, matches out. There was a- cow-pen on the deck, and a sail had beto rigged in front of this as an awning to give shelter from the weather, so that it formed an . angle like this," and with his hands he formed a right angle. "Well, the engineer walked into this corner to be out of the wind, and I heard him strike another match. , .'■": "My.faith, I was past himm'that moment, and made my passage down :. helow without his observing. I walked quickly out on the shaft tunnel, and in ■ doing so brushed against another man, who, I cannot understand, did not see me. When I reached the place about ; ' where Iliad been before I lifted the plate, stepped down into the tunnel, and. then : replaced the plate on top of me. It was rery horrible —so dark that I could not - , see,my hands, even when it was broad i.. day, and I found the tunnel was not high s enough to allow me to sit upright, so I a -was obliged^, to be like this" (illustrating the attitude known as squatting on one's •T ' haunches, with ■ the knees drawn up tightly to the chin.) ] " Then, in the bottom there was several inches of filthy water, on which floated oil and grease, and other things thrown off from the'-erigin'es/ and it stank abomin 1-'': ablyl Aft^r'-lDeing there for days as it f Seeniedj^rfeally^pnly hours, the pain of I," 1 thus^ became .worse and worse, 7p [ 'fchtil jt t was 'dreadful agony, arid I \ could ( ' ; J r / ( ,-l)ear it', no ;longer, so I. lay down full )'/.[, lengtji, in.'ihis vile bilge water, .which (it * )) ;.f Hr,as .well) }was not high, enough; to> wash io c oyer my face, even; when theship rolled, { ►it hi else .I-, had,been smothered.'l --- ■; I v d ;hmHe remained there in ; the; foul atmo-1

•vji sphere, filfcfr and gloom, with insufficient food for one meal, from Wednesday, 4 •'aim.,' till 'Friday midnight^arid it was vOwing ; to this fact that when the Waka tipu irtbored alongside the wharf at JSydney,, ,o,n the Thursday,, at 2 p.m., ■'Detective^ Walker was unable to deliver  ,the body-of Girolomo; Gasparini, alias *' Francois, into the safe ward and keeping of.M;,le Comte deSegtrier, representative -of the French Republic. . , . ; ' 'At midnight on the Friday Gasparini came out of his lair, to find, as he had hoped and more than half expected, his Genoese friend on the look out for him ; the latter told him that the ship was closely watched and escape was simply ; impossible, s.o he immediately returned to his hiding place, not before the Genoese, , .however, had given him some bread and " ; meat'and a bottle of tea to take back with : him, with which mitigations of his .miseries he again descended'into the boweis of the t ship. The Wakatipu was bound for New i .'Zealand,, and as the detective was going back by her he accompanied the vessel on her little trip north. Here was rather a "s unique situation! The baffled officer, il'-' while of ten doubtless racking his brains ■ to account for the mysterious disappear ■ ahce of his prisoner, was separated from ' * 'the said prisoner only by a few iron plates and bulkheads, and, as a matter, of fact, was no further removed from him than he had been at any time since leaving Wellington. The steamer left Sydney at ten o'clock on Sunday morning and arrived at New castle towards evening. ' "At nearly midnight," Gasparini con . tinues, "I came again out of the tunnel —when in port—with the engines stopped and hardly anyone on duty below, it was hot difficult. Without making any noise, I reached the deck, and there found my Genoese fireman, who told me that the detective had been playing cards in the saloon from nine to ten, but now had \ turned in, and all was quiet forward. Then my friend brought me a razor, and I quickly shaved off my beard, and he gave me some directions for the future —where to go and what to do, —and then he ' brought me a change of clothes and four shillings and a sixpence, which was all he . had, bade me addio, and kept watch while - I crept away from the ship.' On getting away from the steamer Gas parini went first to the silver mines, where he found employment sewing sacks. He remained there some three weeks, and might have stayed on indefinitely had he not - chanced to meet the ex-cook of the* Auckland Gaol a former prisoner, whose sentence had expired, and who, unfortunately, remembered meet ing Gasparini in the prison. The ex cook told two of his friends, and the three of them charged Gasparini with being an escapee, an accusation which, of course, he strenuously denied, but in consequence of his detection thought it , advisable to leave the same day, and started to walk to Goulburn, with the idea of getting on the railway line to Melbourne. He reached the Victorian capital after some further adventure. Ultimately he obtained a billet at the Palace Hotel, whence he graduated to the post of garcen de cuisine at the French Club, and where, O satire of fortune ; he was performing his duties in the culinary department on the occasion of the recent - banquet tendered by the Club to M. v Noel Pardon, the incoming Governor of New Caledonia. In answer to another question he ad mitted that at first he used to live in a continual state of apprehension of being arrested, but that thefeelingwas gradually wearing off, though he thought he ran considerable risk of detection, as so many people saw him in Wellington and Auck land and on board the Wakatipu, and he was pointed out to them all as an escaped Ricidiviste. Ap>opes of this he says, " A few days ago, in a Melbourne street, J met the Capitano of the barque which rescued us at sea, and he seemed to be starring straight at me. Che pauvra ! I pulled out my handkerchief and pretended , to be wiping away the sweat from my forehead, so thtt he might not see my face, and there waa enough sweat to wipe away before he had passed me and made .. no sign I can tell you,"

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 Avorse, and when the ship reached Halifax he was placed 'in the Victoria Geneaal 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 nours, 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 j on the other hand pleurisy set in and the doctor, tooh ninety ounces of matter 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 like a leaf on a tree. At this crisis Wade's Scotch blood asserted itself. He refused to stand any more dosing, 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.

1 1He says: "When I was in this state a lady whom I had never seen came to the hospital and talked with jtne. She proved to be an angel of mercy, for without her I should not now be alive. She told me of a medicine called 'Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup,' and brought me a bottle next day. I started with it, without consulting the doctors, and in only a. few days' time I was on t- of bed calling for liain and eggs for breakfast. From that time keeping on with Mother Seigel's great remedy, I got •well fast, and was soon able to leave the hospital and come home to Glasgow. I now feel as if I was in another world, and have no illness of any kind."

The above facts are calmly and impartially stated, and the reader may draw his own conclusion. We deem it best to use no names although Mr Wade gave them in his original deposition. His address is No 244, Stobcross street, Glasgow, where letters will reach him.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, APRIL 22. 1890.



QO p\ ("} f^\ len<* on aPProved 3i» £t) v_/ V J freehold security. JOHN C. CORR, Barrister & Solicitor 4*170 Burnett St Ashburton. sotth"rakaia road district. rjIENDERS will be received up to 3 JL p.m. on THURSDAY, the Ist May next, for the following works : — Blinding two miles metalling Main waring's Road. Forming Cemetery and Thompson's Track Roads. Forming Road and Footpath in the Township. Metalling and Blinding about 15 chains in Township. Specifications can be seen at the Road Board's Office, South Rakaia. Tenders to be endorsed and addressed to the Chairman of the Board. A. MAKEIG, 4§171 Clerk to Board. JOHN DAVIDSON,. Returning 9 Officer for the Upper Ashburton Road District, do hereby declare the Mowing persons have been duly nomi nated for their respective wards as under:— For Winchmore Ward MATHEW STITT „ Allenton „ RONALD CAMP BELL & DANIEL O'CONNOR BRICK. Their being only one Candidate nomi nated for the vacancy in the Winchmore Ward, I therefore declare the above named person (MATTHEW STITT) to be duly elected member of the Upper Ashburton Road Board. Also there being two persons nominated as above to fill the vacancy for the Allenton Ward a Pott | for the election of ONE of the above named persons will be held at Saunderpj Mill, Ashbnrton, on SATURDAY^ the third day of May, 1890, at 12 o'clock noon. JOHN DA.V3CSON, Returning Officer, Upper Ashburton Road District. April 22nd, 1890, 4 172 8" TOP THAT COUGH! By usin. Flower's Cough Drops. Guarantee efficacious. Can only be obtained at H G. Flower's, Confectioner, East Street. a i9i TO LET. NEAR Woollen Mills, Six Roomed House, and a Five Roomed one. Apply at Steelk's Store. 4 168 IEOXBY FARM SALE, mHE ABOVE will be held on FRIDAY NEXT



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(NOT Thursday as previously advertised), Commencing at 12 o'clock. The property adjoins the Cairnbrae Railway Station. GEO. JAMESON, 4 167 Agent, Ashburton. LOOK OUT F.O R A_T RE AT. A CONCERT and SOCIAL will be held in the ODDFELLOWS' HALL, on the First Night of the Races, in aid of the funds of the Catholic Boys' School. The following ladies and gentlemen will take part in the Concert:—Mrs Crisp, Misses Pender (Christchurch), Holloway, A. Butler, T. Butler, and Berg ; Mr Donald McLean and his Lagh mor Highlanders; Messrs Stephenson, Brannigan. (a new arrival from New York), Flower, O'Loughlin and Master Henry. Conductor: Mr Horace Gates. Doors open at 7.30 to commence at 8. . T. Bullock npOLET at a low rental, House fronting JL Graham's Road, Tinwald. T. BULLOCK. j FOR SALE—Grass land near Tinwald, QA ACRES Easy terms. Apply to T. BULLOCK.



EEN 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 api, to be conceited. -They don't like tf>. $& beaten at their own trade by $ sidere Wyho have never studied medicine. They there fore pay, by thwr frequent failures, the penalty of refiising instruction, unless the teacher.hears th,eir own "Hall Mark. ' '&n eminent physician—Dr Brown-Sequard, ol'Paris—s.tates the fact accurately when he ga'y<s * « 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 illustrates this important truth. steamship of the Bonaldson Line sailed from Glasgow for Baltimore in 1887, having <n\ board as a fire man a man named Richard Wade, of Glasgow. He. had been a fiFemaivfor fourteen years on various ships sailing to America, China, and India, He had borne the hard and exhausting



CHEAP PROPERTIES. I HAVE a number of Sections, together _. with Cottages thereon, for Sale, for which owners are prepared to take Low | Prices. j Full particulars on application. i T. BULLQOK. '



Public W otic ea. LOWCLIFFE ESTATE. rpENDERS are invited for drainin _L about 200 acres, Tenders will t received till 10th MAY. 4 161 J. R. BRODIE. TENDERS. mENDERS WANTED for the Erectio: _L of an Implement Shed—labor only atP. & D. Duncan's Yards, Wills Street Plans and specifications may be seen a our Office. TENDERS must be in b SATURDAY next at Noon. ■ 4 157 P. & D. DUNCAN. ! ASHBURTON WESLEYAN CHURCH ANNUAL TEA MEETING TUESDAY, April 22nd Reception to Rkv. J. H. Gray. Tea at 6 o'clock. Admission, Is 6d Children, Is. Addresses by Ministers and Friends Muaic by the Choir. 4t*l2i SELLING OFF : PREVIOUS TO STOCK-TAKING. BOOKS, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Music, etc., at Greatly Reduced Prices, for Cash. N.Z. Jubilee Chronicle. L. F. ANDREWES & CO. ANNIVERSARY SOCIAL. '. mHE ASHBURTON RIFLES WILL HOLD THEIR AHHITCRSAKY SOCIAL pN THURSDAY, 22nd MAY, IN THE ODDFELLOWS' HALL. . Dancing at 8 'p. in; Admission—Gentlemen, 2s 6d ; Ladies free. Tickets from all members of the mpany. 4-163 ASHBURTON RACES. ; SPECIAL BANK HOLIDAY. "VTOTICE is hereby given that THURS- L> . DAY, the 24th day of April, 1890, las been appointed a Special Bank holiday at the Offices of the under aentioned Banks in Ashburton and ilakaia, For the Union Bank of Australia, Ld, JOSEPH PALMER; Chief Officer New Zealand. For the Bank of New South Wales, W. G. RHIND. Inspector. For the Bank of Australasia, E. W. MORRAH, Inspector. For the Bank of New Zealand, J. M. BUTT, . :+lls For the General Manager. FRIDAY, APRIL 25th. Hearing Sale of Farm Implements, Horse and Buggy, Furniture, etc. lITR T. BULLOCK has received in [Vl structions from Me. David Wilson in consequence of having let his farm) 0 sell by Public Auction at the Home tead, about 1 mile from the Wakanui School, on FRIDAY, April 25th, the fol awing, viz.— Horse, Bugijy and Harness, Spring Trap, 2 Sets trap harness, Broad 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. AND BACON IN LARGE or SMALL QUANTITIES, -\TTELL OEASONED AND FIRST CLASS QUALITY. JOHN GBR & CO. SALE OP .LAND AND CLEARING SALE. CAIRNBRAE, NEAR METHVEN. FRIDAY, 25th APRIL. IV yT"ILES & CO. have received insfcruc iA_JL tions from E. W. Bowyek, Esq., o SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION. At the Homestead, Cairnbrae, At 12 noon, On the above date, HIS CROXBY FARM, Comprising about V 4 Q ACRES OF GOOD AGRICUL -1 4:0 TURAL LAND, divided unto 12 Paddocks. The Buildings comprise 3 Cottages, 2 Stables, Woolshed, Pigstyes, Kennels and Sheepyardsi The above will be first submitted in one ot, and if not sold, will then be offered as mder :— LOT 11—230 Acres, chiefly in grass- LOT 2—168 Acres, in stubble. LOT 3—350 Acres, in grass and stuloble, Also, all his LIVE AND DEAD STOCK, Comprising }AA MERINO EWES. VVA CROSSBREDS, 2-tooths. A DRAUGHT HOUSES. a YOUNG HORSES. 1 HACK. L 3 Drays, M'Cormick Twine Reaper and Binder, Duncan Grass Stripper, Champion Drill, Ransome three furrow Plough, Duncan S.F. Plough, Cambridge Roller, Har rowa, Horse-power and Chaffcutter, Harness, Tanks, Wire, Stakes, Posts and Rails, Furniture,, Fowls, taid Sundries. Luncheon provided. Sale at 12 noon. J. T. FORD<, Auctioneers GEORGE JAMESON, H3 Agent,



PUBLIC HALF-HOLIDAY. rpHE Burgesses are requested to close 1 their places of business, from NOON r on THURSDAY, April 24th, being the s Second Day of the Ashburton Autumn Races. D. THOMAS, 4J145 Mayor. ' p~HA R L E S ~D R A DITb L L Licensed Landbroker and Valuator nder "The Land Transfer Act, 1885. ESTATE, HOUSE, LAND, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT. ,Office—Burnett Street, Next to "Mail" Office. WANTED KNOWK T MMENSE arrivalsof NEW AUTUMN X DRAPERY, CLOTHING, and BOOTS, ex Kaikoura, at ANDREW ORR'S. TPOR MANTLES, MILLINERY, and. Jj DRESSES see A. ORR's Naw Stock. FOR WEDDING Outfits, Family Mourning, and General DRAPERY go to ANDREW ORR'S. ~\TEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION.- ±S ANDREW ORR is showing cxi actly the same Goods in Roslyn Worsted Dress Tweeds, as exhibited at the Exhi bition, also Blankets and Flannels. Onri PAIRS of BLANKETS at &\J\J - Old Pa-ices, contracted for when wool was Chtsap.—A. ORR. BOOTS, BOOTS, for Variety, Quality, Style, and Make of. Ladies', Children's, and Gents' Boots go at once to ANDREW OBR'S. J IAA EMBROIDERED ROBES to. I\J\J Select from at ANDREW ORR'S. No two of the same pattern. . V* 1. SI'AKKOW, TAILOR AND ME."N'S MERCER FAST STUSTET THE ASHBURTON FURNI TURE WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET. TDICKFORD and UNDRILL have a JL 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 of CHINA, GLASSWARE, AND : j ORNAMENTS Very writable 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 addresia—. TANCRED STREET Opposite the Arcade WINTER IS COaIHS. j ,W.W. SPENCER: HAS JUST LAWkED " la'Re and obofoe aaftntmontof NI2WUOODS for the Cbmlng Resß'm. New .Dress" -Goudre 'n !.H the most Fashionable ehuc'an at 7^3. A {-'clondW tb^ok and heavy FTnaißpan at le3l, wortiK.ln 93. Gone! Hwf Misiton DrcnH IVofoe B£l White Twjl'i Shot-ting*, doubin *'d'h 1' Good WbVie o*Mooo s 4s 9d the dcz)u. <Jffr Oa'iiv 2j lid a di zau. Tickfojj 6fif. P.fnie." !<iws<lu, ShirtHcrn, Flauoo'e QailtP, etc., »-. «bn:»fcHALF>JtTOK. Qood W >«hing Ginghams i» F*noy Oiuoki (it. s|d, Moa'e Lv<;od ?ol'a 18} 6:1. AG.'oa 'JVeu'ri tiuK2s? Mt-n'a Tb.lck Woollon So-:lsb Is 41 Mfio's fttrtp.jr Gatinn .Shlt^t 63, Biro 1 Ooi'd M« loe 2» lid. Mo'AOold Jfto!«o6)H<3. ■ Mo*«'h Shooter .Booso 10s 61 ; B'ucWs 6s lid. ChilcU'ou'* Stnng .cohool Booto 6) Hi A Lnrgo Anoortmant of Ohlidron'a Patont Liatner Sboaa and Boots always lv Btook AT W; W, SPENCER'S THS AtICADE. i



Jffi^ LiVr';D estate nds.O'K'vaa.^.-, \Dhk9^^^E3?llol 161 ■fim-efird Sfaft 1, .JhrlMchureV jßH^HßHHß|^^||mgß [hava eaunof money \. > loa 1". <~n security r.t Jo v rule oi: in'ovest. Sovfitikl 4UII ffl^ffi\y*Yym3^s^Fw/jKSM PWros for Js*ie. Bi T%!?^r^^' THE MIRROR," AKER BR. S., * HIGH-CLASS Weekly, .Social, Builders, Undertakers, etc. J\^ Political, Literary, and Dramatic Corner Wakanui Road and Cass Street to be published every FRIDAY, (Next Central Hotel). pr i ce 3^ ty. t h e Centennial Printing and lOr at Baker and Brown s Coach Factory, Publishing Company, Limited, Melbourne lonn HAVELOCK STREET. place, RulseU Street, Melbourne. . . I 2 90 (Next the Court House.) iTINWALD COAL AND FIREWOOD -rx« • 3>epot. &he,ep Dipping JA /CLOTHIER has for AT .O-, \J Sale—Best New castle, Westport, Grey Valley, and Mount i Somers Coal, Firewood and Stakes. T> a> f\f\TT IF^W Prime Oaten Straw and Sheaf Chaff, at . Jt>XiV/'iJIVJ^ O , A6hburton_prices. notice"of removal" HEW PUBLIC DIP RAILWAY RESERVE, ; IjffflafbjL Opposite Ashburton Saleyards, bbßsßibw ' is No^ going on* T^^^^^^^fe^ Man: in attendance every Monday, '^^p^^^S'^^^^F Wednesday, and Friday, from 9 to 1, otJier days can be ' a""anged by applying JOHN MOISON to C M. BROOKE, East Street. BEGS to inform his Customers and ' • _ PRICE : the Ashburton Public that he has One Penny P er head u.nd, er ?°° '> taken those commodious shops in. the Three Farthings per head over 500. Town Hall, to which he will remove his After Ist May, One Farthing per: head business on: Ist MAY next, and in more. ■.;.. consequence will hold a clearing sale of ~ > - '■•■**, "< his present Stock, at REDUCED RATES $pflAkp'C' {{ Pa fWt SllfPH Dill for CASH ONLY till date of removal. >il\ibhS & TC ICLL OIRB|I Vl\t Orders booked will be charged at Ordinary Equal to any, and superior'topmost, is Rates. ", sold in the Ashburton County only at 6s REPAIRS neatly executed at the per gallon, used Ito 110 and or 120 gal shortest notice. lons of water, goes further and is cheaper J MOISON han any OTHER DIP. lh Union Fire Insurance Company, Limited Head Office, CMstchnrch. CAPITAL £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., Deputy Chairman, Esq.;-Hon. W. Reeves, M.L.C. J. Anderson, Esq., J. Palmek, Esq., General Manager, W. DEVENISH MEARES,, Offices, 172 Hereford St., Christchurch. Special Features : The only Institution of the kind with its Head Office in Christchurch. Liberality in Settlement of Claims. Ra""KS, fhe lowest current. r . ■, AGENT FOR ASHBURTON AND DISTRICT, JOHN a. EESTELL WEST STREET. 11 . } 4 4o Vjn E AJRS BUYERS AT ALL TIMES OF WHEAT, GATS, BAELEY \ EYEGEASS, 1-EAS, J ITO., ETC. , FKIEDLANDBK, BRO:5, ''.; WHEAT SHiPiVJ EN"TS~~ WB ARE PREPARED TO MAKE LIBERAL ALVANOES, FBEE OF COMMISSION AND INTEREST, ngMost ail kinds of Prodooa plaoed tn oar h»cd» for ihlptr.ent to the United Kingdom 01 the CcnUnont. HAVING- out owu house la London 1b a samoioat gnirintoe that the Interenl of Ollentu, who will entrust the shipment of their prtin to as, will be well looked after. Olleotfl may alao rely that expensea will be kept te low aa pasnlble, and the blghes mtrket valne realised. BACH F»rmer'B Lot la shipped ander » distinct sod eeparato brand, no tw lots being branded ftllke, and enoh lot Is sold on its own merits. Prompt bjooub Sales as in the past. WE are also prepared to store grain and other, Prorfuoe at Aahbnrton, Lyndharat Lyttelton or Addingtcn apon easy terms, and make reaaontble adfanoea on aime, FEMDLAFDiiK BKOS. 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ITS EFFEOT UPON TRE WOOL Ib exceedingly important to Woolgrowers. It npldly tho vzlao ; it cot arrest the growth at any time but promotes tha natural socretlono, and lnoreiteee the weight of the flaaco; It doea not etnla or diacoloi the wool, nor Ulca oat any of tbo yolk, but Is st all time> > tha beat Dip for t!ae wool that can be aeed. IT IS OHBAP aud repays itself tenfold to t'lo aaeep-owaor. IT IS EA3Y TO USE, requiring very little preparation, mixes Instantly wUh cold water, leaver no sediment, no ocum, no waste. One gallon of Dip to 100 gallons oi water —tbo witch is then ready for übb. IT.ISSAFB. While Poiaonoua Dips can only be nasd with oaution upon sheep, thfa Dip may bo need apon all Animals : Homes to kill Insects and the mange ; also Dogi for the atms putpoue ; aleo for exterminating ineoola, and all»ylnc; all irritation of the tkln of Dairy Oattio, Cdvoa, Pigs, etc., for which purprsa it (a elmply iuvalaiblo. FOR SOAB, LIOS!, TIOKS, and insesta of all kinds, it is a most effootual Dip, and thoroughly relUblo at nil times, and in all ollmatoa, LITTLE'S PATENT FLUID DIP has a world-wldo rppatntlon of the fhlghest posalble character, h haa rooolved moro GOLD and SILVER MBDALS and other AWARDS OF KyOELLSNaiS AND MERIT than peih*p« aU the othe« BheepDJps ut togflthoj'v ASHBUETON COUNTS » 1 GEO. JAMESON



), QUICK METHODS BY which to teach any person BUSI NESS 'STYLE or LADIES HAND Writing in six lessons, —SHORT- HAND in eight or nine Lessons. Every atisfaction guaranteed. Apply —A. Knutzekt, at Mr Truckle's Restaurant. 4 159 MAIM & FIELD PIPES yr LARGE «upp'y of virloua SIZES nlwaya lo STOCK, for SAL? In hrge or small quantifies SPECIAL qao»|t!oQv given for largo qaaot(tfe). , GEO. JAMESON, ASLIBUJiTON & RAKAIA. 1 3t172 —NOTICE— .. T HAVE pleasure in announcing that I "" have appointed Mr J. Quinn, Watch maker, as sole agent in .Ashburton for my Improved Pebble Spectacles. Signed 10 15 WM. RICKETTS TO LADHIS WHO WOULD DRESS FASHIONABLY AND WELL AT THE SMALLEST POS SIBLE COST. TNSPECT the New Dress Fabrics, Plushes, Ulsters, Ribbons, Gloves-, and Feathers, latest styles, now on view at "THE CORNER:"- '' ( w Stock of Flannels, Blankets, Flannelettes, 'Hosiery, Men's and Boy s Clothing. . The Soundest Yaliie OFFERED. WIT JOLLIER "THE COENEK." IRONMONGERY. JOHNORR&CO. Are Offering . SPECIAL VALUE FOR CASH . Prior to their Annual Balance. AND Having Large Stocks of Lead ing Lines now landing, Purcha sers Avill save from 10 to 20 pc, cent 12 cases new Bedsteads at all prices Guns of all kinds, grand value 10 cases Sporting Powder 15 cwt Shot 4 cases Fenders from 6s to £5 50 sets Fire Irons from 5s to 30s 4 casks Holloware and Kitchen Utensil 3 packages Lamps, Globes and Chimneys 1 case table and pocket Cutlery, grand value 3 casks Plough and Trace Chains 100 drums Raw and Boiled Oil 2 tons White Lead Paints and Varnishew tf all kinds 5 bales Wall Paper . 50 Register • Grates from 14s 6d, 17s •' 6d to £5 Ranges and Stoves of all sorts 20 tons Bar Iron 1 ton Bolts and Nuts all sizes ■ 4 packages Wringers and Mangles New "Home Sewing Machine" best and simplest Leather Portmanteaus and travelling Trunks Leather Belting ljin to 6in Manilla and Flax Rope, lsin to 3in 40 coils of Plough Line 2 cases Sellar's Mould Boards Hornsby's and Ransome's Plough Shares, all sizes 3 casks Buggy Springs and Axles 40 kegs Bluestonc 75 kegs Wire Nails 20 kegs Fencing Staples 40 coSs 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, andNEATSFOOT OILS 10 crates China and Earthenware. | —Including— , New Toilet, Dinner, Tea, and Dessert ware. Some of these are really beautiful goods. J OH N \J R B JM__VJL» H. CHILDS SHOEING AND GENERAL BLACK SMITH AND ENGINEER, (Late of Chertsey.) BEGS to notify that he has com menced business in Ashburton in the premises 'on Wakanui Road, lately occupied by Mr C. Ray, Engineer, where he hopes by strict attention to business, combined with good Workmanship and Moderate Charges, to merit a fair share as public support. ' All kinds of Agricultural and other Machinery repaired. Horse Shoeing ami all kinds of Blacksmiths' work done witli promptitude. Note the address— Late premises of R. RAY, Wakanui Roa



I LONGBEACH COACH. ; - >■ /^\N and after Monday 21i$t inst., the 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 /~1 ENERAL PRESS AGENCY REPORTERS, Newspaper Com*-, .'. pondents and Advertising. Agents, . Russell Stoeet, , MELBOiri&ira:, , <■ Undertake Special Reports of Public '', Meetings, Newspaper Correspondence, and Newspaper Advertising throughout the Australian Colonies and Stew Zealand. . Communications to be addressed to The , Manager. j N.B.—Files of Provincial Newspapers are kept for the convenience,!'of the Agency's clients. ' . . :: 527 J. RANGER ;■ SADDLE, COLLAR^ and HARNBSS MAKER. HAVING Purchased the business of Mk A. Ireland, and removed into those- commodious premises, lately occupied by himi n Burnett iStreet, 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 Saddlery and Harness, and strict atten- ■ tion to business, combined with good . workmanship and reasonable charges. Repairs neatly and promptly,attended to. ASHBURTON COAL & FIREWOOD DEPOT. RQ TJEA'N, ' . D. X 3 E AN, ' COAL & FIREWOOD'MERCHANT OATS BEAN CHAEtf ETC., ETC •'■■': ■« _ O-J TO" OA_ PER DAY to bd 3j L 3j\t 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. ;< Outfit worth £1 mailed . free. The employment is particularly adapted to the region in which' this publi- '■ cation circulates. Boys and girls earn nearly a much as men. Full particulars ■ and instructions mailed free. Now is the time—don't delay, bub write to.us at once. Address Stinson and C 0.., Portland, Maine, United States. b. P S E V MO ;u R, SURGEON DENTIST, 215, Colombo Street (new Buildings near Corner of Gloucester Street.) • ESTABLISHED . 1869 SCALE OF CHARGES i }] Extraction. 2s 6d per tooth ; Fillingß, " 5s per tooth. A reduction made where a number require attending "%. ' ; ■-. ARTIFICIAL TEETH The charges for Artificial Teeth are made with a view to,, strict economy, .regulated by such circumstances as cases present, or such materials as patients prefer. Par ticulars given on application. 1 Consulta tion free. Nitrous Oxide' Laughing Gjw) ; administered when required. Attendance, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m • . 215, Colosibo -Street, Christchtjrch. -' / 8 16 SUI'IS TO MEASURE mHE Largest Stock of J. TWEKDS evoroh'-wn ■ |n Ashburto^ to ihopfo from. QUALITY AXD FIT GUARANTEEb 0 jme anl p »e tba prices. ASHBURTON CLOTH* ING MARi S.IUNDKBS 1 8011-pfNGS. pi TjIAWCIT "PVO.DDS SURGEON DENT][ST, (Formerly with A. W. CiiatfteM), , Auckland.) ; -CHARGE S—  Ordinary "Extraction... ... 2s 6d ■. Painless ... ... ... 5s Od - , Stopping ... ... ... 7s 6d Full upper and lower set of Artificial Teeth 10 guineas, and all work equally moderate. ; ' ' " —CONSULTATION FREE— All work done by liim guaranteed to fife and look well. ' ; Address :—Court Chamb^^s, fibovo Mr f H. M. Jones, Stationer V.:.J SI rout. Private Residence,  ; Havelock Street Opposite Presbyterian' Church. f' ; THE :; , CLEABING SALE i oF ■ ■ ■ BOOTS I ' , IN GEORGE DIACK'S ESTATE, : . TTAVING been so SUCCESSFUL, XX we will clear the BALANCE < for . '; ONE '-TTTEEK r\NLY - I NE j\\ EEK VjNLY ; a.t . ■ ' ' -; STARTLING PRICES.'  [ •MITCHELL & TURNER, f i* \ 1 : _ •--. . ■■;;/,