LABOR QUESTIONS.

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London, August 22. Work at Tilbury Docks has been resumed. The owners did not yield, but the Dockers' Executive disavowed the action of the strikers. The dock laborers propose to form a Company to load and unload vessels on co-operative principles. The owners are favorable to the project. Thg dockers and others have arranged to allow John Burns £3 a week. London, August 23. There is a prevalent feeling of satis faction here that Australia is suffer from the consequences of a dock strike, as it is recognised that colonial help stimulated many of the recent labour troubles m Great Britain. " The Times," m commenting on the Australian strikes, refers to the power less struggle being carried on against the Vanderbilt railways m the United States, and attributes the present in dustrial upheaval to extensive use of machinery, and its subdivision of labor. The "Times" adds that the coming question will not be one of wage, but of individual liberty. The " Standard " declares that labor organisations have happily provoked capital to combine for self-defence. The leaders of the labor organisa tions have censured the Tilbury dock laborers for striking for the expulsion of non-unionist men. The dockers have sullenly given way and resumed work. The strike among the rivetters of Staffordshire and Worcestershire has ended, the masters having given way, and the men have resumed work. Tho annual conference of delegates of the Dockers' Union will take place m London m September. The difficulty between the Seamens' Union and the Danish steamers, m which the former insisted on foreign sailors being paid the same rates as those m English steamers, has been settled by a compromise having been effected, and the threatened boycott 1 ot the north-east ports has been averted. (Received August 25, noon.) London, Aug. 23. i The report that the shipping in terests were combining to protect them selves against the labor movement is con.tinned. At a meeting to-day sixty owners were present, representing every seaport m the island. The union, which embraces the whole ton nage of the United Kingdom, aims at the abolition of the men's union. Mr Devitt, of Devitfc and Moore, was was elected President. The proposals include the withdrawal of ships and payment of owner's losses. [Received Aug. 25, 11.50 a.m.] London, Aug. 24. At a meeting at Sunderland, at tended by 5000 Trades Unionists, the Secretary of the Sailors Union an nounced that his Union was about to actively support the Australian strikers; he also stated that Aus -&i»lian delegates would attend the In teraction Conference of sailors at Glasgow. Brussels, August 22. The strike among the colliers is ex tending, and 12,000 men are now out. Bekmn, Augusfc 22. ! The Emperor William lias sent dele gates to Lancashire to ascertain and into the working of the labor flaws there. M«r Bradlaugh proposes to ask that a Parliamentary Committee be set up to enquire into the results of the Aus tralian Unions dealing with the labor question. New YottK, August 22. ►Serious reports are received from Governor Illiner as to the New York Central Railway strike. The porters dt the Chicago North Western and engineers and firemen have struck for higher wages, and the result is that the railway track is filled with meat trains. Sydney, August 24. The Shipowners' Conference at concluded last night. The tajeeting was r. thoroughly representa tive one, delegates from every Austra lian Company being present. The questions of the general revision of ships' articles, complement of men to be carried, fate of wages, hours of labor, were discussed, and left with aboard of experts to deal with. In the matter of the demands of the Mercantile Marine Officers' Associa tion, it was unanimously agreed that bo officer should be given the com mand of a vessel if he was connected •with any Association affiliated to any labor organisation. It was also unani mously agreed that no free labw en gaged during the strike be discharged jxt the termination of the struggle, pro viuded such labor was competent, and was of good behavior. A letter to the .Seamen's Union was drafted, which, after traversing the whole difficulty, gays :—".For the owners to pay away enormous additional sums per annum simply means that vessels are to he run at a loss, and, tlierefore, the simple alternative is not to ru«. ,steamers at all. We may inform you that owners are now preparing new articles, u^der j which they will be shortly ready to offer employment, and the intended] rtite of wages, the hours of labor, and j othor conditions will be revised, with the view of a more equitable and satis factory adjustment of relations between shipowners and employees." ! (Received August 25, 11.30 a.m.) •Sydney, August 25. The Labour Defence Committee has passed a resolution that, m event of any real necessity arising, active steps should be taken on the part of Govern ment to prevent any section, of the community being deprived of the necessaries of life. The various organi sations undertake to place all labor required at the disposal of the State. ■ (Received August :25, I p.m.) SVI'NEY, AugftKifc 25. The number of strikers is .-daily in creasing. Several veusels are trading! with non-Union crews. ; The Tarawera is being discharged.! by her own crew. Owners o( two! small trading craft have conceded the , demands of the men. ! Large mass meetings wev« field here j yesterday, which wore .addressed by! the various labor representatives, who] set., forth their side of the question. ' HoBAiiT, August 25. ' Several vessels have been despatched from Launccston with non-llnionist crews. There was somo excitement but no disturbance-

Dunedin, August 23. Mr Millar, Secretary of the Maritime Council, cannot give a definite answer pending the Shipowners' Conference as to whether the Australian shipping dispute will affect the New Zealand trade. He has been endeavoring up to the present to prevent the Union Steam Shipping Com pany's boats being affected by the difli culfcy, but if a general strike "is resolved upon it is probable the order to cease work will extend to them.

Latest Cable News.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[per press association. (Received August 25, noon.) London, August 23.

CRICKET.

Tn their second innings Gloucester shire made 130. The Australians won the match by eight wickets. (Received August 25, 11.50 a.m.) London, August 24.

POTATO BLIGHT IN IRELAND.

Government are making official inquiry into the potato blight m Ireland.

WOOL.

Antwerp, August 24. The wool sales closed yesterday. 12,400 bales River Plate and Cape wool were offered, of which 7800 were sold. Good fine quality commanded an advance up to fif teen centimes above June rates ; inferior quality, an ad vance of ten centimes. 5900 bales of Australian were offered, and 3400 sold. Full rates, equal to those of last London series, were obtained.

AUSTRALIAN

[Received August 25, at noon.]

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE.

Sydney, August 25. The " Sydney Morning Herald," m the course of a leading article, says the cessation of the San Francisco mail service will, no doubt, evoke a feeling of regret m not a few of the Australian Colonies, not so much on account of its postal advantages, as for the sake of the' relations which it helped to establish between the Great Republic and these advancing com munities. Failing a line from San Francisco, one from Vancouver is sure to be established shortly, and if the United States do not wish to see their influence eclipsed they must display m the future a generosity which will present a striking contrast with the parismony of the past.

(Received August 25, 1 p.m.)

WRECK.

Brisbane:, August 25. The Norwegian barque Joseph Toldestrun, from Sydney to Spain, has been wrecked at Endeavor Strait. The crew were saved.

STOCK TAX.

Hobart, August 25. The Assembly, by a majority of ten, resolved to re-impose the Stock-tax. The amount is 30s per head on cattle, Is 6d per head on sheep. The tax comes into operation on the first of January next.

SPORTING.

Melbourne, August 25. The Victorian Club Handicap was won by Precedence.

MINING.

After fifteen years' work a miner has struck what is supposed to be a continuation of the Queen's Birthday and O'Connor line of reef, near Mal mesbury. The crushing gave ten ounces to the ton, and the stone is be coming richer as depth increases.

THE MARKETS.

[fee press association.] London, August 22. Consols, 97. New Zealand Four per Cent. In scribed Stock, 105|; ditto Three and a half per cents, 96. Three month's bills are quoted at 3^. South Australian wheat, 38s 6d ; Vic torian ditto, 38s, sale being restricted. New Zealand long-berried wheat 38s firm. Svgar—German beet, 13s 9d ; Java do, 15s 3d Best Scotch pig iron f,o.b. m Clyde, 49s 9d cash. Buda Pesth, August 23, A Hungarian estimate of the wheat crop of the world is 725,000,000 hectolitres, that the demand for export would be 123,000,000, and that 148,000,000 would be available. (Received August 25, at Noon.) Tallow, medium mutton, 25s 3d ; ditto, beef, 24s 6d. For New Zealand wheat on passage sellers are asking 30s 6d, but buyers will not give more than 365. Colonial oats, common sort, average 23s 6d, " ! A cargo of wheat, per barque Glenlora, from Timaru, sold at 375. Since the close of last series of sales the wool market has been quiet. Fresh arrivals to date total up to 158,400 bales, of fwhich 26,000 have been sent forward. Reports from manufactur ing districts are satisfactory. Galvanised iron, orb brand, £18 ; gos pel oak ditto, £17.

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Mining-. Auckland, August 25. The mining excitement is becoming intense. All Kuatunu stock is rising, and Try Fluke will to-morrow pay the first shilling dividend from the field. May i Queen shares, worth 2s a fortnight ago, are selling at 14 ; s to-day. Try Fluke about the same ptice. A denial Scandal. Feildinc?, August 25. After mass m the Roman Catholic Chapel the gentlemen of the parish waited on Father "Patterson before he left the altar and prpwnted the following ad- I dross :—" We, die Catholic parishioners of Feilding tender you, pyx Jiov Father, our heartfelt sympathy and condolence for the gross and scaTidalous insinuations thrown upon you by those who are bad Catholics m Palmerston North. We have always esteemed you us a true priest and a gtuifcjnan, and we have the greatest confidence m y o-Sf /' Afterwards th« ladies of the congregation ex^-cssed themselves m the same manner. fctymparhy with Father Patterson is very general jbere. ftltil»i»ing-. Wellington, August 20. Arrived-: I>oiAq from London and way ports. ljjiii ir -. i:fr -

THE SIGNALMAN ON THE MID LAND.

Thon.) arc probably ahout a million men employed m various capacities on the Railways of Gre.it Britain—» number

largo enough, if they were soldiers, to overrun Europe. Upon the intelligence, fidelity, and physical condition of this vast army depend the lives of multitudes who are constantly travelling by rail. Any sudden and serious disability happen ing to one of them may result m a disaster which would put hundreds of families m mourning. Accustomed as it is to safe and swift conveyance from point to point, the public scarcely realises this fact. The following hrief narrative, which is strictly; true, will therefore be read with interest : On the midland railway, twenty-three miles south of Carlisle, there is a little station called Oulgaith. Here there is a signal-box m which Signalman Andrew Agge ia to be found on duty daily. As is the case with all other signal-boxes, this one contains the levers and the usual complicated electric and mechanical con trivances for making and receiving signals. Mr Agge is on duty nearly every day, and takes his luncheons without leaving his post. He is a sturdy.- man of thirty five, m good health, and no complaint has ever been made against him by the Com pany or by the public ; yet an incident occurred a few years ago that came near depriving him of his position and his life. For some time he had not felt well, the worst and most dangerous phase of his indisposition being a kind of giddiness that would seize him unexpectedly and as he described it, "set everything to moving and twisting round and round. "\ The doctor told him frankly that it was a symptom of a still more radical complaint brought on by too much confinement, and by his irregular habits of eating and sleeping, and that he had better abandon his work for a while, and try a change of scene. But this was easier said than done. He had a family to .support, and couldn't afford the luxury of a vacation. He knew no oilier business, and could not risk the loss of his place. His work was always done, however, no matter how he felt. But it is only fair to say he had many anxious hours over it. His ailment, which he had discovered to be indigestion and dyspepsia, now set up more alarming symptoms. A physician at Appleby as sured Agge that there was sevious trouble with his kidneys and bladder. "It is," said the doctor to the Signalman, " the 1 result of the condition of your digestion. Your blood is poisoned by your stomach, and every organ of the body is crippled by it." This was a miserable outlook for Agge, who went back to Culgaith with small courage for his work. He took hold, though, as well as he could, and kept it up until one morning several weeks afterwards. He was m his box as usual when of a sudden a sharp pain shot through him as though he had been stabbed with a knife. Ho tumbled down on the locker m the signal-box, and lay there all the forenoon m acute distress and agony, For the time his work was a secondary consideration. Unable to re main m that position any longer, he laid down and rolled on the floor. The pain m his hips and back was .so intense that he compared it to being cut with dull knives, and pierced with hot irons. Agge was alone when the attack came, and as nobody except railway officials are allowed m the signal boxes, it was somo time be fore his plight was discovered. Finally, however, the station-master came m, the neighbors were summoned, and the suffer ing man was put into a trap and taken to his house, half a mile away. There he was ill for weeks, part of the time un conscious. When the physicians had avowedly got to the end of their resources it was agreed that the signalman's end was only a matter of a very little time. This was the situation when a singular thing happened. Two or three years before, when Agge was feeling the earlier symptoms of his disorder, he had taken a medicine that helped him ; getting better, he put the bottle aside, still half full, and forgot ifc altogether. Now, as he was almost m a dying condition, his memory flashed up one day, and he distinctly recalled where he had put it. A search was made, and then ifc was found. The prostrate Signalman began using it, and to the astonishment of neighbours and doctors, m a few days was able to get out of doors. We may mention that the medicine was the well known preparation, Mother Seigel's Cura* tive Syrup, although to advertise the article is not the chief motive for this little narrative. As a matter of fact, Signalman Agge kept on doctoring him self with it, and it cured him, be its nature what it may. He went back to his bo* long ago, and this incident is printed m order that the reader may know more of the character and experi ence of a large and faithful body of public servants.

Hollow ay's Pills.—Nervousness and want of Energy.—When first the nerves feel unstrung, and listlessness supplants energy, the time has come to take some such alterative as Holloway's Pills to rcstain a disorder from developing itself into a disease. These excellent pills correct all irregularities and weaknesses. They act so kindly, yet so energetically on the functions of digestion and assimilation, that the whole body is revived, the blood rendered purer, while the muscles become firmer and stronger, and the nervous and absorbent system are invigorated. These pills are suitable for all glasses and all ages. They have a most marvellous effect on persons who are out of condition ; they soon rectify whatever is m fault, restore strength to the body and confidence to the mind.

THE ASHfiITBTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, ATJGITST 25, 1890.



CLOYEBS. CLOVEKS. OLOVBRS. 11TE ARE LANDING,— " ex "Nelson;; and ex "Carrie L. Tyler.'j RED CLOVER, WHITE CLOVER, COWGRASS, '' ALSIKE, TIMOTHY, etc., etc. :; ALL OF CHOICEST QUALITY, For which we are now^Booking Orders at LOWEST CURRENT RATES] "TT7 E HAVE ALSO FOR SALE MACHINE DRESSED RYEGRASS and COCKSFOOT. FRIEDLANDER BROS. PURE TEAS STaNDAKD' OE7LON .A-istD INDIAN T B AS MANUFACTURED BY MACHINERY UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISES ' "'■ ■■■■ «O» ' '"""" ' I THE^CEYLON AND INDIAN TEA ASSOCIATION LTUy COLOMBO, CALCUTTA. 4ND , . . PRINCES STREET, DUNHDIN* ONE a TRIA r, SOLICITED. m: JOHN a KESTELL ' .:. SOLE AGENT, ASHBURTON. TIMBEK. ~TliM^ TffifiT" IN order to meet the Requirements of the Building Trade of this County, we have made Complete and Extensive Arrangements for the supply of both North and South Island TIMBER, and can assure our clients that their wants will be attended to with the utmost despatch. ■ ■•■ . TO ARRIVE from Kaipara, Splendid Assortment of KAURI. „ Havelock, WHITE PINE FLOORING and LINING. ■ :.' •„ Thames, WHITE PINE FLOORING and LINING. „ Hobart, V.D.L. TIMBER end PALINGS. Ex "Jesse Readman," from London—Sheet GLASS, Sheet LEAD Sheet ZINC. Ex "Helen Denny," from London—Wire Nails, White Lead, Red Lead Dryers, Linseed Oils, and Varnishes. w. h. ciilliirs & co. TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS ASHBtTRTON. -r> _ 1 1 WATOHan LOCK .JuODt* llJ^^l MAKERJELLER»&c ■ ■ lVln"i»T»<ixr ilwi\Mf#' -cabc oireec, f^^l Ashburton A LARGE and Varied Assortment of New Jewellery, Plate &c. A magnificent Stock of Watches and Clocks, at prices ranging from ,a few shillings to £30. Every Watch or Clock sold will be guaranteed. I make a special line o High Class English Watchea. Well appointed Worshops under my personal superintendence assures all work being turned out promptly and m lirst-class condition. EVERYTHING SOLD WARRANTED WHEAT. WHEAT. WHEAT CASH BtJYBKS R O L L I T & CO., CANTERBURY MILLS, A S H B U It T O N, A RE still prompt Cash Buyers of Prime Milling Wheat at highest market ratal XJI. Flour, Bran and Sharps always on hand. Gristing by patent Roller proceea done on the shortest notice. GEOBGE JAMESON •ASHJJURTON A3TD EAKAIA HAS FOR SALE THE FOLLOWING "FAItM SEEDS RED AND WHITE CLOVER COW GRASS AND ALSYKE RYE GRASS—COCKSFOOT j ETC) ETC, And to arrive per ship " Wairoa" from England i« tvige Stock of the TURNIP SEEDS Sjtcial attention is paid to the >SEED DEPARTMENT, ;inct nottc but those of the best quality and description are imported Station-holders and Farmers can always rely on getting the newest seed obtainable]



SEED WHEAT ahd OATS * FOR SALE. TUSCAN WHEAT, - | PEARL WHEAT, VELVET CHAFF, &c. Also, — WHITE LAMMAS TUSCAN. CANADIAN OATS, DANISH OATS, DUN OATS. SUPERIOR QUALITY FOR SEED. : John G. Restell, 7J150 WEST STREET. Mitchell and Tomer Drapers, Clothiers, MERCHANT TAILOR? CARPETS AND LINOLEUMS. KAIAPOI HOUSE, TANCRED* STREET. TAILOR AND MEN'S MERCER EAST STREET •TRANSPARENT BLOCK ICE J_ MAKING MACHINERY. ■All sizes, 201bs hourly to 50 tons daily. The most reliable apparatus ever intro clucotJ. The Ice Blocks from 12in to oOin square and 3in to 12in tliick. FAMILY ICE MACHINES. SODA WATER APPARATUS. Cheapest and Best. Ice Cream Machine l*efrigerators, Filters, Seltzogenes, Freez ing Powders, Mineral Waters, every article connected with Ice, Cooling, or Medicinal Drinks. ALL GOODS GUARANTEED. Catalogues Post Frkjs. H J. West 1 & Co., Stamford Works U6-118, Southwark Bridge Road, London, S,E,



CLOVERS KYEGHASS COCKSFOOT THAT WITjL GEOW. /~\UR Stocks of CLOVERS, Ex Rimutaka, from' London,"will be found fresh and clean ; and as they are of English growth, there is no"fear"of American weeds^nrJCalifornian Thistle. Samples and Quotations at Lowest [Current Rates on application JOHN OEE-& CO.



SEALY'S FRUIT TREES, TNCLUDING Apples, Fears, Plums, JL Cherries, Peaches, Apricots, Nec tarines, and all other Fruits. The merits of all the varieties have been sub jected to severe tests during the last 15 years, and the Stock is now admitted to be the Largest and Choicest m Canter bury, 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 appli cation. Note.—l will only be responsible for Trees ordered direct fiom the Nursery or through Misssiw .1. Scaly & Co. THOS. SEALY, Nurseryman, Riverbank, Ashourton. TpREES. TREES.—For Sale twelve or I fourteen thousand one and two year-old Macrocarpa ; finest plants m the district. Come and see for yourselves. Also five or six thousand Pinus Insignis, one and two years old, and all sorts of early Potatoes and all sorts of Cabbage Plants, Gooseberries, Currants, and Rhubarb. Apply MATTHEW ROONEY, Burnett Street East, Ashburton. SEEDS, PLANTS, &c] TREES. TREES. TREES. X^aiu tender my best thanks to my numerous Customers and Correspon dents for the support. I have received from them, and assure them that I shall still conduct my Business m the future as I have m the past, and all orders by post r otherwise will receive my prompt atten tion. My Apple Trees are all -worked on the blight proof stock, and are clean and well grown ; also Pears, Plums, Cherries, Apricots, and all kinds of small Fruits. I have one of the largest stock of Forest Trees m Canterbury, about 40,000 Larch, two years old, 40,000 do. one year old, and 100,000 Pinus Insignis, one and two years old. Cupressus Macrocarpa, I have a grand line, I make this a speciality. All my seedlings have been transplanted, being equal to those m boxes. I have tbout 100,000 one and two years old, also Roses and Fancy Shrubs m great variety, trees supplied and planted by m^ will be guaranteed for 12 months. Cata logue sent post free on application. tames "dortek James j_ orter, NURSERYMAN and SEEDSMAN AiiLENTON ASHBURTON NOTICE. TREES! TREES! I THE Undersigned, have opened a « Nursery on my own account and am prepared to sell FRUIT and FOREST TREES of the choicest sorts at prices not to be beaten. Having had 28 years' experience at Home and m the Colonies, I have grown none but the best sorts of Fruit Trees, knowing that a great many that are planted out are shy bearers and some that do bear are inferior m quality. I have also a very choice collection of 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 o public patronage. Note the Address,— ■ J. MILLICHAMP, Nurseryman, Terrace Nursery, Tinwald. Letters addressed to Ashburton P.O. will receive my nromot attention 6*l SEEDS- SEEDS. VEGETABLE SEEDS. EARLY SEED POTATOES,— Including "THE BEAUTY OF BATH," Which last season produced on Mv Dohrrty's land, Tinwald, the enormous yield of some thing over SEVENTEEN TONS PER ACRE. T7UFTY POUNDS (*olbs) of "The LJ Beauty of Bath" Seed produced THIRTEEN and THREE-QUARTER BAGS of Superb Potatoes, A. W. RANDELL FRUITGROWER, &c, ASHBURTON. 839



W. T. Kingston, WILLS STREET, NEXT COOKSON'S STABLES, ASHBURTON, HAS had three years' experience with Thomas Talbot, M.R.C.V.S., of Scotland Yard ; two years with Cornelius Saunderson, M.R.C.V.S., Clapliam Com mon, and ten years with George Balls, M.R.C.V.S., Brixton, all of 'London; and has also gained a good reputation m the Colony. Our specialty is well-known to be our ability and knowledge of the horse's foofc. In a well ordered shoeing forge the following standard rules will always be observed :— 1. A shoe should never be removed without first cutting off the clinches, because by simply turning back the clinch m drawing the nail a piece of the clinch is often left m the foot, endangering the horse when the new shoe comes to be driven on. 2. The frog and bars require no cutting m a regularly attended foot. And m a healthy foot where there are no symptoms of navicular disorder, the sole should not bo cut. 3.' The shoe should have a level bearing upon the wall of the foot, and should not be sprung at the heel, as is too common, thereby acting as a fearful lever upon the tendons. 4. The nails should be driven level and uni form, and only on the toe side of the inside quarter, the foot being thinner upon the inside and the greater weight of the body being sustained there. 5. There is no comparison points of quality between the hand-made and the machine made shoe. The machine-made shoe is of a coarser material, softer, and is imported, audit should be insisted upon that they be not used m the colony,



MR D THOMAS TINWALD YARDS. I HAVE received instructions from Mr J. H. Bond to sell at the Timvald Yards on TUESDAY, August 26th, 1890, immediately after the sheep sale 1 Black and Tan Sheep Dog, 4 years, "Rover." 1 Black and Tan Sheep Dog, 3 years, "Fly." 1 Black and Tan Sheep Dog, 10 months, "Nelly." These Dogs are all well bred, the first wo being good all round workers. D. THOMAS, B§l2B Ashburton. TINWALD YARDS. MR D. THOMAS has received instructions from a Client to Sell by Public Auction at the Tinwald Yards on TUESDAY, AUGUST 26th, » 900 Crossbred EWES m ]amb t7f\r\ Six-tooth and full mouth lUU Merino EWES. In lamb to Longwool Rams. D. THOMAS, ( g+l46 Auctioneer. f^ HA R LBS "DRADDELL Licensed Landbroker and Valuator "The Land Transfer Act, 1885 ! i ESTATE, HOUSE, LAND, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT. Office -Burnett Street, Next to " Mail' Office ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. HTENDERS are invited for 165,000 JL superficial feet of heart of black birch Timber (or alternatively V.D.L.) m 16ft and 14ft lengths, Bft x 4ft. Delivery' at Methven. Specifications on view at Council Office, and Tenders addressed to Chairman to be sent m by 11 o'clock a.m., sth September. By Order, WILLIAM BAXTER, 8 153 County Engineer. TREES. TREES! About 100,000 FRUIT TREES Of all descriptions, including 2000 Apple Trees of Choice Sorts. All strong and Healthy. TjiOß SALE at Moderate Prices. The undersigned is also prepared, as usual, to undertake the PLANTING OF FOREST TREES At Lowest Current Rates. WM. GARDNER, Tinwald ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS Tj FARMERS' UNION GRAIN, PRO JD DUCE and FINANCE COM PANY, LIMITED. To be registered under '' The Companies Acts, 1882." CAPITAL, With Power to Increase, £25,000, In £1 Shares, To be Paid for as Follows ;— | Is per share on application, Is per share on allotment, and the balance m calls not to exceed Is per share per month. PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS : David Brown, Amberley W. T. Mitchtll, Cashmere William Brown, Shand's Track Thomas Dawson, Hornby James Kennedy, Lansdowne John lirears, Halkett David Hawkins, Yaldhurst T. S. Manson, Teddington F. W. Quaife, Hals well C. H. Walters, Marshland Isaac Sargeant, Ashburton Daniel Brick, Ashburton With Power to Add. BANKERS: The Union Bank of Australia, Limited SOLICITORS : Loughyey and Lane. BROKERS: Baynos Bros. SECRETARY : George Hutchinson The Farmers' Union Grain, Produce, and Finance Company, Limited, is formed as a Union to enable Farmers to combine as a large body of men to do all those things which from time to time are m their general and united interest. The Articles of Association will enable the Company to buy and sell, import, or export all kinds of grain, dairy and other produce, goods, machinery, merchandise, or manufactures, live or dead stock ; to buy and sell freehold and leasehold property, either on commission or other wise ; to advance or borrow money on securities of any kind or without the same ; to carry on any kind of retail or wholesale business ; to grind and crush corn or pulse of any sort; to cut chatf, and to transact general mercantile busi ness on commission or otherwise. The co-operative principle will be thoroughly carried out m all transactions, and the profits divided amongst the members. For Prospectuses apply to the Brokers or Secretary, who are authorised to receive applications for shares and deposits. C. H. WALTERS, 8 126 Chairman.



SATURDAY, AUGUST 30. -J O SECTIONS m the Township "1 Q IO of Tinwald, JLQ In the Assigned Estate of W. J. A. Saundevson. MR T. BULLOCK has received in structions from the Trustees m the above Estate to sell by Publ'c Auction at the Arcade on the above date— A O SECTIONS m the Township A Q IO ofTinwakl 10 Containing 3 Acres 1 Rood, i Being Section 306, 307, 308, 321, 322, 323, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339. Plan 91, part of R.S. 6022, known as part of the Poplar Pad dock, Tinwald, Town Board Dis trict. They will be sold singly or as a whole, and absolutely without reserve. Terms at Sale, Sale at 12 noon. T. BULLOCK, 8 135 Auctioneer. SATURDAY, 30tii AUGUST. Town Pi o;jerty—Centrally Situated m Moore Street. MR T. BULLOCK (m conjunction with Mr George Jameson) has re ceived instructions to Sell by Public Auction at the Arcade, on the above date, on account and by order of the Mortgagees, T.S. 89, containing |-acre, Moore Street on which is erected Four Sub stantially Built; Shops with dwel lings attached. This property is centrally situated, be-' ing only one section back from East street, and between Mr J. Sealy's seedsman stores and the tioyai Hotel, and/ronting the main thoroughfare to Wakanui. Liberal terms of payment. Sale at 12 Noon. T. BULLOCK, 8§134 Auctioneer.