DISTRICT COURT

ASHBURTON—TUESDAY. (Before His Honor Judge Ward.) IN BANKRUPTCY. In re. Henry Cape Williamson. Public examination. "Mr 0. W. Purnell appeared for the Official Assignee, and Mr T. W. , Stringer for the bankrupt. The bankrupt was also charged with several acts of fraudulent bankruptcy, and ■ was brought up from Lyttelton Gaol, on the warrant of His Honor. After some argument as to the legality of hearing any witness at the examination other than bankrupt—His Honor decided to proceed with the examination and -. oankrupt went into the box and was examined. -By Mr Purnell—At the time of his bankruptcy was master of Flemington school, a position he had occupied since Ist June, 1881. Was receiving £156~per - annum at the time of becoming bankrupt, and had a free house. - Ceased to be paid as Secretary to the Cheese Factory six months before filing, but previously to that had been receiving £20 per annum. In June .last arranged with his creditors, and assigned all his property to them on the understanding he was to receive a clean receipt.- Among his property were ■a'waggonette, horse, and harness. These were also assigned. Did not ask Mr Andrew Dawson to purchase- the wag gonette, etc., from the trustee for hiui, .nor did he.request Mr Bullock to ask him. ; Spoke to Mr Bullock as to the. possibility of the property being purchased for wit ness^ and Mr Bullock said ifc could. Subsequently saw Mr Dawson who went with bankrupt to look .at the vehicle. While they were doing this Mr Bullock called Mr. Dawson into his office. Left then, and saw Mr Oullen, who in course of talk said " Let us go and see if Dawson will do it for you." Saw Dawson coming out of the office, who said it was all right, that he was to buy the waggonette for bankrupt. The terms were that bankrupt was to pay Dawson £20, coming to him from tihe factory, and that Mr Bullock was to take a bill for the remaining £20 lOej 6d. It was purely a friendly trans action on the part of Mr Dawson. Paid Mr Dawson the £20 but the balance had not been paid. On the 27th of the following December, Dawson obtained judgment for the balance-in the R.M. Court. On the 26th of October borrowed the sum of £21 from Mr Alfred Curtis to pay Mr Dawson. To secure Mr Curtis gave him a promis sory note and a sale note. Could not produce the promissory note; but it was current at the time of his bankruptcy on the 11th of January. Banked the money received from Mr Curtis. Mr Dawson saw him once, at the school gate, and pressed him for payment. Did not then tell him about the dash received from Mr Curtis. Saw Mr Crisp on the 7th Dec. who was pressing on Mr Dawson's behalf. Did not then say anything about the money, and did not say the waggonette belonged to Mr Dawson. Would deny that he had offered to write to Mr Dawson saying the waggonette was his, and would also deny that he had offered to leave the trap at Scott's for Mr Dawson if .the money were not paid within a week. Had stated in the Magistrate's Court that the money received from Curtis had been stolen. On the 28th October gave Mr Curtis a bailment over what was then the whole of bankrupt's property. Had no knowledge where that bailment was. Mr Dawson levied execution, and bankrupt filed. ' By Mr Stringer :—When the first pay ment of £20 was made to Mr Dawson the latter gave a receipt (produced) showing a sale of the waggonette to bankrupt. rlhe cheque received from Mr Curtis was paid into the bank with other moneys, in all about £40. Drew a cheque on a Saturday to pay Dawson, and also to provide funds for private purposes. Did not see •Dawson in Ashburton that day and took the money home. Put the notes in an envelope and locked them up in his desk. A week afterwards it was discovered that this money, as well as other things had been stolen from the house. The matter was put into the hands of the police about a week afterwards. The reason of the delay was that he waited until the sus pected persons should.show signs of being In possession of money, they haying been In very poor circumstances previously. Andrew Dawson, farmer, Longbeach, said that on the 27th July bankrupt made an arrangement with his creditors, hand ing over a waggonette, horse, and harness to them. Bankrupt came to witness and asked him to buy the property for him, bankrupt to pay £5 per month until the amount of the purchase money was paid, £20 being paid down. Did the thing through kindness, and was to" make nothing out of the arrangement. The receipt produced bore witness's signature but he had no recollection of having signed it. Might have done so, but there was a lot of business to do at the meeting of Directors of the Flemington Factory where the receipt waa said to have been made out by Mr Williamson and signed by witness. In none of their interviews had Mr Williamson aver mentioned anything about money having been stolen from him. At the interview in Mr Crisp's office, bankrupt said the waggonette wag witness's, and offered to leave it at Scott's stables for him if the money were not paid. Also offered to give an endorsed bill or return the trap. E. G. Crisp, solicitor, acted for Mr Dawson in the matter with Mr William son. On the 7th December the two came into ohis office together. Mr Williamson said he and Mr Dawson were, friendly and did not require the inter* vention of a la>vyer, that the waggonette vas Mr Dawson's, Declined to allow Mr pawson to take a letter, as that might be be good against Mr Williamson, but not against his creditors. After some talk about the cost of a bail* ment, wanted Williamson to pay the money, but he said he couldn't. Told him uhe would deliver the trap to wit ness' order at Scott's stables the following Saturday he would have a week to provide cash or approved bill. This he agreed to do, and the trap was to lie for a week '. afterwards before being sold if the terms were not fulfilled, to give him anothor week to arrange. Mr Williamson did not deny in any way the ownership of Mr- Dawson in the trap, but allowed it, and offered to wri^e a letter to that effect; j but |n the R.M. Court, when sued to ' make restitution of it, ho claimed i.ho j;rap. At the interview In the oflico Williamson made no refcrenco to any money having been stolen from him. Williamson did not bring up the trap, j After obtaining judgment issued an ex ecution, but found the property had been seized under a bailment to Mr Alfred Curtis. The date of the bailment was subsequent to the judgment in the R.M. Court. No part of the judgment had been satisfied. Alfred Curtis, accountant, on the 26th October, lent Mr H. 0. Williamson £21. Bankrupt gave him a promissory note and a bailment. The further evidence of the witness was adjourned to allow of tho prodMction of the promissory note and payment, J. R. Colyer, Clerk of Court, gave evidence as to the judgment obtained against bankrupt in tho R.M. Court. A. M. Pearson, bailiff of tho R.M, Court, made a seizure undo.r distress warrant of a horse, harnoss, waggonette and household furniture, in the cam of Bawaon v Williamson. A - stile note wa« produced, by Mr Alfred Curtis which coyered all the pronerty, and" witness did not "sell, • (The, b/iilment to Mr Alfred Curtis' was here produced.) Alfred Curtis, rc*callod, said the pro missory note was for three months, and wasgiyen afc time the money wasborrowed,

A sale note was given, but that was de stroyed when the bailnent was given (produced.) Took the bailment, which Williamso n offered to give. By Mr Stringer—Took a sale note really as a security, although it was a sale. Was advised by his solicitor to get a bail ■ ment and got one. I J. C. Bell, Official Assignee, submitted the papers in the bankrupt's estate, show ing that all the assets were under bail ment to Mr Alfred Curtis, and that after the satisfaction of the bailment there had been £12 10s 9d received, 1 Mr Stringer called on witnesses, and addressed the Court in bankrupt's behalf, Mr Purnell speaking at some length in reply. ' His Honor said, that, so far as the] charge of defrauding his creditors inj general was concerned, that could not be supported ; but on the charge of dispos ing of the waggonette, horse, and harness, to Mr Curtis, these goods having been disposed of while money was still owing upon them to Mr Dawson, there was evi dently a case to go to trial. Bankrupt had drawn the money to pay Dawson, but had not done so,- and had raised a story aboutithavingbeenstolenfromhim—astory which His Honor did not believe a word of—but did not tell this story until he appeared in the R.M. Court. He had in any case kept the money for 14 days. He would be committed to take his trial for fraudulent bankruptcy under sub section 9 (C) of section 163 of tho Bank ruptcy Act. (Left Sitting.)

SECOND EDITION

IVJHW ZEALAND HEMP » [per press associatioh.] i Wellington, May 20. In a despatch dated April 3rd the j Agent-General writes, " Complaints are always rife as to the condition in which New Zealand hemp is sent away, and it seems in vain that merchants and brokers here have repeated the warning so con stantly given to their correspondents in the Colony, that their market will be destroyed if the hemp is not better dreesed and packed and, for my own part, I should go on saying something, but the fluctuations of the whole hemp market since New Year have been so strange and have so completely baffled the most skilful experts that it is quite natural for growers to be disheartened. lam endeavoring to bring together some facts which may account in some way for these violent fluctuations, but I cannot say that there is any prospect as yet of steadier prices."

New Plymouth Murder.

[per press association.] New Plymouth, May 20. After the telegraph office closed last night Doctors O'Carroll and Leatham were re-examined as to the blood on Mahi's shirt but nothing fresh was elicited. Dr O'Carroll said he found three spots on the inside of the left sleeve, but they. were such as might have been occasioned by crushing a sahslily gorged with blood. The spots were about the size of a pin's j head. He could not say whether the blood tested was human blood or not. On the inquest being resumed this morning, Marion Cooper, a pupil at the High School, deposed to seeing a young Maori in the Recreation grounds about nine o'clock on Friday morning, but could not tell how he was dressed. At this portion of the evidence Malii was brought in dressed as he was when arrested. Witness said she could not say for certain if he was the man she 'saw. Could not be certain what clothes he had on. Thought he had boots, but could not say. Maloney was chopping wood that morning when she passed his house.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

. [P^B PRESS .ASSOCIATION. J Chr.istchue.ch, May 20. Mr Edwards, Secretary of the Railway Employees' Society Executive, reports that the Westport branch, of seventy eight members, unanimously supports the enforcement of the recognition of. the Society by the Commissioners. Wellington, May 20. The Minister of Justice has ordered the release of the lad Morden, who was sen tenced to four months imprisonment. The Maritime Council have invited the Trades and Labor Council to hand over to them the matters in dispute with the Woollen Company, with a view to nego tiation with the Company. . An interview is being arranged between the Council and the Direotors of the Company for the purpose of promoting an amicable settle ment of the difficulty. ' '

THE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

' London, May 19. Th£ " Standard " suggests that the Bank of. New Zealand should be com pletely re-organised, that a new Bank should be formed to take over the ex cellent banking business, while the old institution should assume the form of an assets company, and gradually liqui date present unrealised securities. Auckland, May 19. -.." Mr D. Hean, the delegate, from the London Directors of the Bank of New Zealand, returned Home by the, steamer Alameda to-day.

A well-deserved recognition of the services rendered by Miss .Cox to the Anglican Church at Rakaia, during the past two years in the capacity of organist, was made after choir practice on Ascension Day. It con sisted of a purse of five sovereigns made; up of a number of small contributions by members of the congregation and others, The Curate, Rev Mr Collins, in making the presentation, addressed a fow kindly remarks to the recipient, to which, on the lady's behalf, Mr W. B. Dixon responded. Sixty prominent physicians and dental surgeons conducted some very remarkable I hypnotic experiments in Berlin in the case of ! a girl whose tonsils were removed by an absolutely p unless operation during a state of coma. The patient obeyed the slightest suggestions of the hypnotiser. Another patient was hypnotised by a letter (in the abbencc of the operator) written to a surgeon named Turner, and worded thus :" Go to sleep by order of Dr Bramwell. Obey Mr Turner's commands." Dr Bramwell also hypnotised auothcr patient by a note sent by the hands of his daughter, and still another by a message sent by telegraph. These / statements are vouched for by the London I "Lancet." J i wimii wiii'i « iiini iiiiv-n « ■■Ti- r - 1 (f»r--'-^"-«

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

L PER VRESS ASSOCIATION.] | . (Received May 20, 0.20 p.m.) RIFLES .FOll RUSSIA. London, May 19. Tho new rifles supplied to the Russian troops are so constructed that they may bo fired with smokeless powder, GILBERT AND SULLIVAN. It is stated that tho dissolution of partnership between Gilbert and Sulli van was brought about by the refusal

|of the manager of the Savoy Theatre j to employ Mr W. S. Gilbert to write the libretto for a serious opera which Sir Arthur Sullivan is already engaged upon. | (Received May 20, 0.30 p.m.) MR DOW RESIGNS. Melbourne, May 20. The Cabinet has accepted the resig nation of the Hon Mr Dow as Minister for Agriculture, he having insisted on this course being adopted. j TRADE WITH AUSTRIA. r At a meeting of Chamber of Manu i; factures a resolution was passed favor ing the opening up of trade between Australia and Austro-Hutigary. An opinion was also expressed that the Austro-Hungarian Lloyds Steam Navi gation Company could with advantage extend the sphere of its operations to Australia.

Four Babies in One Day.

' AN ASTONISHING DOMESTIC EVENT IN A • TEXAS FAMILY. (Kansas " City Times.") The State of Texas which carries the palm for Democratic majorities, largo areas and other good things, varies the ] monotony of political off years by increas- i ing its population in the most unexpected and surprising ways. The little town of Ingersoll, thirteen miles west of Texar- ] kana, on the cotton-belt route, furnishes ■ a story which for years to come will surely be the cap sheaf. The story related. is a daisy- It refutes the general fcheoiy - that" the negro race is populating the .South so much more rapidly than the whites. . It also shows the great possibilities of the New South. Incidentally, it is a terrible warning to young men who • have -, married Texas widows. . On the morning of January 10, Mrs E. T. Page, of Ingersoll, gave birtlr to a girl baby of six pounds weight. This hap pened at nine o'clock. The father was much delighted with the little youngster. At 11.30 a companion girl arrived. The second edition weighed four and a half pounds. The father's joy' was doubled. Two girls had arrived to bless the home circle. At one o'clock another girl arrived. The third edition weighed four pounds.' The father, trembling and pale, remarkedl that he was much pleased. At 2.10 a fourth girl, weighing five pounds, arrived, to complete liie aniily. The father fainted. After recovering consciousness he. rushed to the telegraph office. Taking' the operator aside he whispered between his set teeth—"l can lick any man in Texas to-day." "What's the matter gasped the ■ astonished agent. "My wife has just presented me with, four girl babies." Without waiting to hear more, tho. station agent, who was a newly married man, escaped by a side door, and has not S yet returned. . • - On January 18, the happy father visited ' Texarkana, and took out to his home at , Ingersoll four cradles, a case of soothing ' syrup, half a dozen bottles of paregoric, Id dozen safety pins, eight nursing' bottles, . and a Jersey cow. The mother of the quartette of Texas babies is a slight plea sant-faced woman weighing about 1251b. She was formerly a Miss Atwood, and is a native of Texas. About 15 years ago she married aMr Lumpton. After his death, four years ago,' she was married to Mr E. T. Page, of Ingersoll, Texas. Mr Page is a small man, weighing about one hundred and ten or one hundred and fifteen pounds. r In their three years of married life Mrs Page has twice presented her. husband with twins, going two better with the _ quartette of girls, making eight children in three years. The fond husband and happy father expresses a belief that there will be six or more the next time.

THE ASHBTTRTON GHJARDIAN, TITBSDAY; MAY 20, 1890.



Public Notices.



FOR SALE. QIX Stacks OATS (thatched), and 100 p Acres TURNIPS, _to be fed off within any reasonable period. . Apply W. B. DENSHIRE, 5t134. Ashburton. A LL ACCOUNTS due to me must be iX ".'paid to me or to Mb. J. C. Ooka, Solicitor, Ashburton, on or before the 21st DAY of MAY instant, or legal pro ceedings will be taken to recover the same without further notice. Dated this 6th day of May 1890. JAMES GUDSELL, ' Grocer, &c, 5 65 Tiiiwald._ if~you~wXnt ge'nuineTvalue for your money, try W/W. SPENCM HE is now offering the best value . • ever had in Ashburton.. A large and well assorted stock of DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS Flannel Is a yard. Goocl heavy dress tweeds all colors Bicl "- per yard. • " . Winter Homespuns 7|d. ' Cashmeres and Merinos in all colors at very low prices. ; Blankets, in grey, white, and blue, ai very low prices. Quilts, calicos, flannels, hollands. a,nd shirtings, Cheaper than ever. Double width white sheeting 7id, 'Mens, boys, and youths suit 3. 'Sox,. shirts, and hats at prices before never known. BOOTS, BOOTS, BOOTS. The cheapest Boots and the Best Boots ever had in Ashburton are at S 1. SPcii VJ,'i - -' THE ARCADE. Men's Bluchers 6s lid. , Men's shooLers 10s 6d. • ■ • .< . ' Children^ p Lent leather slippers, shoes ; . and boots. Extra value very cheap,',, "he best school boots for boys and j girls in Ashburton at ■• I' W. W/SPENCER'S ARC -OE, ASHB UETQIS" ASHBURTON™COAL~& "FIREWOOD DEPOT. RQ X> E A N," D«. -O EA N, ; OAL & FIREWOOD MERCHANT ' i __ ', c OATS BEAN CHAFF \ ETC. ETC. • • ( I m.\ aQ •> 0,. €%■;% : ■ \ * -. ( A RE offering special value in . SUGAR - :, j TEAS i ] CANDLE* . f SOAP 4 ■.. . . ] . FLOUR .... ■■" { oatmeal' • • • t BACON & HAMS -, CHEESE ' 1 GENERAL GROCERIES a ■ >• r lIX A CASES Light of tho age KERO- « *<J U SINE. The best in the mar 1 * ket and GUARANTEED riot to explode < china;;... : ••-.-■ -r ,. GLASS - ::■-.•■, AND' ' ' ' j_ '] EARTHENWARE ! "- - ] Some.New, and Choice GOODS, « '< £ •J. OBE-& GC>'; John 6; ResffilT" GENERAL MERCHANT i WEST STREET, /.SHBUETON \ ~O~AS now in Stock, and is prepared J L to sell at Lowest Current Rates, — | Building Material of all descriptions, | consisting of — Rod and White PINKS, Boards and j Scantlings, : BlackTrSK,"' 1 ! TOTARA, .KAURI fcMiclvings, Lining and Flooring. V.D.1,. Timber for Bridge Work, ;iNo for Hurdle and Gat o-i nuking. sfi. and 6ft PALI I\GS. Galvanised IRON, Lysi^hi.'s Orb, the best. Iron manufactured, ' CEMENT, LlMl'l, etc., WIRE, Barbed • and Plain, and ' Fencing Staples, Posts, Slakes, _Siraintrs. C3K.VA L . ttcsi. NEWCASTLE, COALBKOO.KDALE, " " ■ And MOUNT SOMETtS. Horse Food—OATS, whole OATS, crushed Oaten Sheaf CHAFF, Bran, etc* Also, — !. Sharps for Pig Feed, and ,i quantity of Baric v, whole or crushed. STATION AND FARM STORES, * Consisting of Sugar, Candles, and Groceries, in whole sale lots, and the Colobrat ed OEYLON AND iNDEAN TEA in its imported state. Rol JJlendcrf. _ 5§136



FOR SALE—Splendid Derwent Pota toes and good Carrots at market prices. Can be obtained from Richakd Tayxob, South Rikaia. •ANNIVERSARY SOCIAL. fTIHE ASHBURTON RIFLES WILL HOLD THEIIt AMYERSARY SO lAL ON MONDAY, 26th MAY, IN THE ODDFELLOWS' HALL. Dancing at 8 p.m. Admission —Gentlemen, 2s 6d ; Ladies free. Tickets from all members of the ; Pomp y. 4-163 THURSDAY, 22nd MAY. CLEARING SALE OF .FARM STOCK IMPLEMENTS ETC. MR T. BULLOCK has received in- , struefcions from the Executrix of the late E. Monson to sell by Public Auction on Thursday, May 22nd, at the ■ Homestead adjoining Mr G. T. Smith's gardens, and nob far fro^i the County •Sale Yards, the whole of the .stock, imple ments etc., as follows. • ■ it ' ' * Draught Horses A Well bred Hacks 1 Trap Mare. 0 Drays with Frames 1 Double furrow plough ji \ * Single Furrow Plough Masbcy Twine Reader and Binder. Set of Harrows Chuff Cutter Spring Trap and Harness Stripper Shaft, loading and plough harness, barb wire, carpenters tools,and a quantity of sundries, The horses are exceptionally good. *. Salo at 12.JJ0 o'clock. T. BULLOCK, 5"i"l 07 Auctioneer. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. DAY EXCURSION TO TIM.VIIl 7. j EXCURSION FARES TO DUNEDIN FOR RACES. ON the 20th May an Excursion Train will run from Christcliuroh to Tiinaru and back, taking passengers from Ashbiirton (at 10.20 a.m.,) at return faros of 6s 0d first class, 4s (id second. The vetvirn train will leavo Tiniaru at !>.!io p.m. Excursionists way aliglit at Teinuka, and return at 5.55 p.m. Tickets at the above fares will be available by the 5 Excursion train only. Excursion Tickets to Dunedin will be issued at Rakaiu al 13(>s first, class : 2fw 3 second; Ashburton 82« fust class, 22s (kl second, on the 22nd. 23rd and 24th May ; and Saturday return tickets from any .station to any .station from the 22nd to I 20th May ; all available for return till - J the 31st. I 1 5*132 BY ORDER, \^



;j MILNES & THOMPSp.N'd, gup? nrm wim mm BY WHICH A PIANO STANDS PERMANENTLY IN TUNE AFTER THE STRINGSARE ONCE STRETCHED " IS THE - -"■BE ST PATENT EVER DISCOVERED FOR PIANOS, AND WILL LAST ■ 200 TEARS.. . ■ ";. ■/X.' ■'. . ' A SPECIAL First Award has just been given to the Firm by the Jurors at the Dunedin Exhibition, — < ■ ' - A L S O— A First Award for Giand" Pianos. A First Award for Cottage Pianos; i— ■ '•■■»<•- Or Three First Awards being the highest possible distinction that could fee gained. The Prices of our Two Models as exhibited at the Exhibition are respectively 60 and 70 guineas, but we have Piano 3 with Iron Frames from £30, any of which can be purchased on Two Years' Hire Purchase System, &o. H M JON"??3 ■" 7 - . ; AGENT. ,-: ]



ANNOUNCEMENT^ . ) ASHBURTON "GUiTjDIAN." ~T~2sT consequence ot the recent altera- J_ tions in the time of departure of the Mount Somers train, and the Longbeach > Coach, we shall in future publish two i editions of the "Guardian" the first r edition wing to press at 3.30 p.m. ■ \ MUST BE SOLD. ' \ PREVIOUS TO STOCK-TAKING. QURPLUS stock of Books, Stationery, O Fancy Goods etc., at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. A lot of music at [ half price. Hundreds of back numbers of Periodicals and Xmas Papers with colored illustrations at half price. Sale now on. L. F. ANDREWES & *CO. Stationers' Hall. tin W. eWAiME ]\ )\ R W. C. WALKER, invites* the Electors of Ashburton to meet, him on FRIDAY EVENING, 23rd inst., at the Odddfellows' Hall; at 8 o'clock. - s|l3j X :' .:-.N^ • "■■■■■: ■■■:■■ '-"■■ W ' ■ "'■■■•■. ■.__"-. :'S¥^ JOHN .Ti/TOISON ; <J OHN .JJCL 01-SON HAS NOW 1 REMOVED \to the TOWN HALL BUILDINGS, nd' having had considerable • Alterations made, the premises are now Complete for ' 'is business. _STOCK-^abirgearidseason , iabie'S^^pi^^e'afc hisi'usual Low Rates.: I !O P Repalrf'Promptly'Attended To ' jtiiiN -.MersON", ( THE -/-'■"■" " f -SONS *&<JD4UGK?ERS "- OF TEMPERANCE > FRIENDLY BENEFIT SOCIETY. THE Special Advantages offered by. this Si Society arc—lst, aJ.arge-invested fund; 2nd, the funeral donation beiiig reassured by the National Division ; 3rd, a liberal relief during sickness, with choice.of any doctor within the district for members and their families, and as large funeral donation as is consistent with safety. Tiie Grand Division has established a Ceotral Sick Fond, which secures vmi-' foronity of fees and benefits throughout New Zealand ; allows members to move from one' division to another without any increase of contributions, and affords absolute security' to small or weak divisions,. Benefit, for Male Membeijs :—First six months' sickness, 20s per Week; second six' months, 13s'; afterwards, IDs; death of a member, £30; death of a member's wife, £10. Half the above benefits are "received by. female members. Honorary Members of both sexes shall be entitled to the services of the physician and apothecary, providing tliey pass a satis factory medical examination, and:recoup to the Division the amonnt'of fees payable by it to those officers on their account, j The pledge originally adopted has remained unchanged until the present time, and by it all forms of intoxicating drinks are proscribed. The position the Son 3 and Daughters of Temperance occupy is a standing, testimony of the vahte of JCotal Abstinence principles, and compares favorably with' any other riendly Society; the sickness rate showing o ne-third less than that of other Societies :not based on tptal abstinence principles; the death rate being only six per thousand in tho Sons ».nd.. Daughters of. Temperance, as against pine per thousand, the yearly average death rate of other Societies. This Order should command the support and J attention' of all earnest temperance ■workers, as it .gives uncontrovertible testi mony of the value of total abstinence to the health of the body; exerts a decided in fluence on public opinion, and provides an opportunity for .total abstainers to make provision for themselves in case of sickness, accident, or death. ' . The Lodge meets. MONDAY, 12th May, and each " alternate ':' Monday, ai; the Templar. Hall, Ashburton, at 8 p,m. Every Total Abstainer Should Join. 213 -•■ • W. MURRAY, Sec.



STEPHENS BROS, " BURNETT STREET, T3 EG to introduce, to their Customers _L> < and the Public a NEW LIKE OF KEROSENE, i Which they have just landed, and for i winch tho Manufacturers claim many ad ; vantage-; ovov tho ordinary oil now in the j m.vkot, inasmuch as it is almost odourless ! ami free from ofi'onsivo smell. It, is extra j reJbiert and perfectly pure, and will, i therefore, product? a much softer and more : HIULUA^T LIGHT. IL will Not Dazzle or injure the Eyes, lain": alioirelhoi 1 dispenses with the ri.sk iiLtiichcsd to t ho ordinary lower grades, as well as bcin;, r \ovy much more economical for hoi'suliold purposes, stoves, etc., etc. Although being a little.more costly, yet, to keep pace with I ho times, wo will RKTA iL IT at mi: USUAL PRICES,' So i^irmers and Householders will do well , in .Sceiii'ing a Wiutor Supply, and in so n ■ .T ■ '' '" (1 thoywill lie pleased We; liavo, j'lso. to band a GOOD ASSUKTVsKSTOI- 1 CANDLES, Bol? "v '" ' ]C ■ mini, including ■ ( ■. ■■ !',,, .■■■ .. Piano, eLc. Our.'- ■■ ■ I. ". - !i also Increasing, ainl.we have, therefore, a Better Selection foi lilending purposes and to select from, and desire to rDraw Special Attention to our INDIAN",' CEYLON, DA RJELING P;:KOE, ASSAM PKKON, and several other varieties in packets or in bulk, so Customers favoring us with a call will re ceive our eJl'orls to give paLisfaclion. We lull be pleas-cd to wait upon Cus lomers if requested, and orders by post will be despatched without delay Orders delivered in Town or Suburbs' 1 O TEPH ENS TJ> JtOS s Stephens JDkos,



"WHEAT. WHEAT. WE \T. CASH BUYERS ROLLI.T & C 0,, - ' , CANTERBURY MILLS, • Q'^-i "R IT PT H M ' * ' • ki? ?£ 1) tJ -2XI A. \J v>, A RE still prompt Cash Buyers of Prime Milling Wheat at highest market r .JLJL Flour, Bran and Sharps always on hand. Griacing by patent Rollerp done on the shortest; notice. .' ' ' : " COLOMBO/CAlCUl'lA^vj ; * ■ (n&wo Princes ST. DUN£DIN;-^^\ " " ■'■ ''.'•' ,".■'■.■ . ' ■."«"^ I.i - . .!_'..' ; '''_■_- -' s! ..i.Cj 'Vy , TfilS PACKET IS Gt'AfsA«r£Eo TO CONTAIN o!<£ POUHDNETT . ' - I ® QfJE TRIAL SOLI CITED. -.• • / JOHN G. KESTELL _' ; - A OLB AGENT i ASHBURTON. :. i AV4 iBtTiF S-l i% V? V.d". CCM'IJ 0?' '' J WHEAT, OATS,. •' • B IRLEY •FEM,.. •:. ... • .' -. : ' ETO.:, ETC. "' . '" °FttIF.OLA¥pEIV'-BROS, - /WHEAT SHIPMENTS ;:: tJJ\\ Aa3 PREPARED TO M4KE LIBERAL ADYANOBS, F32E 'OP. OoiIMsSSIOIT AND ItTTBRSaT, agatasfc aU klnda o? Prodaoa plaoad la oie hand* for shipment to tha Uoifced Kingdom or tha Continent. HAiYINQ- ouc owu honae In London ia a aaffioiaai; gaarantee] that tha Interest of Ollonts, who wjll enteuat the aMpmanfc of tbatr^rain to as, will be well looks i sftrr. G Qt>is nasy also raly that oxpaasos will bo kop1; as losy^as posalble, aad tho higbes jerkefc vslae ?o«!l88d. ■ ■ ' , I EACH J^Ermos'a Lot Id ahlppad oadar^ digtfnci and aeparate braail, no t* lota being bisnded alike, aod esoh] lob is soli oa ita owa meflta. Prooapt asjeo-jp Sales aa in the pint. : " . ■ ' " \ WE are al«" psepEtad to st^s'geala aad oihes Pcofiaoo at Aahbirfcon, Ljnd^urst Lyttalton os Addlngtcn apaa.d^sy^to^ais, and raaka raasonsblaJsdvanoaß oq bjho, ■ . FEIEDLi-N'Difili BKOS. ..NOW LANDING--""':. EX "Mau'a Gr«h»m '^20,000^cof: DR/^RgTUDgKAURI !P. & G. FLOOBiUO -■ ■ ' ' '■ JT.& <?i MATCH LINING AWp BOARDS. • ■ EX^'Sptay" 30,000 Feefc SPLEWDID R^D PIN 1?. ':- : BX "ZIor" 20,000 Feat MA.aNIPIOSNT WHITS:PINS ; , .. FLOORINa, LINING, IAWD SBBLY ' FRO-^HAYJfiSIiOOE^-. *. ' ." •■ : IN STOCK AND TO,?ARRE!ZE~ . r westport, newcastle, erw{yaljmy &$d mount jsomeks;;©^al. ; : ;;::•■ .; : Vs¥,-I. COLLINS &€a [ .C- \ Timber and Coal Merchants " ASHBUBTON. J . ABUNDAKT OR(5;P« OF GOOD WOOL, OF THK HIQHESI? MARK .1$ VALUE FOIi.ITS CLASS, ESSURED BY THE USE Otf JLITTLE^S- : PATJh]NT .SHEEP. DIP "\" (NO^POISONOUS.) J-VIXSTAQES^OFiLITTLE^fiTFATENr FLUID DIP :—', t F PROPERLY CTSISD ficoordbg to tha Inductions, It Is the best,." the a - 1_ effectual u-s-s uiosfc valaable Dip known. • . I 1 1:'. NOT POISONOUS to ahloiala, there fs^therefore no dangar of polß-.:-!:^ 11 -*i.- Sheop, Cattlo or other anfmcio, by the Dlpjdrainlng on the grass ot liorte,'.:. ; ;, r? :'. no danger in lo:,v!ng it aboat in the way of children or others; nor.J^j tier : :.7 -> for of TrholnF.tile poleonlng from nogleot, acotdeDt, or deslgo. jr.- UPOW TAJfi;WOOL(s exceedingly ImporUatjto Woolgrow re. J» \ i< ' M/cr^ftcc^'^ho VAlna ; £t,3oea Dot orreßLtLio yrowthut %vty time but prooio <.-i \.-a i. .Tiirttl cccrciious, vad iuoieasea the weight of thejlecce ; ti lt does] uot titalu .•• ... ,o;.i tli^ wcol, a ao» t*!;eont any of the yolk, but is at all tltaes ; :jthe beats Diy cr t v wi. oi that caii bo mod, IT IS OLIBAF aud ropayo iteelf tenfold to tho ahcep-owcor. IT ISiEASY TO US33, reqatateg very littlo' prcpirr.tioo,^ aiixes In3'.ant!y v'ti colii \vite*i leaves no uedimoct, no eculq, no wasiei.j'.Ono gai'.jn.' v oi Dip^to lO> {.'.uliona of ffsito?—tie Wflali is theu ready for^uac. Li' IM SAFK...WhiIe Po.'eoROUQ Dips oaii oa!y be nßGd"wJtb?oaatlon up?n Bhosp, !b i ['•ir. iniy b?> oco.i ni"on ai' aiisr.!. la : Horpaajlo 1;E11 tneccla aud the oau^o ; ;;!ss' Do%' (■r'ti o m\vns pu'pcso ; aho for o^t-f?njir.atioii*inaoot3, nad allaying uli !i-ri'i:.-n.i of -h ■: l-o: ijßiry Oatth'.^Oaiv'to, P[gj,.etc.^i!os wuich purpi?ao iij{3]ui:u[flj' invulai '■> •• Y'ji'.'.^O VS,.JCiT j '', 'V'.Ci v-i.jitilliiuijsj oijilljj 'du'.ls,jit ;»!-a UtO?: ctKo-j-i f- p d i O'i,u.',-.:iy roiii'jie .-.t all a ti ji :; ; .ktcl iv Ali^llm^O], ' LIPTI",WS PATESNTSFLUIDIDXPJIiE.a.Vfi.w^H-wiaoi-v.pat^Jon of tbo high... ---po-a-.b o character. It hna ruco.'vc'l unco rtcd GiLViflJl M?iDJ..rj^ jiu's ni A.WAllDSjOFislXOiSiuiiiSi" fl'Ai'O. 'V!clltt .\i::3'...piih*f3 .-.fl.tna oihds h»pp D-jr a,ge^t; : foe ASTiunaTOiN u'niNr; . 1 \^A 5..-a ft > .:. iV t/<.A_ iJ^.'\/ J.. 1 j ...•.-



i Public Notioes. ,: I TREES. . TREES.'? : AhW, 100,000 FRUIT TREES. .'.. ; ■>)■ «ii tli-.it"ijitions, including (' ; S.QO-) A^riJF. Tr;-y',-; nf CHOICE ■ All Strong .:;-d I ickiiy. - •■:';. ." } 71011 SALE at Modcrato Prices. J Undersigned is also prepared,'as ' usual, to undertake the PLANTING Off FOREST TREESy «it Lowest Current Rates. .... WM. GARDNER, ■ EP Tinwald GO TO Mitchelt c_ rnuRNE-o JTCHELJ_J OC XURNEJK i TANCRED STREET;;; FOlt , . .'",! BLANKETS ; " •FLANNELS DREBS TWEEDS ■_: HOSIERY ■'."■■: CLOTHING ETC.,,ETC.. ■ . A SPECIAL'LIKE-,; "'' OF : .', OTEECOAT3 • --.'•- at '.''. ' '•• ."'.;'.'-'■ MI T OHEL I" frm U RNER»b ITCHEIJj OQ IuRNEBO 'l\VKolffiDfctjftßET:^T--: ;": . 7~~"- '. ■■. - .;... •= ,}, - ( - ■. ■'.'-'' ul WANTED Known-^A trunk of Ladies Boote, assorted, "will be sold this week at 3s 6d per 'xmiS-— ANDREW ORR. "\ IT ANTED Enown—Just opened new VV Jackets, Dolmans, Furs, GloVes, Corsets, Embroiderd robes, Unibireltis, Etc., at ANDREW ORR'S. ■; . ■i I rANTED Known—A great Bargain ; >V in Berlin Wools, all colors, »t 3s ' [ per lb, slightly soiIed.—ANDREW OP.R- ■ TTIOR WEDDING- Outfits, Family. ±} Mourning, and General DRAPERY go to ANDREW ORR'S. ' : ;;; "VTEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION;— JJN ANDREW: ORR is showing ex actly the same Goods in Roslyn Worsted Dress Tweeds, as exhibited at the' Exhi bition, also Blankets and Flannels. ; f)f\A PAIRS of BLANKETS kfc £A\J\J Old Prices, contracted for when wool was Cheap.—A. ORR. :,.,. 1 AA EMBROIDERED ROBES to I \J\J Select from at ANDREW ORR'S No two of the same pattern. ■ „•- , -I .-A ,<-■"■■-\ .<' . • ■ < ;■..<})• ■■ ..'■•vx.,;' _' spectal'-vALins 7*;;;^ J" 1' ■ "•,. . • '■" " '.' "■•' >'u~- 1 "■*" "■• 'j TN Ordar to Clear the Balance.of ihDi: v\\i S T O C X .. ■"' " - ov . ' '• : '. (>: UN-s, ;. ;' ; A _ We Jiave ticcidod to yivc 15 ■ • l'cr Ct;nt oJi" Duriny ihe Next 14 Dx\YS- -'" ,"' * " "■...■■ ■ > • . r. ■ ■ - JOHN ORE & CckV