I observed a species of honesty not to be found m .our colonial towns. Newspapers and book packets, too large to be posted m the ordinary letter boxes m the street, are simply sufficiently stamped and laid on the tcp of the box. This may be done at any hour of the day or night, and they lie their undisturbed until the mailman comes round and collects them. SANTA CRUZ. At Santa Cruz I met an old Ashburton townsman and m company with him I visited the grove of Big Trees. I also met an old schoolmate who owns a farm of 2000 acres, and had the pleasure of seeing one of his combined headers and threshers which delivers the wheat from the paddock m bags. It was drawn by thirty mules. SALT LAKE. I visited the Mormon Tabernacle, capable of seating 8000 people r^'^fort ably ; also the Temple which hua been m course of construction since 1853. It is built of white granite, and when finished will be one of the finest buildings m America. . . . A visit to the city of the saimts is not complete without a bath m the Salt Lake itself. The buoyancy of the water is such that you can sit m it with perfect ease, a few horizontal motions . of the hands being all that is necessary to keep yourself m position. . . . The Mormons are losing ground. At the last Municipal election the Saints were out numbered by the Gentiles, and the young Mormons of both sexes are marrying out of the faith and scattering up and down the States. Mormbnism is kept up principally by proselytising. CHICAGO. At the, trrent slaughtering works of Armour and Co., I saw the champion "pig sticker " of Chicago, and pigs going through at the rate of seven per minute. On the day of my visit 2500 bullocks had been killed, and' for the year ending 31st December, 1888, the firm killed 1,140,000 pigs ; 561,200 cattle ; and 164,540 sheep. In summer 5000 hands are employed, and m winter 6000. The wage 3 paid amount to $3,000,000 per annum, the ground area of buildings is 40 acres, and the floor space 135 acres. The chill room and cold storage area cover 30 acres. BRITISH AGRICULTURE. I found agriculture and farming (at Home) very much as it was thirty years ago. Rents have been reduced to some extent, but laborers' wages have advanced m a much greater ratio, and as a conse quence the farmer is no better off. The Scotch farmer at least has not yet adopted the labor saving machinery m use m the Colonies and America. The harvest laborer now stops punctually at six o'clock m the evening, m Ayrshire. He also consumes more tea and less porridge than he used to do, and m fact oatmeal is going out of fashion and dyspepsia is coming m. Three-furrow ploughs are a dark mystery, and are treated as a sort of colonial romance. The same may be said of disc harrows and self binders. But although we have nothing to learn from the Old Country m the matter of labor saving appliances for growing grain cheaply, we have much to learn m the matter of DAIRY FARMING. Cheesemaking (as now taught m Ayr shire) is almost an exact science. By means of a simple chemical test the degree of acidity m milk can be deter mined, and the hot iron test gives the degree of acidity m the curd with the greatest accuracy* thus enabling makers to turn out cheese of uniform quality. Of course, one of the essentials is unre mitting care and another is scrupulous cleanliness m the process from beginning to end. . . Farm buildings have been greatly improved. Cattle are well housed, and fed on steamed food ; but m spite of all that our cattle, horses, and sheep seem to be m more robust health, and to be living m a more natural way. FROZEN MUTTON. A large trade is being done m the pro vincial towns. John Bull is slowly getting over his prejudices and taking to the frozen mutton of New Zealand, but there is a good deal of inferior meat, both Eng lish and imported, sold as New Zealand frozen mutton. Shippers ought to take care that the wholesale part of the busi ness does not become a monopoly. IRRIGATION. On a visit to a friend m Yorkshire, between Doncaster and Goole, on the banks of the river Don, I observed a pro cess of irrigation called " warping." This process, I think, might be very well ap plied to some of our land on the Canter bury plains. The muddy water of the Don is run on to the paddock through an opening m the bank, and the paddock is filled as high as the banks of the fences will allow. Then the water is shut out, and tlje land is allowed to dry. This process leaves a thick deposit of mud or silt, which renews and enriches the soil and produces splendid crops. It has the merit of being m expensive. I was so much struck by the simplicity of this plan that I made a note of it on the spot. During the summer months, when the Rakaia river is m high flood, and carrying down to the sea many millions of tons of mud, I should like to see the experiment made of covering a few paddocks with the muddy water from the river and watch the result. I saw many paddocks m Yorkshire that had been raised five feet from their original level by repeated warpings. This same process has been undoubtedly carried on on a large scale by nature when our best soils were formed m Canterbury along the banks of our rivers and creeks, and the question might be asked—why should it not be applied now m an artificial way on the thin poor soils of these plains. Now | that the Rakaia river is tapped by a water race, I hope this plan will be tried. PESSICATED MILK. While m Paris I had the pleasure of meeting one of the Directors of the Com pany formed to work the new patent process for reducing milk to a dry powder, and from him I learned that the plan has now passed the experimental stage and is an undoubted success. By this process the water (and ordinary milk contains 90 per cent) is completely extracted, and a dry white powder is the result. When this powder is mixed with water, it immediately resumesits original character. This process seems to open up such a wide field for the export of our surplus mjlk m New Zealand, that if it is all that the promoters claim for it, its value can hardly be estimated.

DARING ROBBERY

[PER PKE.SS ASSOCIATION] Auckland, July 14. One of the most daring robberies on a large scale, which has taken place m this city ,for some years past, occurred on Saturday afternoon, when the premises of Messrs Howden, jewellers, Queen street, were broken into, and stripped of over £700 worth of jewellery. Mr Howden is m the habit of closing his shop on Satur day afternoons without putting the shutters up or removing the stock, and j re-opening again m the evening at half- '> past six, and putting a note on the door to that effect. On Saturday last he left m the afternoon as usual, leaving the key of the shop with Mr Gilbert, Ins neigh bor, a chemist. When Mr Gilbert gave up the key at half-past six he told Mr Howden there had been a noise inside, but he thought it was rats. Howden was putting the key into the door when, through the window, he saw a man running from behind the counter. He went m front, and Gilbert ran to the back, where the latter caught a young Baan penning out with a large parcel. A desperate struggle took place between Gilbert and the intruder, of which Howden was unconscious. The two men Rolled over and over m the mud twice, s*ntl the burglar got away eventually. The

police heard the noise from the station, which is in the neighborhood, and arrested the burglar, who gave the name of George McLean. He said he was a clerk. Jewellerytothe value of £700 was found in his possession in two parcels, and which he was taking away. McLean has been here about three weeks, and is believed to have come from Sydney.

The Broken Cables.

— ♦ [I'EK. I'KESS ASSOCIATION.] Adelaide, July 13. Owing to the break in the cables, instructions have been sent to the lighthouses and signal stations in the Gulf of St. Vincent to keep a sharp look-out and signal incoming vessels promptly. Melbourne, July 13. The defence authorities are on the alert in consequence of the cable in terruptions. The Cerberus has been ordered to proceed to the Heads, and the torpedo boats are in readiness. No alarm is felt, but this action, is taken merely as a precautionary measure, combined with drill.

Wellington, July 15. The superintendent of the Eastern Extension Cable Company at Wakapuaka, advises the Press Association that pro bably one, if not two of the Company's repairing steamers will arrive m the vicinity of the breaks on Tuesday or Wednesday at latest. Tests from Port Darwin and Roebuck Bay show all three cables broken close to Banjoewangi. The Telegraph Department here has been advised by Mr Todd, Superin tendent of Telegraphs for South Austra lia, that the s.«. Adelaide has i;>een chartered to leave Port Darwin for Ban joewangi at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. If communication is interrupted west of Banjoewangi she will go to Saurabaya or other ports having communication with Batavia and Singapore, and will wait there forty-eight hours for replies.

T he Uses of Glycerine

Glycerine has many uses for which ib was not originally manufactured, but which are none the cess effective. It con tains properties peculiarly soothing to the human body. Application of it will often prevent sores, and no surer cure can be invented for fever blisters' and bed sores. Mixed with other liquids and powders it is found useful for a great rariety of things. Some of these pre scriptions are as follows :—For the lips, tongue, and gums, when diseased or inflamed, disute pure glycerine with an equal quantity of water, and apply several times a day. If very severe add three parts of golden seal, one pound of powdered burnt alum, one part of witch hazel, and two parts of glycerine. Apply this every night, rubbing it thoroughly. For coughs and colds add one or two tablespoonfuls of glycerine m pure rye whisky. The same amount of glycerine put m rich cream will do as good work. A cold can be broken up by taking a glass of hot lemonade, with a tea spoonfnl of pure glycerine added, ju^t before retiring. If a severe sore throat characterises the cold, the cough will be greatly relieved by letting a mixture of glycerine, crystallised sugar and whisky trickle down the throat slowly. For the face a good skin purifier can be made by •making an oatmeal paste out of water and glycerine. Put this on over night and keep it m place by means of a mask. It is harmless, and fully as effective as many of the more injurious complexion improvers. The skin of the whole body can be made pure, soft, and fresh by adding a little glycerine m the morning and evening bath. For excessive perspiration of the feet a good cure can be made by taking one part of alum and two parts of glycer ine, and mixing up thoroughly. Rub on the feet over night, and draw a light, open sock on each foot after the application. Bathe the feet m tepid water upon rising. Excessive perspiration and the unpleasant smell which come from the moisture will soon cease.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

.—* __ [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Sudden Weath of a Hoy. Auckland, July 14. On Saturday afternoon a number of lads started on a "hare and hounds" chase on the Western suburbs. One of them, an "hound," was a lad named. Thomas Wilson, son of Mr Wilson, shoe maker. The lads kept running and walk ing at short intervals for an hour and a half. They had run up hill from Cotus Creek for the finish when Wilson sud denly said, "I am done," and fell sense less, all efforts to restore him being fruitless. Charg-ci of Murdwi*. Gisbornb, July 14. At the Police Court William Black, a laborer, was charged on the information of Constable Riddell with the murder, about the month of March, of Robert Streeter, at What&tutu. Mr Booth, R.M., granted a remand till Monday, 21st inst. §ui<-iil«. 11 Westport, July 14. A man named Edward Hickey com mitted suicide by hanging at Cape Foul wind last evening. 1 li« inuaoiiic JBrotlMirliootl. Invkrcargill, July 14. At a meeting of the Victoria Masonic Lodge, 1.C., a resolution was passed protesting strongly against the establish ment of a Lodge in New Zealand under the Grand Orient of France, and express ing surprise at the want of patriotism displayed by several prominent Masons in the colony. Futal .Acc-ldnnt. William Mcc, a settler in the Chatton district, was thrown from his horse, receiving injuries from which he died.

HOW PILLS ARE MADE

The Custom of taking medicine m the form of pills dates far back m hisstory. The object is to enable us to swallow easily m a condensed form disagreeable and nauseous, but very useful, drugs. To what vast dimensions pill taking has grown may be imagined, when we say that m England alone about 2,000,000,000 (two thousand million) pills are consumed every ye'.r. In early days, pills were made slowly by hand, as the demand was comparatively small. To day they are produced m infinitely greater rapidity by machines especially contrived for the purpose, and with greater accuracy, too, m the proportions of the various ingre dients employed No form of medication can be bette* * ban a pill, provided only it is intelligently pre pared. But right here occurs the difficulty. Easy as ifc may soein to make a pill, or a million of them there aro 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 m the head, sides, and back, he may be sure Ids bowels are constipated, and his liver sluggish. To remedy this unhappy state of tilings there is jiothing like a good cathartic pill. It will acf#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 us sick and miserable for a few hours or a whole day. It acts on the entire glandular system at the same time, else the after effects of the pill will be worse than he disease itself. The grioing 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. \Vithout having any particular desire to praise one pill above another, we may, nevertheless, name Mother SeigePs Pills, manufactured by the well known house of A. J. White, Limited, 35 Farringdon 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 witli 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 Scigcl'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 m curing diseases. If you have a severe cold and are threatened with a fever, with pains m 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 m the mouth is caused by foul matter m the stomach. A dose of Seigel's Pills will effect a speedy cure. Oftentimes partially decayed food m 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 m ither sex without any unpleasant effects.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN.

[PER VKESS ASSOCIATION,] (Received .July 34, 12.25 p.m.) THE INJURED REPORTER. Sydney, July 14. Poulsen has slightly improved.

A PLAGUE OF MICE.

The Capunda district is at present infested Math a great plague of mice. Wheat stacks are being demolished, and farmers are capturing six thousand of the vermin weekly.

THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING DISPUTE.

The President of the Mercantile Officers' Association states that the New Zealand branch is fighting its own battle with the steamship owners, the Sydney branch not having been consulted m the matter.

ORANGEISM.

Brisbane, July 14. On Saturday the Orangemen held a demonstration and paraded the streets, accompanied by large crowds of people. The police and troopers were present m strong force, but beyond a little hissing and hooting no disturbance took place.

Mr H. B. Vogel, the eldest son of Sir Julius Vogel, has been admitted as a bar rister at Wellington. The well-known London preacher and author, the Rev. Mark (!uy Pearce, iutends to leave on a visit to Australia and New Zealand in January. A resident of Mount Gambier has offered o the South Australian Government, for a reward not under £40,000, a method of ex terminating rabbits. For £10 he will under take, within seven days, to clear 320 acres, no matter how thick the rabbits are. The specific is not a contagious disease. Evangelistic services will be conducted in the Primitive Methodist Churchs next Sun day and during the following week by Mrs Wright, of Wellington. Mrs Wright has been most successful in many of her missions in other places, and as she sings as well as preaches the gospel her services are yiade very attractive. Says the Scotsman :—ln spite of all that has been said, recent statistics prove that Ireland is the most temperate country of the three kingdoms. For every head of its population Ireland consumes less than half the quantity of alcohol that is consumed in England, and somewhat, more, than half oi what is consumed in Scotland. The local Post Office authorities inform us that the steamer Adelaide has been chartered to leave Port Darwin for Banjoewangi about 11 a.m to-morrow, with cablegrams for Europe, etc. To insure cables being for warded by the steamer they should be lodged at New Zealand Offices not later than Ba.m to-morrow. In England, out of 12,000 certificated masters in elementary schools last year, 9000 received more than £100 a year, 1500 between £200 and £400. Many have residences provided. Of 16,000 certificated ladies 4000 teceived £100. Still there are many receiv ing very small sums ; 28,000 receive leas than £100 a year ; 18,000 less than £70 a year, and 13,000 about £50 a year. Mr Kerr recently gave the House a chapter out of the early history of Taranaki and asserted that the first loan that pro vince ever raised they borrowed from him— £3000. In reply to anxious enquiries as to whether he ever got the money back, Mr Kerr assured the House that he did, though he refused the security they originally offered him, which was the town of Wai tara. The Duke of Argyle has been seriously dealt with by the Scotch Crofter Commis sion. His rents in the islands of Mull and lona, having been brought ibefore the com mission, they have been reduced—in Mull by an average of 39 per cent., and in lona by 27A- per cent. In the one ease the ar rears of rent were wiped out to the tune of 63 per cent., and in lona 70 per cent, of arrears were cancelled. In the Westmir.isterCounty Court, London & doctor sued a professional ex-pngiliso for fche amount of his fees, and in the course of ©vidence mentioned that the defendant's two sons " earned £1000 or more a-year " by exhibitions of boxing. The father also, according to his medical adviser, was rolling in money, the result of past triumphs with the gloves, and on one occassion had enjoyed the distinction of sparring before the Shah of Persia. The late Sultan of Zanzibar imagined that he was a greater personage than any other en this earth, and the only man not born to die. Ha was so sure of this that he had his plans laid for 2000 years ahead. When he found that he was going to die he was so cut up about it that he hastened his end by many days, and to get even with something or somebody, he had six of his court physicians beheaded. A Belgian chemist has discovered a means for rendering texture, no matter how deli- i cate in fabric or color, proof against the ravages of decay. The wonderful state of preservation which the headbands of Egyptian mummies exhibit is due to their having been impregnated with a kind of rosin. This led the invento rto make certain experiments with the substance extracted from birch bark, to which the peculiar aroma of Russian leather is due, and he found that the green tay, whjeh was left over after the oil used in tanning had been extracted from the white bark of the birch tree, yields noither acid nor alknliod, and that in solu tion with alcohol it.forms a liquid of remark able fluidity with the power of resisting, when once dried, even the action of alcohol, Mr Hutchison, chaffiing Mr Hislop the other day in the House said : —" We have, so, far, forgotten to congratulate the honourable member for Oamaru on the distinction which has been conferred on him in being enrolled in the Legion of Honour—a dts tinction which, cqniing from the Republic of France, mast be peculiarly aootsptablp t 0 any honourable gentleniau 'in this House. Of course that order is not so. select as some •rders i« the gift of Her Majesty. There are only twenty-three or twenty-four thou sand gentlemen enrolled in the Legion of Honour, and it has been extended, I under stand, to manufacturers of peculiar brands of mustard and of cod-Uvw c\ii, Neverthe less, the distinct^u. Is one we ought all to recognise asd to. congratula'* any member ot the House on attaining."

THE ASHBUfcTON GUARDIAN, MOMDAY, JVtLt U, 1890.



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As Bronchiti?, 4stlmta, Wheezing, Coughs, Colds, Fog Fever, Sore Throat, Bleeding from the Lungs,, Tightness on the Chest, Inflammation of Lungs, Collapse of the Air Cells, Induration of Lungs ; Congestion of Lungs, &c, &c. It is the only medicine known to mankind. that will completely cure consumption m its early stages. It is composed of choice fruits, flower seeds, gums, balsams, and herbs. It renovates and fattens the weakest constitution, alike of young or old. It is exceadingly pleasant to take, and causes an immediate improvement m all who take it. Sold m bottles at 2s 6d, ts, 6s, and 10s "THE BOOM OF THE COMING CENTURY;" H. E. Kugelmann's Electric Essence.— An external remedy for all pains or aches. Nothing like this has ever been known, and nothing else will ever equal it. If you have a rheumatic or gouty pain that jou do not care about, obtain a bottle of this Electric Essence and it will niake you happy. 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NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. NOTICE. ON and after lsfc JULY, 189 C RETURN TICKETS will be isaue* Daily. .For distances ot 20 miles the; "WIMI SI 3.A*!R!R»O"V7" will be available for return the next day or from Saturday to the following Monday O^er 20 miles they will be available fo one month. Over 300 miles they will b available for ("wo months. 108 BY ORDF. TAILOR AND TREES /"^ TREES! I THE Undersigned, have opened i , Nursery on my own account and an prepared to sell FRUIT and FORES! TREES of the choicest sorts at prices no "■itt-i*t>« wr^it^ to be beaten. Having had 28 years MFNS MFK PF R experience at Home and m the Colonies ai i^n >J Hi Ltl\ \j & A j * have grown none but the besfc sorfcs 01 Fruit Trees, knowing that a great manj that are planted out are shy bearers and ___ • some that do bear are inferior m quality, I have also a very choice collection ol I Roses and Shrubs. Gardens laid out; work done by contract or by day. Old fruit trees re-grafted with choice sorts if required. Hoping to get a fair share of public patronage. Note the Address, — EAST vSTREE J. MILLICHAMP, Nurseryman, Terrace Nursery, Tinwald. Letters addressed to Ashburton P.O. will receive my prompt attention. 6*l FOE SALE URE U NBLEJDED Indian and Ceylon' Teas. Direct from the Growers. The FINEST and BEST value of any Teas c v offered for Sale. A TRIAL SOLICITED. Sold m 5, 10 and 151 b Can ters and 401 b boxes PRIME DERWENT POTATOES at very low price PLOUGH SHARES ALL SIZES FENCING WIRE, POSTS, and STAKES And all kinds of SEED WHEAT OATS AND BARLEY GEORGE JAMESON ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA. "D^"K-rf- WATCH and CLOCK XVODI. lPssstf MAKER, JEWELLER, &C. MriT*TMIV !fl^i*^#i -c'abL OLICU» ITXUIIdJ f#%P| Ashhiirt-nn w ft- ■**■ oilUUllUll ALAItGE and Varied Assortment of New Jewellery, Plate, &c. A magnificent Stock of Watches and Clocks, at prices ranging from a few shillings to £80. Every Watch or Clock sold will be guaranteed. I make a special line of High Class English Watahea. Well appointed Workshops under my personal superintendence assures all work being turned out promptly and m first-class condition. EVERYTHING SOLD WARRANTED WHEAT. WHEAT. WHEAT CASH BUYERS R O L L I T & CO., CANTERBURY MILLS, .ASH BURTON", ARE still prompt Cash Buyers of Prime Milling Wheat at highest market price Flour, Bran andSh.arps always on hand. Gristing by patent Roller process : done on the shortest notice. 1 „ » WE ARE BUYERS AT ALL TIMES OF WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY. RYEGRASS, rtiAS ETC., ETC FRIEDLANDER BROS. i COAL. COAL. COAL. T\TE HAVE just landed "Ex Jessie a Shipment of Househr d Coal PRIME QUALITY. - TIMBER. TIMBER, TIMBER. Ex Zior 20.000 ft W.P. Floriiig and Lining. Ex Spray 30,000 ft Red Pine Boards and Scantling. In Stock, Lime, Cement, Bricks, Kooning Iron, Doors, Sashes, Gvtes, Hurd'e Fencing Wire, (Barbed and Plain.) Iron Standards to Order. WE HAVE JUST OPENED UP A Splendid Assortment of VARNISHES and READY-MIXED PAIN TS ALSO,— f PICTURE-FRAME MOULDING of the Best Quality and Choices Patterns, 1 Lovers of the Fine Arts should inspect our Sfcocksj] :w. h. coLlinslnd co. TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS ASHBUBTON.



\J"OTICE— All Persons found Tress JIN passing m pursuit of game or otherwise on, the Riversdale Estate on and after this date will be prosecuted. J. R. WILLIAMS. Riversda!e, 24th May. 5 176 SEALY'S FRUIT TREES _i_ Cherries, Peaches, Apricots, Nectar ines, and all other fruits. The merits of all the varieties have been subjected to severe, tests during the last 15 years, and fche stock is now admitted to be the Largest and Choicest m Canterbury, probably m the colony, to select from, all warranted, and at your own prices. SEALY'S FOREST TREES Of all kinds, innumerable m quantity, well-grown and hardy—all kinds, all sizes, all prices. SEALY'S ORNAMENTAL TREES, &c Choice m quality, numerous m quantity. SEALY'S MACROCARPA. Tens of thousands m number. A large quantity specially grown for fencing at very low prices. SEALY'S ROSES Endless m variety and choicest m quality. SEALY'S CATALOGUES Forwarded free to any address on application. Note.—l will only be responsible for Trees ordered direct from the Nursery or through Messrs J. Scaly and Co. THOS. SEALY, Nurseryman, 1 Riverbank, Ashburton. JOHN ORR & Co. ARE OFFERING GRAND VALUE m the Following Leading Lines ; of GENERAL IRONMONGERY, ET Ex "Rimutaka," And Other Late Arrivals. 4 Casks Saucepans, Boilers and Kettles 4 Casks Lamps, Globes and Chimneys 1 Case Table Knives, Forks, Spoons. 3 Casks Plough and Trace Chains. 80 Tins WhiteXead. 40 Tins Red Lead. 120 Drums Raw and Roiled Oil. Paints and Varnishes of all kinds. 5 Bales Wall Papers. 50 Register Grates from 14s 6d to £5. Ranges, Stoves, at all prices. 8 Cases Wringers and Mangles. 50 Sets Fire Irons from 5s to 3Cs. 50 Fenders from 6s to £5. 25 Tons Bar and Sheet Iron. 1 Ton Bolts and Niils, all sizes. Leather Portmanteaus and Trunks. Leather Belting, 1| to 6in. Manilla and Flax Rope, lh to 3in. 35 Coils Plough Lines. 2 Cases Mould Boards. 5 Casks Hornsby's Plough Shares (new pattern.) 3 Casks Ransom's Plough Shares. 3 Casks Buggy Springs and Axles. , 1 Cask Carriage Lamps. 20 Kegs Blue Stone. 10 Cases New Iron Bedsteads. 10 TONS CLOVER SEEDS. 100 Kegs Wire Nails. 20 Kegs Fencing Staples. 200 Coils Steel Fencing Wire, 80 Coils Barb Wire. 1 Bale Seaming Twine. 2 Cwt Bobit Mettle. 25 Bundles Spades and Forks. 3 Packages Screws, Locks and Hinges. 2 Cases Saws, Chisels and Planes. 10 Cases Axes and Picks. 4 Cases Gorse Knives. 10 Crises Pick Axe and Hammer Handles. 2 Cases Hammers. 2 Bales Door Mats. 10 Crates China and Earthenware, includ New Toilet Dinner, Tea and Dessert Ware. Some of these are really beautiful goods, 150 Cases Oils, including Valvoline, Lubroline, Caster, Colza, Olive Lard and Neatsfoot—this can all had m any quantity. 150 Cases KEROSENE, Light of th Age ; the very best. GROCERY DEPARTMENT WILL Always be found STOCKED with GOODS of First Class QUALITY, —Including— Indian Ceylon and China TEAS, Mauritius Sugar, Crushed Loaf Sugar, Pure Coffee, Candles, Oatmeal, Rollitt and Cos. Flour, Butter from Mr John Grigg s Famous Dairy. JOHN ORR AND GO. IMPORTERS, A NDREW r\RR'S .Z.A.NDREW VjRR S GREAT m * ANNUAL SALE * OF Cj j DRAPERY Z b * b > *» CLOTHING v I . * AND <t BOOTS ™ Will Commence *> H Saturday, July sth >-. ■N -_ ™ The greatest BARGAINS $' — j ever seen m Ashburon. 8 iSEE HANDBILLS. ? ANDREW ORR. I



The Timaru Woollen Factory employees' have formed a union. The Waterloo Coursing Meeting, held at Dunedin, came to a close on Friday last when the finals were run off m drizzling rain. In the Waterloo Cup of £75, and £25 ' presented by the National Coursing Club ol New Zealand, Mr W. Gardiner's f w L, Flora, by Sam—Mi&s Cameron, won the stake from Mr H. Irving's f w b lona, by Horace Marine—Solitude. The runner up received £24. The Waterloo Purse, £14, and £6 for the runner up, was won by Mr J. Munro's blk and w d Emm Bey, by Bordeaux—Bonnie Scotland,, with Mr. W. Mills' f b Fugue, by Bridegroom—Sym- | phony, runner up. For the Waterloo Plate, the second and final round showed Messrs Allan and Finlinson's blk and w d Harpen den, by Oakfield—Glucina, to be the suc cessfuf winner of the £10 stake, and Mr W. Harley's Smoke, by Smuggler—Como, run ner up, winning £7. Mr J. Forward's br d Lost Chance won the Ladies' Bracelet of £40, with Mr Bwerstock's f d Kingask run ner up, £18. There is now to be seen m the shop window of Messrs J. Scaly and Co., East street, a collection of apples showing some of the sorts grown at the nurseries, Riverbank, that will repay inspection by any one who contem plates planting fruit plants.'. There are upwards of fifty different kinds shown, all valuable, long keeping sorts. For size color, and general excellence they are by far the finest that have been shown m Ashburton this sea on (Advt. MR ALFRED~HARrTsOn! ""^FOIfsALE IFrIVATELy! " : . TDIANO. — Lipp Model, Trichord, .1. Overstrung, Iron Frame, Check Action, Walnut Case. A really beautifu j Instrument. Newly new. j Terms to Suit Purchaser. 7 63 ALFRED HARRISON. Publicjyotloea_ ~~ TENDERS. rpENDERS wanted for Trimming about JL four miles of Gorse Hedges, m the Winchmore District. Particulars can be had from W. T. Wilson. 7 74 H. H. WRIGHT, cr.s.s. cc pSpsra us-s-co !-* UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited. Steamers sail as under : — From LYTTELTON TO Wellington ... Daily, except Sunday (Tuesdays and Saturdays 10 p.m. ; other days, 5 p.m. Dunedin ... Tues., Thurs., and Sat, Nelson ... Tues., Thurs., and Sat. Onehunga ... Fri. and alternate Mons. Auckland via East Coast... Thursday Melbourne ... Tuesday Sydney via Auckland ... Every alternate Thursday Sydney via Cook's Strait ... Fortnightly Passengers may be booked to Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney, and a'l New Zealand ports at the office of GEORGE JAMESON, Agent, Ashburton, CLEARING SALE. STOCK MUST BE REDUCED. W.W. BPEKCER £ CO. T3REVIOUS to Stock-taking, being XI very heavily .stocked, we have decided to hold a ULiJESAXdIVG- SALE. GRLAf REDUCTIONS REGARDLESS OF COST. Heavy Dress Tweeds 10id, reduced to 7W. Double width Cashmeres 3s 6d, reduced to Is lid. Dress Goods Is 9d, reduced to Is 2d. Ashburton Flannel, Is 3d, now Hid Good Heavy Flannel Is 3d, reduced to is. Cretonnes 4s lid a doz, Towels from 3i-d each. White Shooting, double width, 7|d. Women's Corsets 3s6d, reduced kfls lid White Lace lOd a doz. Women's Large Umbrellas Is lid each. Men's Cord Trousers 7s (id, worth 10s (3d Men's Tweed Trousers 10s <>d, reduced to 7s lid. Men's Tweed Suits 18s 6d. Men's Tweed Suits 30s, now 25s Boys' Tweed Hats Is each. BOOTS. BOOTS. A Job Lot of Women's and Children's Boots must be cleared Regardless of Cost. Men s Bluchers 6s 9d, Men's Shooters 10s 6d, worth 13s 6d. BARGAINS. BARGAINS. AT W. W. SPENCER'S THE ARCADE WITHOUT 'TEETH WITJI.-XEEI§ THE CHRISTCHURCH DENTAL SURGERY, Corner of Cashel and High streets. O "A/TYERS AND pO. SURGEON DENTISTS. And at Dunedin and Westporb. \ WE have gained the FIRST AWARD at the Dunedin Exhibition for Artificial Dentures and Mechanical Appli ances for the Mouth, and it is with the greatest confidence that we guarantee the \ highest class work and perfect fit at the most moderate cost A Single Artificial Tooth, 10s. Complete Set — Upper and Lower— temporary and permanent, £10 10s. Natural, Dukable, Comfortabi^e j Artificial Teeth. Replaced Temporarily &1-! most immediately after the extraction of decayed teeth or stumps without extra cc or charge. Arrangements can be made for part or monthly payments. ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE oAS .several times daily for the past ten years, we fearlessly assert that extraction of teeth under its influence is perfectly painless and positively safe Fee for Administration, ss. Extraction, 2s (id. Artificial Teeth and Dentures made by other dentists repaired or remodelled nfc small cost. Hours of attendance—9 a.m. to 6 p.m.