Railway obstruction

At the R.M. Court this morning before MrC A. Wray, R.M., Ernest Evans was charged,-under section 29 of tne Offences Against the Person Act, with having placed upon the railway line n heap of stones on the 7th October last, with the object of derailing the North express train'. 1 Mr Cuthbertson appeared for Evans, and Mr Cresswell for the prosecution: Mr Cresswell detailed the circihn gt*nces of the. attempt that had been! made near Chert-soy, on the evening of the 7th October, to derail the express by pLicing stones upon the line, but ex plained that the evidence connecting Evans with the offence was wholly cir cumstantial, though very, strong. He called John Moore, driver of the express train, who said that on the 7th inst. wnen witness ■was about-a quarter of a i mile from Chorteey his engine ran over something like stones. A loud report resulted and dust and shingle flew about. Pulled-up at Chertsey and informed tho station nmßter, telling him to go back and see what was the matter. The obstruction on the line caused much noise, but witness could not'say that the engine was nearly beinpr derailed. ' Samuel Horsnell, guard on the express. ot the 7th October, said that when nerrring ChertjSey station the driver whistled for brakes to check the train, and the train was pulled up. Witness jumped out and met, the fireman. Reported to' the stationmastei- what the fireman Hd him. Did not go back to the scene of the obstruc tion. Did not observe anything very unusual when the train went over, the stones^ but saw the dust flying. The speed of the train would be about thirty miles an hour, and there was nearly a full train of passengers. James Wells, stationmaster at Chertsey, said it was an unusual occurrence for the express to stop at Cherfcsey, but it did so on the! 7th October. Was m the office •when tlip alleged obstruction was met with on the line, and did not hear the report. When the guard reported what had happ^ed witness went back, but searched" more for a carcase than for stones on the line. Made a second search with the.platelayer, and the latter drew witness's attention to tho stones (produced). Some of the stones were broken and Others marked as if they had been crushed by the engine. The stones were found alongside the rails, and there wits grit of the stones upon the rails them selves, into which the stones -had cut. The stones must have been placed upon the rails between the hours of 6.45 and 7 21 p m., because the train from Christ church left ,Chertsey for Ashburton at 6.42^ an,d would cross the express at Bromore, while the express was not due at Chertsey until 7-20. Saw nobody near the spot between the hours mentioned, arid ther«i are not usually many people near there. '„ . , By Mr Cuthbertson.—The tram from Christchurch to Ashburton is a slow train, and could riot' possibly have passed over the obstructions had they been there, without »°ticing them. From the posi tion m which the stones were found wit ness believed they had all been placed upon the rails. They were lying on each side of the rails within a radius of a yard, and it was his belief they had been placed there by design: Henry Horsnell, platelayer, corrobo rated the evidence given by the station- MAster; ... George Sclirlett, a farmer, residing near Cherfcsey, knew accused by sight. ( Saw him the morning after the accident m the office at the railway station at Chertsey. The telegraphist, Porter, was there at the time, and Evans said to Porter '' I would like to see two trains or engines meet. It would be grand fun." Remarked to accused that that would be foolish fun, and ho said ha did not mean if anybody was on board. Believed this was on the Bth-either a Tuesday or a Wednesday. Was under the impression that the con versation between the two lads was the obstruction on the previous evening. Was not m the township during the day ° John Herbert Porter, telegraphist at CherW, had seen the accused once or twice Remembered the 7th of October, which irw » Tuesday. Saw Evans at the station m the' morning, and he remarked to witness that it would be a bit of fun if two engines were let loose at each other. Witness said there would be little fun m that as the drivers would be killed. Evans said he did not mean with any £>dy on board, but that the drivers should turn on steam, and jump out. This conversation was at about ten o^lock m th* morning. In the evening when the express wascoming along witness heard a <^e»t crash, and saw the express _stop report could be heard distinctly at th?3V™\ °H*rdwicke remembered seeing accused tf* tU 7th inst., at Mr Johnston's. He clme t^e with a man named Hickey. T P ff Thnsto^B »DOut five m the evemnj? Left J°hn*y£" Heatley. Witness and Thre would have been plenty of time tor accused to have put the stores on the lTne at the particular place after w,tness and Heatley left him and before thfl crash was heard. Saw accused about nve o'clock on the following evening, and aAso 84 By Mr' Cuthbertson.—Johnston's is about a 1 mile from Chertsey, and witness left about five minutes to seven. Accuced was walking and witness rode on to get to the station. From the time he left accused until the train arrived at Chertsey Would be about ten minutes. Where tlie stones were found would be about a' quarter of a mile from where he left the accused. . . ... By Mr Cresswell.—Remained at the statioii till the train stopped, and did not see Evans that evening at the station. There was some excitement at the station that evening. ' By Mr Cuthbertsott.—The Chertsey hotel, where Evans lived, is some distance nearer the place where the ob struction took place than the Chertsey station, and Evans was going home when witness left-him. There was no reason for him to go to the station. Leonard Heatley, blacksmith, residing at Chertsey, saw accused on the evening of the 7th. He was taking some up to Johnstone's. This was about 6.50 pfm. Noah Hardwick, accused, and wit ness left Johnston's m company, wit ness and Hardwicke being on horseback and accused walking. The former rode on, leaving accused to come on on foot. About ten minutes after parting from Evaiw witness heard the crash upon the railway line* To have put the stones upon £he lineand get outofthe way Evanswould tb*v:e'had to hurry up, as they left him i»lw«t a quarter of a mile from where the took place. Accused was *hett-ww>n the track running parallel with the lin^ Saw nobody else on the road, either goto* or coming. To get. dowr there, cbljeet ihe stones, and place their on the line, WfVktd -entail on the part o: accused walking at great speed. Constable J^eph Proctor Crocket' centrally corroborated previous evidence Had > good many conversations witl Evari«l/efore he arrested •■him. At fb first Jrfc*sked Evans if he knew any KrabJitdw affair, and he said he wa id when the m P««f he would b About eight or nine chains from the hote ontheroad. Asked him f> saw any m about and he f eplied ♦* No, A> W& ¥

promised to cure me m a week or two He sitkl hie three very exfenwve bottles of medicine, and all the effect I felt from it was the loss of my money. Then I not hold of- a bottle of Mother Seigel's Syrup, and was better almost at once. How sorry I nra I didn't use it years ago!" We can give thin man's name if, you care to have it. He .didn't want it. printed. But he was an good'as fied up for a long while. Illness is a strong rope. Here is one more illustration. Mr R. P. Hopton, of Long Weston, wiy.s.: "I am sixty-eight years old. Mother Sergei's Syrup has not quite made me a young man again, but it has cured me of asthma, nervous prostration, and a throat ailment arising from impure'blood. I was too ill to labour, yet can now do my work thanks to that great remedy. You may publish the fact. The whole complication cam* first from indigestion." And this is. the way people are bound until Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup sets them free.

heard no crash or noise when (.tie !oa;p*c!TV passed, nor had lie eeon any thin if lUivisual.- Tht! next time" they had a con vernation ne-j cused opened it by saying- " Ilarvw veryi well you are going to arnwt mo. ''\<;n r.eu "I w;tK there at the time." Sii^suqyentJy accused .spoke to him again, using virtu ally the same language," but adding ■'It- looks bad Pie being there and no one else. It will give them some trouble to provu it, as no oiie saw me do it." His coarciHa tion was m a similar strain on other ccasior-s. He said nothing when arrested-, but when taking him from the.lock-up to the station he said "It will iive me some trouble to get out of this." Witness had been asked several times by prisoner what he was likely to get, if convicted.— Prisoner was rather cute, and hot deaf. People at the railway station were much further oil" than prisoner when the crash took place. By Mr Cdthbert son—Witness could not say how far tho guard's van, was from the engine that night. Prisoner seemed nervous at Chertsey, and seemed anxioms to know the constable's business tjiere. The R.M. did not consider a prima facie case made out, so Avould not call on Mr Cuthbertson. for any address. He considered the case one of tlie weakest that ever come before him. The three points relied on were not borne out by the evidence. The nervousi State of prisoner was ftot at all inconsistent with his innocence and statements made to the constable, and the information wculd ,be dismissed.

SPORTING.

ASHBURTON, TROTTING CLUB. The first ■■meeting of the ;'Ashburton Trotting Club was held to-day ;iu ex cellent weather, and a large number of !the sporting public took advantage of the meeting for a day's outing. The first race cattle off somewhat after 1 tlie advertised time, but the remainder were got off wifh but little delay; Maiden Tkot, of 15 soys. For- hor*e3 that have never won a trot'ing race Two miiles. . ' h Star ... ... ... ... 1 ' ; Popppfct ... . ... ; ... • 2 ; Blackberry ... ... ... 3< ; Star and Poppett got a Way first, but :the' former breiikhigjlet the bay inssre into ithe lead, and tlm she kept for a good twenty chain's. After, however, getting properly steadied up to:workj Star stepped it out and got to the front, keeping the lead easily to the end, and winning by about thirty yards from Poppet t, with Black berry third. Time - 6mm IBSecs. Dividend—£47s. ' .'":■'./ ■'■•■':;"-'--- Handicap Tkot, of '20soVs ; second horse' 5 soys from the stake. One mi]e'. ! Othello, 9sec ... ... V:. 1 Silver Bell, llseo ... ... 2 ' Semolina,-scr "... ... 3 ! As soon as a start was made Othello showed m front and held the leading posi tion easily all? the way; Miss -.Gave made one or two iHttoug effiirt? to challenge -the leader but a break lost her her chance. Silver Bell • trotted steadily throughout and came m a good second, with Semolina close up, and coining very fast. ; Time ?min 52|sec. Dividerd~£(i 65."..., ■ Handicap Selling Trot, of 1& soys. Winner to be sold for 15 soys,- ■ surplus to be divided between the Club and . the second horse. Two miles. Jenny, Bsee ... ... ...... 1 ; : Silver Bell, 12sec ... ....;. 2 1\ Grace Darling, B«ec ... ... 3 ;; ■: Darby pulled up very early, m the running, and Jenny and (Silver Bell soon took command. ,An interesting race ensued between these two, the grey hold ing her own for quite a mile and a half. at the back of the course turning into the straight Silver Bell broke,; and Jenny passed her, trotting m grand style, and was never overtaken by the grey. The tMo came to the post about five length? apart, Grace Darling a quarter of a mile away third. Time—smin. 54secs. Divi dend— £11. Mr Thomas scld the winner i for £20> ,

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N OW3 TJI P.-TI MX* T O UR F. KM) WOOD'S 'nbi^LY BLIGHT SPECIIfU' 1 ____J I). THO M . ■ ■../ FOR THE "SEASON lIAVK JUST COME TO HAND, Vkb Smr "Njilsov ■TIJEY AEETriN QUALITY . ..' ' ■ AND LOW IN PRICE THEY ARE • UTjftßT and SONS, op LONDON OHQICEST SEED?, INSPECTION IHVITJ'TD. SAMPLES gOTPLK'I) DrrHOMAS, l_J___ __ ASfIBURTON. ;,,;,,, Y K , IA -v ■ D. THOMAS (Lace of Matsox, Cox 4^i> 00. AUCTIONEEB,, LAND,;iNSURANCK, and BRTATK AUKNT, "VALUATOR, WOOL and GRAIK 13RORHR. ;i{ J 1a } :1a : "si i J-IbAtj ii to n "T OANS Negotiated. Weekly Sales of Live Stock ; Tiuwald and Ashburton altornately. Fortnightly Sales of Sheepskins, Fat, and Hides on FRIDAYS, Stiles of Wool throughout the Season. Grain bought and sold on Commission. Clearing Siueo up per arrHngemort LOWDON ANl| "Ii^NCASHmF. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Ihw » been appointed Agent for the above Company and am now'prepared* ]& take jrtsks «>»• Buildings, find growing Crope at current rates. ■-■ ?-#. '■■!/■■• .■" ■ WOOL. WOOL. WOOL, " TATTERSALL'S, WEST STREET, , ASH.BUUTQ& I- AM Prepared to make LIBEKAI CASH ADVANCES against the Grew Clip of WOOL, placed m my hand for SALE m Ashburton, or' Shipment' Eng nd. WOOLPACKS, TWINE, OIL tIADDLE &c. SUPPLIED?



i»: NEW ZEALAND V TCSLK'CAN IIOMI :.'! .■•t._ r ,' -missjqks. t .•. :•..;;. •■ v'.irf-TIJ: ANNUAL SERVICES m con ' ; ». n-.tior. with' lh« sibovc, vi'-l li« hHi v throughout the Ashburton Uircuif M^X I - fcJi:.NJ)AY, (Montr I.9th. as follows : — !-, AfililmrU.il- 11 n.m Uev. J. N. l^\le. . Ashbumm- 0.30 p.m....Rev. K. S. Bumi. Willowby—Un.m. . ...Rc.vß«ft).«dmi: ' Wil'.owhy—o.3op.m. ... Mr Harding. r Wnkatmi—U nm. ... Mr Joftos. Wuk.Miiii—C.yO.p.nr. ... Rev: J. N. Buttle. ) .' Other places as per Circuit Plan. Collections m aid of the Home Mission I Fund. . Atop.ni. a special chjldrtiiis seiyice, ' m connection with the Wealeyan Jubilee, will bo conducted by the Rev. R< b. , Jjiinn. Parents and friends are cordially t invited. The offertory at this service will be devoted to the Jubilee Thanks giving Fund. Public Mkuohary* Meetings willl ba ■held a-] under :—Athburton— Monday, October 20th ; Waterton ■ Tuendny, : October 2Lst; Wi.k«inui — Wcclnesdny, October 22nd;' Willowhy -—Thmsdny, October 23u1; Hinds -"Friday, " October ■24th; Timvald and Gre nstrcot to be •■arranged. All meetings to commence at ;7.30 p.m. Addresses will be delivered !by Slinistors and Laymen. Colloctions 'will be made m aid of the Home Mission ;Fund; f/Si:;^___ \_T_l:—SJ^' ■ FLEMINGTON PRESBYTERIAK , ■..:■.■■ -.OHUftGH;--.^--^.' .■ • ? THE ANNUAL~TEA MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE ON ? FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24th, ■m the SCHO^LROIfJ, to .to folWl Iby a Public WxthstAn theVOHUI^H,, when addresses will be dolivtrod by ■aiinistci'« and others,., and musical sekc- : •■tioiw by ii'Cl«»"--^ J^t^^_-r^rJ!^ n^ENDEii^are':- iA^elllfoEl buldWig%: '■ JL Five Roomed .Cottage at Hinds, <nciu- Lismoro. Pl»xv»l«Wl- 'fib my yi.iice. Tenders elo.se on bAI-LLK DAY, 13th hist., at 1500n.,; The lowest or any teudor not necessarily accepted. 11. BIRD, IQ ijrj) Architect. - " THE ASHBCR^NI :''!'; ' ! GAXsf3ffl^ fCIIfH ; ; 'ANNUAL CONVERSAZIONE AND BALL ' WILL be he,Wm % QidfellQivB 1 Hall on *fi*. ■'■.*l*- Ift i^VH FRIDAY, 24th OCTOBER. To commence at 8 p.m, ! Tickets—Gentlemen 3s ; Ladies, 2s. See posters. J. SEALY, p+ls* Hon. Secretary. THE AMERICAN TRdTTM> HORSE Blac;kwook' \AMallali I \ \ HOSE excellent Stocj^an bo s#n ;v V all through the District will stand this season at Owner's Stable and travel the Ashburton County. Terms—Season, £3 10s; guarantee, £5 ss; Gtroonmge fee, jss.. ■ '■..'.....-■ -" / i'r: 5 i <■.. ,: ■-.■.] V : For particulars apply H. MUTTON, 10162 Groom m charge* .'! a"l's6~" TO STAND ; m KOLMAR F M > ftNDHUWr, AND TRAVEL i :THE METHVEN DISTRICT, » The PuREBBEt) Clypf^dale Stallion • YOUNG NEW,STYJ.E. s By New Style, dam by Glenroy. New, Style, bred by John Bong, Sire Young Banker (imp.), dam MarchionessO^ ? J i For particulars and terms apply Groom m charge Or ; S. COX, Manager * Lyndhiu^t, ' Ashburton agricultural and pastoral association. th|: ( thirteenth \ ANNUAL EXHIBITION ; ■ or v {;'■;>"■.■■■;/: c-;. " *, Stock, Implements, dc, : WILL be 'held' at the COUNTY S SALEYARDS,ASHBURTQN,= I ON ? FRIDAY, 31st OCTOBER 1890. ENTRIES close with the undersigned on FRIDAY, 24th OCTOBER. \ i JNO. J, C. QUANE, ■ Secretary. POVVDERT" " HEATING'S POWDER, KEATINGVS POWDER. HEATING'S POWDER. HEATING'S POWDER. HEATING'S POWDER. . > 7BU.GS r; ¥mm,h ■ ■'* KILLS -f MTOTHS, ' BEETLES, I.MOSQUITOES, HARMLESS TO ANIMALS. HA RMP<;SS TO ANIMALS. KILLS j MOTHS, 1 BEETLES, '. but is; uniiyalled; m,; destroying FLEAS, BUGS, COCKROACHES, BEETLES, MOTHS m FURS, and every other species of insect. Sportsmen will find this invaluable for destroying ilens m their, dpgs, as also ladies for their pet dogs. : The^BUBUG. are CAUTIONED thai packages of the genuine powder bear ths autograph of THOMAS KEATING. Sold inTins^only. , , . KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. HEATING'S WORM TABLETS. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. ■A PURELY VEGETABLE SAVEETMEAT, both ir appearan.ee and ttete, furnishing amos agreeable method of administering th< only certain remedy foj? .intkstinal* oi THKEAi> woumS. > X is /a/ perfectly and mild preparation, and is especially adapted for Children. Sold m Tins b^ all Drucgists. i Proprietor, THOMAS KEATING, f London. Well-known and Sao- ^ifpl« -^^^^W^m^ <» ftMBONio Co'vruwTi I ffl idMs>^ ****** •*•'•***•**• ■ P^^P^ nUS CONIUI.TATXOIf, W^M ftlndtn it W, t UilHum



XHXU Tlie great majority V people have to work for a living with hands or head, or both- Very well. To make our living we must be able to labor so many hours m a day. days m a week, weeks m a year. Very good again. Bnt suppose we each had an emeny who possessed the power "to* tie us Up with a rope when he ' pleased- To day he ties only the left arm, to morrow the right, the next day a leg, and so on. Once m a while he ties us to our beds and keeps up there a week) How much would he cost us m hard cash m ayear? and how much wonldjt be worth to W! if wt) could chain him to a rock or hang' him with his own rope 1- Let ys have i roiiitii,illustration or two. A man was working on the Midland Railway as a signalman. We all .know what the position is, and have some idea of the labor and responsibility. Well, he kept at it for several years, never missing a day. He knew his business, nobody better, and nothing went wrong on his section of the line; but by-and-by hip enemy began to tie him up. Somehow he couldn't eat with a relish any more ; when he tried he was taken with such « distress it took all the life out of him. Then he would have times when he waa ■o giddy that everything went round and round like a whirligig. If- this had happened when he had a signal to set, ; a collision might have come of-it; happily ib did not. Other ropes were tried around him ; he had pains m the chest and sides, his bowels became costiye, tongue coated, bad taste m the mouth, heartburn, weak ness, &c. The doctors said he would have to give up his situation:; but he couldn't. There ,were the wife nd children to be looked out for, and only his earnings to, do .it with. Bub- finally he broke down altogether, and was laid up for weeks, unconscious part of the time Then, we may say, he was tied haruiand foot. His enemy had him fast, and came nigh killing him. One day, after the doctors had given him up, his mind was clear, and he remembered a medicine—half the bottle full—he had hidden away m a locker m a signal box and forgotten all about it. He selib for it and took a dose. In less than amonthhewa3 a well man; the ropes were all cut away. If you write to him (Andrew Agge, Oulgaifch, Cumberland) he tell you this medicine was Mother SeigeJ's Curative Syrup, and his ailment was indigestion and dyspepsia. But, whilst he was ill with it, he might as well—yes, better —have been tied to a stake. ' There are lots of cases of this sort all over England—all over the world. A few of them we hear of ; millions of them we never hear of. Sometimes itis heart disease sometimes rheumatism; sometimes con sumption ; sonietimes general debility ; sometimes kidney and bladder complaint; sometimes nervous prostration ; some times liver disorder. That is, the doctors call it by all these hard names, but at botrom it is indigestion and dyspepsia, ! and all these other so-pal}ed diseases are just tokens and symptoms of that—neither more nor less. If a man never had any trouble with his stomach, he might live for ever, for aught we can tell. Yet how, m Mercy's name, can a man or woman Kpork with death and corruption inside of the body—wifch the sfcoinaph full of de caying food, sending poison through' the blood.to every joint, muscle, and nerve? This is what dyspepsia does, f ' Indigestion is a slow but sure poison, just as taking so many grains of arsenic every day would be. :*- ' ! ' ' ' ■' Here is another, case, that of a railway fireman, who writes from Hiirlforct. He says: "I have been a suffer from mdi gestion and dyspepsia for three years ; I tried several doctors, but got worse all the time. At last I wgnt tp $ chemist and, he



STEPHENS ~QROS. TEPHENS DBOS. MARKET HOUSE "tTN Order to be enabled to solicit the fettours of Stafcionholtlers and Farmers, we 'have just fielded to our stock POWDERED & LUMP RADDLE, RED, BLUE, & BLACK BRANDING OILS, RAW, & BOILED OILS, TURKEY OIL STONES, LAMPBLACK, ETC., —ALSO THE NOTED— 8.8.A. SHEEP SHEARS • So #eB kno#n» fttd admitted by all experienced Shearers to be the best. We have also replenished our stocks m Watches, Clocks, Pocket Knives, Table Cutlery, Spoons, Pannikins, Billies; Kettles, Pots, Paris, Crockery, Straps, etc. ALL ORDERS by Post or otherwise Promptly despatched. SATISFACTION ia oar Motto. STEPHENS BROS. MAEKET HOUSE ASHBURTON. ENIOK STEAMSHIP COMPANY, (LIMITED.) NOTICE IN consequence of the Disorganisation of Shipping Labor, the Directors re gret? they are UNABLE TO ADVERTISE THE RUNNING OF STEAMERS AS USUAL. Intending PASSENGERS and SHIP PERS will receive ALL POSSIBLE INFORMATION at the Company» Offices, GEORGE JAMESON, Agent, Ashburton rpENDERS are invited for building a 1 Woolshed at Surrey Hills. Labour oniy. The plans and specifications may be seen on application to Mr Brawdeia, Ashburton. Tenders to be sent m by the 25th. EDWARD G. WRIGHT. lGthQctober, 1890. 10|10_ TIMARU AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. rpHE Association's Twenty-fifth Annua J_ Show of STOCK, etc., will bo' 1 held on the Association's Grounds, Wai-iti Road, oh Tuesday and "Wednesday , , October 28 and 29, 1890, Consisting of Sheep, Cattle, Horses, Pigs, Dogs, Dairy and Agricultural Produce, Implements, Wool, etc. Prizes amounting to about £550 will be given m Pieces of Plate, Medals, or Cash, also additional Prizes: . , , Prize lists and list of additional and private prizes can be obtained from the undersigned, . ) Entries for jSli«u>iv fettle and Piffs close 4n SATURDAY the l«fcii, dxyl all other entries on TUESDAY, 21st Octofcev, F. W. si'UBBS. Secretary,



, \ ANTED to Sell a Five Pound Bank v of England Note. Apply MAtl Office. ■ ■■ 10 102 r\ DDFELLOW S' TJ A L Li ASHBURTON. UNDER the directian of Messrs Wil liamson, Gabnek, & Co. ' Business Manager ( For Mr"j Mr Geo. Lee Stage Manager A J. L- [Mrß^at ' '' • I; Toole J land. To COMMENCE at 8 ; Carriages at 1Q.45 MESSRS Williamson, Garner and.Co.. have much pleasure to announce the First Appearance i$ Ashburton of the World-renowned Comedian, Mr J. L. Toole Supported by his English Company consisting of the following artistes :— Mr H. Westland Miss Eliza Johnstone, Mr G. Shelton Miss Irene Van brugli Mr 0. M, Lowne Miss Effie Liston MrC. Witeon. , Muss Lilly Pest Mr F. Arlton Miss Cora Poole IMrE. W. Garrad Miss Alice Deorwyn 'Mr John Gunn and , « r '. Mr John Billington. THIS THURSDAY EVENING OCTOBER 16th (and Positively for this night only) ; The successful comic Drama m three Acts; CHAWLEH Or—A FOOL AND HIS MONEY By the late Henry J. Byron. ' ■ Chawlks .. ... MrJ. L. Toole. ; To conclude with the most successful Farce of modern times ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS Or-FRENCH BEFORE BREAKFAST. M* Sprigcjins... ... Mr J. L. Toolk i (His original character as played by him over 4000 times.) Orchestra stalls, 6s ; stalls, 3s ; Back seats, 2s. Box plan at Mr W. Zander's, Tobacconist. Manager for Williamson, Garner, &00., 10 101 MR J. E. MOORE.