton Kord Board thought the work fairly chargeable to th* Council; oorrespondwtjos on ihe eubjact would be read that dry. Tbe Chairman aaked the Councils' ap proval o£ th* work he h»d done in regard to the water supply. A. letter from iht> Aahhutton R flaa had been received, ask ing for a remission of rates on tbe r.fle range. All the tate notioes had been issued, and £570 4a 4d bad been reodved. A oopy had been scut by the belwyn County Couaoll of a letter forward d by them to tho Government, aaking that the Rakaia Gorge bridge be placed uuder the joint management of tbe Aanbarlon and delwyn Ooun.y Councils.

BNGIftBE

iS BKFOBT.

The Bngloeer reported »b tollows: —

Plains Water Supply: With the exception cf a portion of the lower Wakauui and Seafie'd districts, which at present haTe no supply from the auxiliary channel from Wakanui creek, the plains district generally is very fairly supplied. The supply, from Pudding Hill stream has shrunk a little during the last fortnight; but this deficiency is more than made up from the auxiliary supply from Rakaia river, That portion of iso. 3 contract which refers t" the new connecting race, bas been in abeyance since Jast meeting, pending the Council's decision as to Mr Allan's communication re txemption from maintenance and rates from that portion, as also to allow, at the settlers' request, for the cutting and removal of crops on portions of the line, where, injury would otherwise hive resulted. Mr Allan now writes further proposing a basis on which he asks the Council to hand over the control of the auxiliary supply from the Rakaia river to the settlers themselves. I beg to annex his letter on this subject. The Wakanui Fiat Supply has been temporarily restored, by making a connection (with the millowners' consent) with the mill race, and the erec ion of a temporary dam at the river bank to give the increased suppty, I am now carying out your instructions as to the forming ot a junction between the South and North Ashburton rivers by way of O'Shea's Creek, so that'a supply may be provided temporarily for the lo^ er reaches of the Nor h Ashburton River,, for the Wakanui Creek, Ashburton Borough, and adjacent district. Mr Sutherland's contract for the earthwork amounts to ' He will have about §rds of the intended supply turned into the North Branch 'to-morrow afternoon, and the re mainder will follow a day or two thereafter, when the , cuttings are completed, and the flcodbanks made good. With reference to the question of crossing the public road at Mr O'Shea's I find the brick portion of the culvert, there will not be sufficiently capacious for requirements, much less the wooden portion of the culvert, which is only about half the size of the other, and I yesterday obtained the consent ot the member of the Road Board for that ward to remove materials of culvert, and put in a ford; This work has been commenced to-day, but will not be completed till after the water has been let on. The outlay here, taking value of mn'erials into account will, I think, not exre*d £.10 It will be for the Council to arrauge as to how the expenditure for this item, as well as for the other portio s of the work is to be met. You are aware that the present temporary works do not include sluice gates for regulating the supply from the river, and as the service for this season is not likely to be of long duration, I should say that expense might meanwhile be dispensed with. In many portions of t he plains district the races are getting much obstructed from the growth of weeds, which are springing up from the deposits of silt left in the races during the heavy gales last spring and summer. On this account the half-yearly clearing of races should be commenced romewhat earlier than usual— say beginning of May next. Explanations from those reported as having been tampering with the races will be placed befo c you to-day. I should not regard any of them satisfactory. With reference to the allotted one-tenth of auxiliary channel supply, Methven, for Spring field property, 1 found the owuers wished the division to be made at four points instead of thwe as formerly, so I ordered a fourth to be put in and the others reduced in the aggre gate to that extent. Ashburton-Rangitata Water Supply: This service is very much the same as when I re ported last month. The Hinds Gorge and Limestone Creek sources are very low. The main from South Ashbur on river is full, but is nevertheless barely sufficient to supply the races dependent on it to their extreme lower end, as Mr Studholme's letter to you on this subject will show. Some Sve or six miles of races above the terrace have been more or less defi cient bat the s ipply of races below the terrace Mr Studholme evidenty regards of more im portance as it would benefit a large arei of good agricultural land. Ihe races a'jove the ten ace are county races, while those below the terrace are not, and as there is no. prospect of the supply be'ng augumented at present, the area referred to will necessarily have a short supply during the period of daought. Bridges: The materials for fencing north approach, Rangitati bridge, have arrived, but the contiac or has not yet commenced the erection. Some timbers for the repairs of bridges nave been received, Water Rates : I beg to annex a statement showing in detaiMhe rates which will require to be leveid during the next five years, in cHer that the revenue' may meet the expenditure, including debtcr balances in 4he various water districts—the expenditure being re:koned en tirely for maintenance purposes and rpt for works of construction. [Left sitting]

LONGBEACH ROAD BOARD.

The monthly, masting cf tin I>,ngbe»eb Road P«rd'w»« beld on ,Moiiday. .^Pto gont—Meß«« Q*lgg(Ohuicca«i.'), Honey,

80BVBYOKS ROAD. | It was resolved to call for tenders' ftt] onoe for shingling abaut 20 ohslna of' Surveyor* Road, 15 yards to the oLatu, ; SORTJCYORB BEPOXT. ' The Surveyors repot t was read as follows:— 1, Bridge Ford's Road—The bridge over Pord'a creok at Mr W* Aadersoa'e ' corner, which was repaired about a year j ago, we found required coma more atten- , tian owing to 'he water soouvlog oat tbo lower approach ' We ropprted 'he matter to tbe Ohilrman, anct according to bi* (us motions we are having the breach made good by filling ap with bag* of shingle aid cement;. The decking Is bad and we propose replaoiag the 3 Inch planka with 4 nch, and although pirts of the undet timbers are decked etlll we (think tbe bridge will be nrada aeoure for soma yetra wbeu the prasem repairs are effected, 2. Other Bridges—Borne of the bridges, on Boundary, MoLennaaa, and Ohatmos roads, require more or less repair* both on top and underneath. We have ordered tha neoessary tijnber required to put thorn In order, which has come to hand and the wo.'k will be proceeded with at onoe. , 3. Terrace Road Drain—We have in* apeoted the continuation of tha drain on this road, and sac no objection to the drain being made on the north east elde. We have not, however, seen Mr Williams on the apot as to what he would like, and would reapootfally ask that the matter be deferred till next meeting. 4. Contract* — The. contractors for metalling p»rt of Longbeaoh road, and making drain on, Boundary road have promised to have the works completed by the.and of the present month. ' s..Maintenance — The. maintenance mane diary lies on the table for your | j inapeotlon. Clause 3—lt was resolved that Messrs j | Taylor, Shearer, and the Surveyor Inspect , and deoide the beat aide to make drain, j and oall for tenders for doing tha work, The remainder of the report was « adopted. BHSSP BBAKDB. A elroular _ from tbe oomplfer of sheep brands in the Canterbury Province was read, but no action was taken. GBBAT SOUTH KOAD, The Surveyors were instructed to get the side of tbe Great South, Road from Bell's to Longbeaob Road levelled, and »tso part of tbe Longbeaoh Road below i Friaby's. birds' eggs, It waa resolved that no eggs or head of small birds be taken after Friday, March 7, Acoouirrs. After passing accounts the Board adjourned.

TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL AT CHERTSEY FOR FEBRUARY.

THE WEATHER.

The following ara the meteorological resdiagi at A. 1 ford Station for the week endiog irfarch '2nd, 1890 :—

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

[BY BLCOTBIO TEIEOBAPH —COPY. BIGHT.]

<PRB PRESS A88OCIAT1OM.;

fßeceived Maroh 4, 11.40 a.m.)

MORE STRIKES.

London, March 2 A thousand cement workers and lightermen on the Medway have struck for an advance of ten per cent, A hundred thousand colliers in Lancashire, Yorkshire, and the Mid land's, strike on the 15th for an ad vance of ten per cent.

THE VARSITY BOAT RACE.

The betting is 5 to 4 on Oxford.

BULGARIAN LOAN.

A Bulgarian loan of eighty millions of francs for the construction of rail ways is announced.

RUSSIAN AND BULGARIA.

Bulgaria has informed the Powers that Russia despatched General Dumnatorich to assume the position of dictator in the event of Panitza's success.

THE GERMAN ELECTIONS.

Naquet has been re-elected. The result of a hundred (second) ballots is 33 cartels, 35 radicals, i 2 centres, 13 socialists and 7 democrats. ("Received March 4, 2 p.m SMALL POX. Melbourne. March 4 The small-pox patients have re covered.

FREETRADE.

Several branches of the Farmers Piotection Association have declared unanimously in favor of Freetrade.

CRICKET.

AUCKLAND V NEW &OUTH WALE 9

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ATJOKI.AND, M»rch 3. The Bpcond cricksfc raatoh between New Sooth Wales and Auckland ira" concluded to-day, and resnlfed In an easy Tlctory for the vUitors by 9 wiokei* Wheo pby w»s roeqmod $je Auckland eepond Innfags w«a oontlnuad and oloead for 205. Re quiring 102 to get to win, N«w Sooth VValfin sent la Oottani, Ouwpar, M(}O:inohv, Rud Doves, who made the neea«u»ry iuoi between them. Following Is the aoote fir Auokl^p 2nd Innin«b. Yattß, o Newo',),bO»llaw»y,,, 9

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Sydney by sbe Ta?»wer& to-morro.t, .. ,  ■ .-. . ;■■ - ■ '■■-' »■ ■ ■• Holloway's Ointment and Pills. — These remedies are unequalled throughout the world for bad legs, wounds, foul sores, bad breasts and ulcers. Used according to directions given with them, there is no very bad leg, or ulcerous sore, however obstinate or ilong standing, but will yield to their healing and curative properties. Many poor sufferers ;who have been patients in the large hospitals t under the care of eminent surgeons, and have i.de rived 'little or no benefit from their treat ■ment, have been, thoroughly cured by Hollo way's Ointment and Pills. For glandular spellings, tumours, "piles" and diseases of the.?kin there is nothing that can be used with so much benefit. In fact, in the worst forms of disease, dependent on the condition of the j blood, these medicines, used conjointly, are irresistible. BHEEf FEED FOX SALE BY TiliiSDEli : *. BOUT 230 Acres of Good Olover ioL" Feed and 50 Acres of Turnips near Tinwald.; Tenders to be left with tbe undersigned by FRIDAY next at noon, from whom particulars can be obtained. 3 U j F. FERRIMAN. ; : LOHGBEAOH ROAD BOARD. ■; ■ ;■' — * mENDERa »te l&Tlted for shingling X part of Surveyors road about 2 ha Ins, 15 yards to tbe chain. Tenders olose «t 12 noon on WEDNESDAY, Maroh 12 h. i ;,: O.E. FOOKS & SON, 3:23 District Sarveyor. ROTIOE TO FARMERS. " j WHEAT. WHEAT. WHEAT. WE are BUYERS of PRIME MILL LNG WHEAT at Mill. ROTiLITT & 00., Oanterbary Mills, 3+26 ; , ; Ashbarton* I . |IN BANKRUPTCY. In the Dlstrlot Court of Aihbarton ! • (bolng a Looal Oourt of Bank • , roptcy), holden «t Aihbnrton. Xa' the m*tt*r of " The Baokraptoy Act. 1883," and the Aott amending I the same, "Vr'O.TIOE Is hereby given that iM Bsn&t . Tatlob, Hampstead, laborer, has this day been adjudi cated a batktup;, and that the first meet- Ing of Oreditora will be held iv the District Courthouse, Ashburtotr, od FRIDAY, Match 7«h, 1690, at 11 o'clock la the forenoou. Dated this 4th day of Maroh, 1890. J. O. BtiLL, 3J24 Deputy-Offialal Assignee, ASiiBURTOJS COONTY STOCK AND SALEYAJRDS 00. mhe bTg -% • pAiR Will BE HELD OK TUESDAY, ILth MAROH , , , r , M ,AI THJB ■ ■ \i, > ; TINWALTD YaR^D3, . AND THB '* BAM and EWE PAIK ON THURSDAY 27th MARCH AT THE TINWALD YARDS. GSO. JAMESON, 3J7 Chairman, THE ASHBU^TON PUBM TUBE W!ABEa.OUSE, TANORteD STREET. PIGKFORD and ONDEILL hove a lar^e and carefully selected stock of FURNITURE now on view, lucludiDg Suiten, Sofas, Oonches ; Cheat Dr»Torp, Obalrs, &0., &o M of their owu manufac ture from well seasoned materials. Iron Bedsteads in various patterns Bidding in great variety. Special line of PERAMBULATORS just the thing for the holidays A Choioe Assortment of CHINA , „ \,; GLASSWABE AND--': *"■'•""* O±fNAMEKT3 Very suitable for Chrlstmns present!. JUST ARRIVED, ; .. v ' '* ¥ v Ex "WAKEFIELD," A oontlgumentof flg?orted OHAIRB AND FANCY GOODS. INSPECTION FREELY INVITED Furniture designed and nude to order at shortest notice —Note the »ddresß — TANOKED STREET Oppositk the Akcadk ABHBUBTON BOROUGH COUNOIL GENER&L RATE. IN Purauance of the •• Rating Act, 1876," public notice is hrreby given that It is the intention of the Aahburton Borough Oounoil at Its next ordinary meeting to be held on MONDAY,, the 16-.h day of March. 1890, to strike a rate of one shilling So thu pound on the total amount value of property within ,tb« Borough for the period uommenoing on the Ist day of J*nuiryv and endlpgon the 3iit of December, ,1890, ;suoh rate to be payable In one sum tt the Town Clerk's Office, BsiriDg Square, West, Aahburton, on the 31*1 day of March, 1890, and that the Raie B ok la new open for l.ispactlon, OH AS. E FOOKB, TownOlcrk. Borough Council Office, Aihburton, 4,h M«oh, 1890. 325 V okO ->\"V ■'.»'■' /CORRUGATED TRON /itDOOFING NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. THB CORRTGATED . ..  BATTEN. By usiog this newly-patented invention a perfect' root is' secured, Np leakage from nail holes ; perfect stiff ness, unaffected by heaviest gales. Plumbers hitherto looked upon as a curse, ar welcomed as a blesslug: they may tramp about the roof ad libitum without doing the slightest injury. Specfal provision for carrying oS ''sweat "or moisture, and also for ventilation. No BUILDINQ HAVING IRON ROOFINC SHOULD NOW BE ERECTED WITHOUT USING THE PATENT ACME BATTEN. '" As there is considerable saving by using less expensive nails in fixing than those required by the old^rnethbd, the cost, of'using the Batten does not exceed 2s or 3s per square of roofing, or on a moderate sized building £2 ios to £3 ios. The use of the Batten has been approved by leading: Architects and Engineers throughout the colony. J, AITKEN CONNELL, Attorney for ths patentee, Queen Street, Auckland,



G. Fawojt Dodds, SURGEON DEJ^TI3T, (Formerly with A. W. Chatmeld, - r,, ■ Auokland, . "; ■i '. *- ■ ' ' ' " ] . —CHARGE S— Ordinary Extraction ..» ... 2a 6d Painless 5a Od : Stopping ... 7s bet Full upper and lower set of Artifioi Teeth 10 guineas, and all work equally moder^* ' -CONSULTATION FREE— All work done by him fijuaranteed to 1 -'t : and look well. AddrbSß :—Court Chamberß above M Jon»s, Statiopar, East fc^ eet ~1. CHILDS," SHOEING AND GBNEBAL BLACK SMITH AND ENGINEER, (tATK O» OHBBXSBT), ; BEGS to notify that he has commenced botflness In Ashburtoo In the pre mises on Wakanul Road, lately occupied by Mr O. Ray, Engineer, where he hopes by strict attention to buslnest, combined with good Workmanship and Moderate Charges j vo merit a. fait share of public Sapport; All kinds of Agricultural and other Maohtnery repaired.' Horse Shooing and all kinds of Blacksmith's work done with promptlto^c. —Nora ths Addkxss— Late Premises of O. RAY Wakanui Rvsd,



,:::;:: bitsdeb twine McCORMICI BBDTOEBS I BINDER FITTINGS I MACHINE OJL f AND EVERY BEQUISITE FOB THK ; : HABVE?T FIELD I JOHN :ORB & CO. EAST STREET, ABHBTJBTON HJLNBR <Sb THOMPSONS * ; GREAT PATENT TUNING DEVICE BY WHIOH A PIANO STANDS PERMANENTLY TN TUNE AFTER THE STRINGS ABE ONOE STRETCH KD, ; 18 THB BEST PA.TENT SVER DIBQOVJSRti3D FOR P14N03, AND WILL LAST ; 200 YKABS. A SPECIAL Flnt 'Award has jut been given to the Firm by the Jarora it tbe Daoedln Exhibition,— ALSO : A First Award for Grand Planes. A Firat Award for Ootuge Piaoos,— Or Three Flnt Awards being tbe highest poss ble distinction that oould be gained. Tbo Prices o2 oar Two Models as exhibited at the Exhibition are respectively 60 and 70 guineas, bat we have Pianos with Iron Frames from £30, any of which o»Q be purshased on tho Two Yoera' Hire Purchase System, Ac H. M. JONES, AGENT , , , ___ . ;



1 . GREY VALLEI COAL. 300(ft0NS — SOLD WEEKLY. — NEWCASTLE COAI IMMENSE SUPPLIES COMING TO HAND. WESTPORT COAL REGULAR SHIPMENTS THRASHING MACHINE Proprietors and Farmers sborild apply immediately for particulars to < W.H.COLLINS&GO. TIMBER ■.: '•' . . AND ■ ' Gpal Merchants EAST STBERT , : A\S%HB URION '



W. GBF.GG AND COMPANY PURE BLEJS OED TE • •„-■ • ■.i NEW SEASON, 1888-9, , . / •i I Ub PACKETS, 2lb FINOY CANISTERS and 51b md lib TINS. TBY THESE BLEND& TRY THESE BLEEpJS p2*\ //&i&\ /2TBd\ /r**\ [mown,] ft EAGLE I (Exhibition ) ((CLUB) , \?^_S/ \^^J \*ei lb J/ \v^J/ . One Trial will establish ttQir obnstant use " :' To be obtained from JOHN OEB &0O AJND D. McFarlane --■ . > ' 111 l . ■- ■ | , , V , . " Sales! What are they but deception, tales! -What are they but catches to the unwary, Pales! What are they but bad value for good money WltCrtCll (L IUFfICr don't bblievr in thbm. Jfi iiave Kottftaoiook—riuvut buy mutts io»u we cuo ueli. Out i'noes jtto at • tlme» »a Low »g pthpr fi^ros, aod'»okoowleflged tn bn Al valoe. i OUii FiiJOE uuci rtfftllee ta»i WITHOUT UHttAf SALta we ao • \J LARPrE TR4DK  - ; W X Deilre to-nail Your Attention to » VEEY FINE SELECTION OF TWEED 3 , Now on view, suitable for Qentlenoen'a and Boya' Saita. MeMare iiken »nd fit p;o»r»nteed. , AL Ouu Di^PAKTMiUNTa AHr FULblf aTOOKKP WJtiAftP XHltt FACT MIT CHELL &TUB3STEK TANCBED BTHEEI, fiS-^ UrelhePeopU wb te GOOD VALUK toi yo« Moa»| ,



1 NOTICE f0 FABMEBS AND OTHERS •^'.i-iS • OBOlt and after this date the following charge for Storage on Grain will be m4itl JE oor Blorea in Aihburton :— Threepence per bag for 2 months or under TcnrpeDO" per bag if ever 2 months and under 4 months Sixpence per bag if over 4 months and np to 21«t December, Above oharges include receiving and delivering, branding a«4| saapUlft Weighing if required will be charged One Shilling pei trook load. , „ Insurance extra In all cases. D. THOMAS. FRIEDLANDKR 8808. ALBEBT ROBERTS, , GEO, JAMESON. .-**'*•[% Mercantile, Finance, and Agracy Company, :'' '■'-, -'-'•< Per J. G. BEfITELL; Agent, /, : *-"*'_,._ ■' , " '.'■' .'.,'i^.•»;'&£ FRIEDLANDER BROS. > ■JUSTLANDmGV:f3:S \ Ex >OITY-;;OF• r DELHI-^V;^ihrZ'.^' ; 1000 Bale^ Comsacks .j ii I #fibtO&: WE OPFEE AT LOWEST CUBRENT BA.TE3. "l WE ARK UABH BOYBRS OF WHEAT, OATS, BAELEY, and fIYEGBABfc 5 IN LARGE OR SMALL QUAKUTnVS . . -FQR SALE-- Cape Barley and Rye. s FRIEDtAKDER BROS. : ' SOLE AGKNTS. ■.. v :;:.., THE BRAJVTFORI) STEEL BINDER ~'l SlZft«» JCOK SIL.S, o, ;,, and 7mOUTS, i 11RJJ width of Pit, Lightness of Dciaght, Simplicity of Oonitraotlon, Streorth ani i . Dortbilltj oi Material rendor it the raoat Suitable Maohiba for Faraatt IbJ Oontractori —•■• ••»• EXTBAS TK QUANTITY Alwayi Ie STOCK, and Supplied at the Shoileat Notice, TWINE, OIL, &c.,;fo»"ISALE.] ' * J. QUANtTfi GO AGENTS JOEDf G. RESTELL COMMIBSIOF, FIFAKCIAL, AND GEN-EBALAGENT VALUATOB AND EXPERT ACCOUNTANT, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. AGENT FOR THE MERCANTILE FINANCE 05., Luctkd  , THE EQUITABLE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION of New Zealand-Fire, " 'Marine,and Guarantee ' t ■■•'■" THE NORTHERN ABSURANOE COMPANY—Fire and Life &0, , &G ' A RRANGEMENTB are now oompletai.for Shipment of Grain to Bob* aid Foreign Marketa, where they will be placed in the hands of Broken of nadoobte* , repute. - ;; _--. „ CASH ADVANCES ; MADE ON FAVOOBABLE TEBMS TO CLIENTS. FULL SIZE COBNSA.CKB AND SEAMING TWINE. JOHN! G. BEBTELL. 'Ci -,'•'"' ; COMMISSION AGENTI WHEAT SHIPMENTS. IHAVE made ipcolal imngementi for th» ihlpment of GRAIN to the In|lb« markets ani for the dltppsal of Jbe aame thare by a broker of the highest ■tanding. lam therefore in a position to offer advaatsgeons ferm« to thosa wishing to forward WHEAT, OATS or other prodaoa on their own aooount. .  . . ; Every, possible oire will be taken to obtain the highest ourrent values and awont Bales will be rendered with promptitude v Advances made against shipments on favoiabla terms. ■ - ■ OORNSAOKS SUPPLIED AT OURRENT RATES. Grco. Jameson, ASHBURTON AND RAKA IA. : I AM A GASH BUYER OF WHEAT OATS RYEGRASS GEO. JAMESON Ashburtqn and Rakaia.