LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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(Received April 28, 1.46 p.m.)

MUSIC IN SCHOOLS.

London, April 27. The London School Board have de cided to furnish schools under their management with pianos.

INVESTMENTS IN COLONIAL SECURITIES.

The Trustees Liability Bill, has been privately circulated among the Agents- General.

RAILWAY STRIKE.

The strike of the Great Southern and Western railway employees in Ireland delays the transmission, of ■ American; mails. Mr Davitt advises the men to. moderate their demands, and he has, consented to interview the directors of the Company on their behalf.

IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

Lord Salisbury, in a letter to the Federation League, states that he is anxious that England and the Colonies should'co-operate in the matter of de fence and other common interests.

ECCLESIASTICAL.

> Dr Barry denies that he was offered the See of St: Albahs. , ,

THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION.

The enquiry, into the circumstances connected with the explosion in Morfa ColKery,'resulted"in a verdict that the accident was duetto shot-firing, and that no blame was atthched to anyone.

SAMOA AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS.

In the House of Commons to-day, Sir Thomas Esmond© declared that the Germans in Samoa winked' at a system of shivery which was carried on there, and;.which was even worse than in Africa. He thought English rule best for the Natives, and he hoped it would be extended to the unoccupied islands in the Pacific. He demanded that the Government' should declare its policy and cease to play second fiddle to Germany.

(■Received At>ril 28. 12.50 p.m.)

VICTORIAN FINANCES.

. ; London, April 27. The -Melbourne correspondent of the " Economist" renews his attack on Victorian finances and the inflation of land values.

OCEAN POSTAGE.

An interview took place to-day be-1 tween the Agents-General of the Aus tralian colonies and Mr Cecil IRaikes, 3?ostmaster-General, with reference to the proposed reduction in the colonial postal rates. Mr Raikes informed the Agents that a reduction on post card rates would shortly be made. He was uncertain yet whether the English Government would reduce the rate for outward letters if the colonial Govern ments declined to make a correspond ing reduction on the letters forwarded from the colonies to England. j >3ir Francis Dillon Bell explained that New Zealand was independent of the Australian colonies regarding her mail service, and that she was not affected by the Brindisi route.

STANLEY IN ENGLAND.

Sir Arthur Blythe and Baron de Worms were among those who wel comed Stanley on his arrival, and Baroness Burdett Coutts presented him with a bouquet.

THE IRISH LAND BILL.

Daring the debate oh- the Irish Land Purchase Bill, Mr Dillon declared that it was impossible for the State to cope with boycotting or the enlarged plan of campaign.

Presbyterian Church.

ANNIVERSARY SERVICES AT ASH BURTON.

The Rev J. H. McKenzie conducted the anniversary services at the Presby terian Church yesterday, preaching elo quently to large and attentive congrega tions both in the morning and evening. The text in the morning was from John 6 chap., 51 verse, "lam the living bread which came down from Heaven " and the preacher forcibly contrasted the bread -described in these words with that other Jbread of the Old Testament, the manna on which the children of Israel fed in the -wilderness.: He also very clearly showed that to separate Christ's words from His works, as many irfed to do in these days was quite impossible. If His miracles were not accepted as such, then tiis teach ing would be in vain. The text in the evening was a dual one, first Psalm 55, 6 verse "Oh that I had wings like a dove, then would Ifly away and be at rest," also 11 Matthew, 28 verse," " Come unto Me all ye that are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest. The speaker said that notwithstanding the many diversities \ of language, garb, color, etc., in the human race, the expres .-sions of joy and sorrow were universal, ■and the words of David 3000 years ago wojre just as applicable at the present time in similar circumstances. The first ttexbajight be called '' the heart's sigh," the secondone, "the heart's ease" andthelatter •?yae capable oi application to every soul in the world. ' Thou shall not steal." and ■"Come .unto Me "were both from the same authority, and' both equaUy commands, yet many who would not think of dfc obeying the first, gave no heed to the latter. Special anthems were sung by th c choir, and the services altogether were of ' a satisfactory character, auguring well for the success of the annual tea meeting to morrow evening.

SOIREE AT SPRINGBURN.

(from our own correspondent.) The annual soiree of the Presbyterian Church of Springburn and Alford Forest districts was held, in the Springburn School on April 25th. The attendance was larger than was expected, reaching about 150; but fortunately the ladies were equal to the occasion, and succeeded well in serving all who came. Mesdamcs Mcßae and \V. T. Smith provided for, and presided at, one of the tables. The J other table was provided for by several of ' the bachelors, and was attended to by Misses Johnstonc and Todd. Both of the tables were very tastefully arranged, and the room was nicely decorated. At the after meeting the Tlev Mr Finlayson acted as Chairman. He gave a short review of his second year's ministry in the Methven-Rwitata charge. He stated that though the past, year had begun with cloudy weather, the s];y was now clearer. Sonic of their old fricndu and supporters were not now church goers, but others liad come forward and were taking 'more interest in church work and putting their shoulders to the whe-il. The chairman gave an account of the Sabbath School* and invited tlu>ee present to assist in this good work. Tie also staled that these schools were undenominational. The Rev Mr Mackenzie, of Lyttolton, gave an enjoyable and practical address,

He explained that; having arrived at Springburn after dark he did not quite know where he was, except that he was at a soiree. In speaking of the origin of soirees, h e said that probably the love feasts of the primitive Christians "were the earliest meetings of this ■ kind that we had record of. These j seemed to have been discontinued because of the gulf between the rich and poor members. The rich could not under stand the Socialism or Communism of Christ. The speaker went on to say that, being a Scotchman, he was a bad hand at y making a soiree speech. Scotchmen were brief, pointed, and solid in their speech. They were not fond of using endear ing terms. It seemed to them effe minate to reveal their love. He was sure that many a Scotchman's wife would be happier if her husband would not be so much afraid to open his mouth and speak affectionately to her. To-night he would take for his subject " Sleep." After say- j ing that our grandfathers went to bed with their hats on, he spoke of another kind of night-cap which, after being put in, not on, went to the head. However, this practice we intended to banish from New Zealand. Strong drink had done so much harm in the Old Country that we were not going to allow it to spoil this country. Wo all required " sleep" to renew our energies. Even flowers need sleep, and some of them go to sleep at a regular time every day. The only-thing he knew of that did not sleep was the mosquito—he had learnt that in South land. Even guilty men were, by the goodness of God, allowed to sleep, and this gave them a chance. The wicked angels were not allowed to sleep. Many parents felt a great relief when their children were quietened by sleep. Mr Mackenzie then explained to the children the meaning of the term "sleep ing partner." He was one who simply put mortey into a business but did not assist by working. Some contented themselves with this position in the Church. , L But we were all here to work I and there was plenty of room to work. } There should be no such thing as a sleep ing partner in the Christian Church. He pointed out the good that could be done by assisting in the Sabbath Schools. He pictured the state of many children in England 50 years ago. They were simply miserable little slaves, though white ones. Now, however things were changed and the- children before him had much reason to be thankful for in regard to theix present state and opportunities. He concluded with an eloquent address to the mothers present. God's work for them was attending to their homes. This work may sometimes seem lowly but its in fluence was not simply far-reaching, it was eternal. The choir under the leadership of Mr Finlayson, who also accompanied with the organ, rendered several selections from the Christian Choir in good style. Two of the Fisk Jubilee Songs were very well sung. After the choir had sung " God be with you till we meet again," and a vote of thanks had been passed to , the ladies who had provided and attended to the tables, and also one to the choir, the meeting was closed with the benediction. Altogether it seemed to be thoroughly en joyed by everyone present.

THE ASHBtJRTON (HJARDIAS, MONDAY, APRIL 28,/ 1890.



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An eminent physician—Dr Brown.Sequar^ of Paris—states the fact accurately when he says : " The medical profession are so bound up in their self-confidence and conceit that they allow the diamond truths of science to be picked up by persons entirely outside their ranks." We give a most interesting incident, which illustrates this important truth.



The steamship "Concordia," of the Donaldson Line sailed from Glasgow for Baltimore in 1887, having on board as afire mau a man named Richard Wade, of Glasgow. He had been a fireman for fourteen years on various ships sailing to America, China, and India. He had borne the hard and exhausting labor, and had been healthy and stoong. On the trip we now name he began for the first time to feel weak and ill. His appetite failed, and he suffered from drowsiness, heartburn, a bad taste in the mouth, and costiveness and irregularity of the bowels. Sometimes when at work he had attacks of giddiness, but supposed it to be caused by the heat of the fire room. , Quite often he was sick and felt like vomiting, and had some pain in the head. Later during the passage he grew worse, and when the ship reached Halifax he was placed in the Victoria Geneaal Hospital, and' the ship sailed away without him. The house surgeon gave him some powders to stop the vomiting, and the next day the visiting physician gave him a mixture to take every four hours. Within two days Wade was so much worse that the doctors stopped both the powders and the mixture. A month passed, the poor fireman getting worse and worse.



Then came another doctor, who was to be visiting physician for the next five months. He gave other medicines, but not much relief. Nearly all that time Wade suffered great torture; he digested nothing throwing up all he ate. There was terrible pain in the bowels burning heat in the throat, heartburn, and racking headache. The patient was now taking a mixture eveiy four hours, powders, one after each meal to digest the food, operating pills one every night, and temperature pills two each night ip stop • the cold sweats. If drugs could cure him at all, Richard had an idea that he took enough to do it. But on the other hand pleurisy set in and the doctor, took ninety ounces of matter from, his right side and then told him he was sure to die. Five months more rolled by and there was another change of visiting physicians. The new one gave Wade a mixture which he said made him tremble lilie a leaf on! a tree.



At this crisis Wade's Scotch blood asserted itself. He refused to stand any more dosing, and told the doctors that if he must die he could die as well without them as with them. By this time a cup of milk would turn sour on his stomach, and lie there for days. Our friend from Glasgow was like a wreck on a shoal, fast going to pieces. We will let him tell the rest of his experience in the words in which he communicated it to the press.



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



On account of the fall in the price of flax the New Zealand Shipping Company and Shaw, Savill and Albion Company have reduced the freight on that product to Lon don by 10a per ton, thus making it 90s by steamer and 80s by sailing vessels. A pathetic incident of the late floods at Walgett is related in a telegram to the " Sydney Morning Herald," which says that Judge Bennet opened the Court on the Bth in the most trying circumstances, there being 70 people sheltered in the Courthouse. His Honour and the officials were conveyed in a boat by the police from the balcony of the hotel to the court. When' the court was opened, the bench and the jury boxes were crammed with distressed women I md children drenched with water. Their plight seemed most pitiful, the judge sitting m their midst. The prisoners were conveyed in a boat from the gaol to the court.



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



FUNERAL NOTICE. . THE Friends of Mr Joseph Claiik are respectfully informed that his funeral will move from his late residence, Mc- Murdo street, Tinwald, on TUESDAY, 29th April, at 3 p.m. for the Ashburton Cemetery. BAKER BROS., 4*223 Undertakers. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. - 1 LENDERS are invited for the lease of L 26 ACRES, or thereby of part of Reserve 2573, near Anama Station for 14 years. Particulars on view at the County Council Offices, at which place TENDERS will be received up to 11 a.m. on MAY 2nd, 1890/ BY ORDER, F. MAINWARING, Clerk. Ashburton, April 28th, 1890. 4+222 ANNIVERSARY SOCIAL. mHE ASHBURTON RIFLES WILL HOLD THEIR AMIYERSAHY SOCIAL 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 Company. 4-168 ," H. CHILDS SHOEING AND GENERAL BLACK SMITH AND ENGINEER, (Late of Chertsey. BEGS to notify that he has com menced business in Ashburton in the premises on Wakanui Boad, lately occupied by Mr C. Ray, Engineer, where he hopes by strict attention to business, combined with good Workmanship and Moderate Charges, to merit a fair share as public support. All kinds of Agricultural and other Mach nery repaired. Horse Shoeing as all kinds of Blacksmiths' work done with promptitude. Note the address— Late of R. RAY Wakanui Road. FOR SALE—Grass land near Tinwald, OA ACRES Easy terms. Apply to T. BULLOCK. BUGGIES AND TRAPS FOR SALE. HTWO single-seated Buggies, 1 double -4 seated Buggy, 1 American Waggon, 1 light spring Cart, 1 Gig. T. BULLOCK. CHEAP PROPERTIES. ' f" HAVE a number of Sections, together JL witli Cottages thcivon, for Sale, for which owners are prepared to lake Low Prices. Full particulars on application. T. BULLOCK. _ HOUSE I'OWKR, kuil.-iI)1<) for driving chaflcutler, for Sale at a low prico, T. BULLOCK. f)-t A &ECTLONS opposite the di/ JL "IT. Ashburlon Woollen Factory for Sale, Prico £14 each. Apply < o T. BULLOCK. F"~"AI7."Sr rit".iYS— fc'or Sale new U f .,ji wit'i Irovini s Apply to s T. BULLOCK. |'|')AI<AIA fc-'Jilli IUN.i J am prepare: I following, <>'):',, 2(i, 3G, 121 ]j2i- : 20H, 20!, i-32, 5 *>3, Ci)7. Te-ir.s i! 1 iC'iuirod, Ai'i' ysu T. BULLOCK,



HOW PILLS ARE MADE. The Custom of taking medicine in the form of pills dates far back in history. The object is to enable us to swallow easily in a condensed form disagreeable and nauseous, but very useful, drugs. To what vast I dimensions pill taking has grown may b imagined, when we say that in England alon about 2,000,000,000 (two thousand million) pills are consumed every year. In early days, pills were made slowly by hand, as the demand was comparatively small. To day they are produced in infinitely greater rapidity by machines especially contrived fpr the purpose, and with greater accuracy, too, in the proportions of the various ingre dients employed,



No form of medication can be better than a pill, provided only it is iutelligently pre« pared. But right here occurs the difficulty. Easy as it may seem to make a pill, or a million of them there are 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 feela dull and sleepy, and has more or less pains in the head,'sides, and back, he may be sure his ■vjuV.v..,-,- ■'■! .'l. -.IV-i:v^v::i;Y T ■ i-- !:•• ■:.;■:!■:... .-■■■.: •■:" !is .. ■ -,:.- ■■.!.-: .-.jl:!!- -.„•■: :—■: i}"\. Jt will act like a charm by stimulating the liver into doing its duty, and ridding the digestive organs qf 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 the disease itself, The griping caused by mpst pills is the result of irritating drugs which they contain, Such pills are harmful, and should never be used. They sometimes even produce hemorrhoids. Without having any particular desire to praise one pill above another, we may, nevertheless, name Mother Seigel's Pills, manufactured by the well known house of A. J. White, Limited, 35 Farriugdon 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 nrpssure upon the brain, correct the liver, and cause the .bowels to act with ease and egularity. . They never gripe or pro duce the slightest sickness Pf 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 Seigel's Piljs are covered with a tasteless ancf harmless coatipg, which causes them to resemble pearls, thus rendering them as pleasant to the palate as they are effective in curing diseases. If you have a severe cold and are threatened with a fever, with pains in the head, back and Hmbs, one or two doses will break up the cold and prevent the fever. A coated tongue with a brackish Liisfu in the mouth is ciniscd by foul matter in the tU)i|)iicli, j\ dose of iSei/jel's Pills will effect a speedy euro. Oftentimes partially decayed food in the stomach and bowels produces wekucss, nausea, etc. Cleanse the bowels with a dose of thefcc pills, and good health will follow. LJnlikc many kinds of pills, they do not make you feel worse before you arc better. They are, without doubt,, t'lie be.-a family physic ever discovered. Tliey remove all obstruction to the natural functions in itlier sex without any unpleasant effects.



TEX MONTILS'~.SIJFFEJLITNG ]^ i A HOSPITAL, There is an old paying that physicjioiia are .1 c\wn of men who pour drugs, of which they know liillo, into bodies of which they know loss. This ia both true and untrue at Ilio siune time. There are good and poor a-wyors, and good and poor doctors. The ; trouble with these medical gcntlomcn as a I profession i» that they arc clannish, nnd apt to be eoneciicrl. They don't like to be I beaten at their own trade by sidere who have never htudied medicine. They there lore pay, by their frecment failures, th-



THE SONS & DAUGHTERS OF TEMPERANCE FRIENDLY BENEFIT SOCIETY. THE Special Advantages offered by this Society are—lst, a large invested fund ; 2nd, the funeral donation being 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. The Grand 'Division has established a Central Sick Fond, which secures uni formity 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 Members:—First six months! sickness, 20s per week; second six months, 13s ; afterwards, 10s ; 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 arid apothecary, providing they pass a satis factory medical examination, and recoup to the Division the amount of fees payable by it i to those officers on their account. I



The pledge originally adopted has remained unchanged until the present time, and by it i all forms of intoxicating drinks are proscribed. The position the Sons and Daughters of Temperance occupy is a standing testimony ; of the value of Total Abstinence principles, and compares favorably with any other | Friendly Society j the sickness rate showing one-third less than that of other Societies not based on total abstinence principles; the 1 death rate being only six per thousand in the Sons and Daughters of Temperance, as against nine per thousand, th© yearly average ! death rate of other Societies. I This Order should command the support jand attention of all earnest temperance , workers, as it gives uncontrovertibte testi^ mohy 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 NEXT, 28th April, and each alternate Monday, at the Templar Hall, Ashburton, at 8 p.m. Every Total Abstainer Should Jp-in. 4 213 : W. MURRAY, Sec. '



HORSE TRAINING. TUESDAY, 29th APRIL. . AT Bland and Humpherys' Horse Bazaar. HPHE Champion Horse Trainer, Professor 1 Hickton, will give an Exhibition as above. The cleverest feats will be per formed on young, wild, and vicious horses at 8 p.m. Admission, Is. ' 4*205 SADDLE, COLLAR, and HARNESS MAKER. HAVING Purchased the business of Mr A. Ireland, and removed into those commodious premises, lately ' occupied by himi n Burnett Sfereet, begs most sincerely to thank his customers for past support, and solicits a continuance of the same, which he will strive to deserve by keeping the best stock of Saddlery and Harness, and strict atten tion to business,. combined wit.h good ■workmanship and reasonable charges. Repairs neatly and promptly attended to.



NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOB A PUBLICAN'S LICENSE. I SAMUEL BODEN DONNAN, of 9 'Waterton, Hotelkeeper, do hereby give Notice that I desire to obtain and will, at the next Meeting of the Licensing' Committee, of the District of Ashburton. to-"be ,holden at the JR.M. Courthouse, Ashburton, on the 6th day of June, 1890, at 1.2 noon, apply for a Certificate autho rising ithe issue of a .Publican's License for a house situate at Waterton, contain ing 16a'ooms, exclusive of those required for the use of the Family. Dated the twenty-sixth clay of April, 1890. . SAMUEL B. DONNAN. E. G. j Crisp, Solicitor. ' 4 210



. THE % I CLEAEINQ SALE or BOOTS IN GEORGE DIACK'S ESTATE, TTAVING been so SUCCESSFUL, XX we irill clear the BALANCE for ' ONE' -TTTEEK ' /^vNLY NE VV EEK WNLY , AT _. . STARTLING PRICES. KSITGHELL & TURNED TAKCUBDtTnEttT.



if} i TO _Q M PER DAY to by 3i>X 3iiTX made by persons of either sex, in their own localities, at work for us. New business. All meet with wonderful success. Any one can do the work. Capital not required. We will start you. Outfit worth £1 mailed free. The employment is particularly adapted to the region in which, this publi cation circulates. Boys and girls earn nearly a much as men. Full particulars and instructions mailed free. Now is the time—don't delay, but write to us a once. Address Stinson and Co., Potrtland, Maine, Uiiiiod Sliilcv.. H, H S E V M 0 U R, SURGEON DENTIST, 215, Colombo Street (new Buildings near Corner of Gloucester Street.) ESTABLISHED ]869 [ SCALE OF CHARGES : Extraction. 2s 6d per tooth ; Fillings,  5s per tooth. A reduction made where a number require attending ARTIFICIAL TEETH The charges for Artificial Teeth are made with a view to strict economy, regulated by such circumstances as cases present, or such materials as patients prefer, Par ticulars given on application. Consulta tion free. Nitrous Oxide Laughing Gas) administered when required. Attendance 9 a.m. to 6 p.m 215, Colombo Strekt, CitßisTcnmicn. 8 10 C\"'' "im a \v"c i t ~r\ odds SURGEON' DENTIST, I . (Formerly with A. "\V. Ciiatfikld, Auckland.) ; —C HAR O E S-- Ordinavy Extraction 2s Gd Painless 5s Oil Stopping 7k (id Full upper and lower .set of Artificial Teeth 10 guineas, find all work equally moderate. —CONSULTATION FREE— All work done by him guaranteed to fife and look well. Ani»iKSß :—Court Chambers, above Mr H. M. Jones, Stationer East Street. . . Private Residence, Havclock Street Opposite Presbyterian Churc



Mil. SPARROW, TAILOR AND MEN'S lEKCER VAST VTaI-.IC 1'



THE ASHBUKTON FURNI TURE WABJEHOUSE * TANCRED STREET. "piCKFORD and UNDRILL have a J/ large and carefully selected stock of FURNITURE now on view, including Suites, Sofas, Couches, Chests Drawers Chairs, etc., etc., of their own manufac ture from well seasoned materials. Iron Bedsteads in various patterns. Bedding in great variety. Special line of PERAMBULATORS, just the thing for the holidays. A Choice Assortment of CHINA, GLASSWARE, AND ■ < ORNAMENTS Y9ry suitable for Christmas presents JUST ARRIVED. Ex " WAKEFIELD." A consignment of Assorted (3IAIRS, AND FANCY GOODS. ' ; INSPECTION FREELY INVITED Furniture designed and made to order i | at shortest notice [ —Note the address— TANCRED STREET Opposite the Arcade AUTUMN & WINTER 1890 OUR NEW GOODS now on hand, comprise the following :— Fancy and Plain DIAGONAL. "Worsted Coatings, Black and Blue. Worsted Suitings and Trouserings, CHECKS and STRIPES. HEAVY TWEEDS FOR WINTER WBAR. We have also a few FANCY WORSTED ; VESTINGS, very Stylish. H#r 17* /^RAIGHEAD ■ • 06 JjJ, V_/RAIGHEAD ' . TAIL 0E S, TANCRED STREET, ' ASHBUBTON. , IF YOU WANT GENUINE VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY, TRY W. W. SPEKGWS' HE is iioav offering the "best value ever had in Ashburfconu' A large and well assorted stock of DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS Flannel Is a yard. Good heavy dress tweeds aIJ. colors B|d per yard. J Winter Homespuns 7|d. Cashmeres and Merinos m. all colors at very low prices. Blankets, in grey, white,, and "blue, at very low prices. Quilts, calicos, flannels, "Hollands, and shii-Lings, Cheaper than. over. Double width while .sheeting 71 d. Mons, boys, and youths hiiilK. Sox, .shirts, and hats al.-prices befoi\c never known, BOOTS, BOOTS, BOOK'S. The cheapest. Boots and the Best ]loots ever had in Ash burton arc at i W. W. SP£KS£H'S THE ARCADE. Men's Bluchers (Js lid. j Men's shooters 10s (id. j Children's paleni leather slippers,, shoes' C and boots. Extra value very cheap. \ Th«> best school boots for boys, awl j girls in Ashburton at ' j W. W. SPENCER'S i ARCADE, ASHBUKXON. I



4^^ -J^Jlls&SjMSflßlj^^t ' BAKER BR 5.," " Builders, Undertakers, etc. Corner Wakanui Road and Cass Street (Next Central Hotel). Or at Baker and Brown's Coach Factory, I HAVELOCK STREET. 2 90 (Next the Court House.) TINWALD , COAL AND FIREWOOD DEPOT. JA /"CLOTHIER has for • ii:. \J Sale—Best New ' castle, Westport, Grey Valley, and Mount Somers Coal, Firewood and Stakes. Prime Oaten Straw and Sheaf Chaff, at Ashburtori prices. , NOTICE OF REMOVAL. ; r.». v ■> vV p, ;-.;■. ■ v ■■■■*'►>. , JOHN" MOISON BEGS to inform his Customers and - the Ashburton Public that he has taken those commodious shops in the Town .Hall, to which he will remove his business on Ist MAY next, and in onsequence" will hold a clearing sale of present Stock, at REDUCED RATES for CASH ONLY till date of removal. Orders booked will be charged at Ordinary Rates. REPAIRS neatly ~ executed at the h ortest notice. • 0 MOISON



[ TO LET. . I^TEAR Woollen Mills, Six Roomed j _L_N House, and a Five Roomed one. / Apply at Stbelb's Store. 4 168» oriiiiiftMToii bod ley r_A - 1 d. i_ar-iTft and sic:K aokn .• 16L ii-ruf..rd St ea*, (Jhtiß^tun'o I. [ liava sun « of mont-y t-- lend m cooc 1 ■t cun'ty .X Li ■•■ r-ie -j£ ia:tiiO-t. ti.jv\-ra tiliaep Dipping AT /pitOOKE'S NEW PUBLIC DIP RAILWAY RESERVE, i Opposite Ashburton Saleyards, I IS NOW GOING ON. Man in attendance every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 9 to 1, other days can be arranged by applying to C. M. BROOKE, East Street. PRICE : One Penny per head under 500; Three Farthings per head over 500. After Ist May, One Farthing per head more. Bfoole's li Feiict'" Siieep Dipj Equal to any, and superior to most, is sold in the Ashburton County only at 6s per gallon, used 1 to 110 and or 120 gal lons of water, goes further and is cheape hananyJDTHER DIP.



ThG Union Fire insurance Company, limited Head Office, CMstchurch. CAPITAL > T~T~ ... ' ... £2,000,000 PAID UP £100,000 RESERVE AND RE-INSURANCE FUND £65,000 DIRECTORS,— ™ Hon. J. T. Peacock, M.L.C., Chairman. P: Cunningham, Esq., H. E. Webb, G. G. Stead, Esq., Deputy Chairman, Esq., Hon. W. Reuvtes, M.L,C. ; J. Anderson, Esq., J. Palmer, Esq., .- ■ • v General Manager, W. DEVENISH MEARES, Offices, 172 Hereford St., Christchurch. Special Features : The only Institution of the kind with its Head Oihce m Christchurch. - Liberality in Settlement of Claims. , . Ra™bs, f-he. lowest current. ' "■• -' AGENT FOR ASHBURTON AND DISTRICT, JOHN a. EESTELL WEST STREET. , = & 45 \]\JT& ARK BUYERS AT ALL TIMES OF WHEAT, OATS, ISAKLEY . HYEGKASS, PEAS, ETO t , ETC. FKIEDLAffDER BROS. ' . "WHEAT BHJPivi"ENTS~. WK ARE PREPARED TO MAKE LIBERAL ADVANCES, FREE OF .. ' ■ • ' ■ ' '• " ''COMMISSION AND INTERfIyT, og^nsfc all ktr-cla of Ptodnoo 'phcod la on? h»nd» for'nhfpmeut \o the UcJtotl Klngdotn'or tho Continent. . HA.VItTQ-out own honßO in London la ft soflbiarit, guarantees that, the laterest *'»f Ollenfcu, who will entrust the Bbipmaot of thoir {jrain to as, w!l! be well irjoked dftcr ioiicpt* may ulao toly that cxpenees will bo kept »a low &b poaalbla, acd the faighes intrkat value realised. BACH Farmer's Lot Is ablppoS nr.dar a diafc^ct; and sopsrato brand,-no tw ?otß beiug braoded aliko, and apch lot is Bold on its owu aisrks. Prompt acconn tatefl as in the peat; > • '• WE ara also prepared to et'o*o gm!n and other ?ioffuce »t Aahbnrton, Lyndharst [.vltelton or Addingtcn opon easy tarme, and mako teseonsble advances oq itme, FRIEDLANDJiK BROS. •f~7 MOW LANDING ~~ "EX ««M»udLar»b»m" HO.OOO Feet DUv S gT?DSKAURI T. Sb G. FLOORING ■■ t. & <i. Match lining and boards r EX "Spray" 30,000Feot SPLTSN^id RED PINR. * EX 'Zlor" 20,000 Feefc MAGNIFICENT WHITE PINS i • FLOORING, LINING, AND SWELV FROM HAVRLOOK. ■ , IN STOOK AND TO ARRIVE-■ • • ' ■) , : W£STPOBT, WBV^OASTLV, GEEY VALLBS AND i MOUNT fcOMEBS COAL. W, H/COLLINS & GO. , V Timber and Ooal Merchants AgHBUBTOK. , ABUNDANT UKGPa OV GuOJD WOOL, OF THKHfeliilST MAKKKT VALUE FOB ITS CLASS, BiSSURED BY TOE USE OF MTTLE'S PATENT SHEEP DIP i (NON-POISONOUS.) ■ ; .; ADVATSTAQES OF LITILE'S PATENT 'FLUID DIP :— IF PROPERLY USED noccrdln;? to tho Inatsruotlona, It le the best, the moa effectual Rod moat valuable Dip knowo. IT IS NOT POISONOUS to animals, there (s thereforo un dangar of poisoning Horsefl, Sheop. Csttb or other animala, by tho Dip draining on tbe jtraoe or herbago ; ibere lo co daDgtr tn le»v«ng it aboat ia tha way of ohl dran or others; nor (3 there I *oy iloDßor oi whoJesale poiaoafne from neglect, »co!deDt, c.t desfgn. ITS JSFFEOT UPON TRS WOOL In exceedingly important to Woolgrowera. ' It aplrtly \oores«oa tho valag ; it io?a uofc arrest thu growth at «ny tlcia but promoleo tKu natii'al Bocretlona, and increased tha weight of the flesoo ; it dose not etnlu or diacoloi the wool, cor tika out avy of tho yc4k, but la st all tlsnea tho beet Dip foe tUa wool that cau be naod. IT 13 O3EA.P and iop»ya itralf tenfold to tho ahcep-owusr. j JT IS EASY TO USHi, rcqulrluc* very ]!<Mn ijrcpard'.ioL-, wlsea Inslanlly wUh cold wntor, louvot no H-^ciiui'.'tit, uo acuai. no Wiielc. Oia;) gallon j-jof Dip tJ 100 ■>»liona of walo;—the wash ia Mica reody for vac. !T IS S'AFW. Whiifl Polflonoua DIpH csn ouly be u»nd with caution Hpnn ehecp, tli's Dip may bo naod upon oil nuinialii: Homci] to fcili hsccls nnl iho nianqo ; sloo Dogs ,'ot tho *r.ir.e pmpyee ; also for fixu-rmlnaliag inat'cts, and a!Uy:u:< bII Irritation of the , :-J:fn of Dalty O.\Ulc, OUvea, P\ia, etc., for vision t)iit'{irad it is elmply invalinble. FOR SCAI3, LICE, TIOKS. and Ineo^g of oil klnda, it [a a mo.xt effcctu.il Dip, I c r>d ttoroa^lily roiiablo »t all ticr.es, an<\ in u;l ciimotca. \ LLTTLffi'S PATEtir FLULD DiP has « world-vrlda w-pn«a«oa cf tho hi«hs»t { posaib'o nhr.rnc!t(>r. T h»a reoalvc J morn !>OLD ond HILViS^ MKDALS end o'\o: /> OFEyOKLLBNfJi AND MBR[Tjth»a perh.ipa »U the othei Sheep Dips i ut iogethoi t I AUENT JFOK ASHBUKTON COUNTS j I GEO. JAMESON



i ~ii A MS" ". 1 AND BAGON . IN | LARGE or SMALL QUANTITIES, "\I7 ELL OBASONED AND - FIRST CLASS QUALITY. JOHN ORR & CO. TO LADIES WHO WOULD DRESS FASHIONABLY AND WELL:'" , i AT THE SMALLEST POS- ■ sible cost. ;; "TNSPECT the New Dress Fabrics, _L ." '-'■ •'• "*■ ,', Plushes, Ulsters, Ribbons, Gloves, and Feathers, latest styles, now on view 't at "THE CORNER." w Stock of Flannels, Blankets, . Flannelettes, Hosiery, Men's and Boy : Clothing. ■ ; The Soundest Value OFFERED. TIT" TT poLLiER VV j XI, UOLLIER (!THE CORNEB." , ; » i ' ■' ■ * IRONMONGERY. JOHNOKR&OO. Are Offering, SPECIAL VALUE FOR .CASH Prior to their Annual Balance. - AND Having Large Stocks of Lead ing Lines 'now landing, Purcha sers will save from 10 to 20 pc, cent 1 12 cases new Bedsteads at all prices'- Guns of all kinds, grand value ■ 10 cases Sporting Powder lßowtShot, . '' --■■..' 4 cases Fenders from fss to -?5 50 sets Fire Irons tYoiii\">s U> !So.i ; 4 casks Holloware and Kitchen Utsnsil' 3*"?!: -7.-~T.ti"-' -. OV-l-esandCbinineya lc— i'li'!-. n-i'i •■■■us Cutlery, grand valu« ■ 3 casks Plough and Trace Chains 100 drums Raw and Boiled Oil 2 tons White Lead PtW-\ .xr-A V,.i .M, ( . of ;,11 kinds i , 5i.-:.-. w.-iii p.^vr .! , 50 Register Grates from 14s 6tL : ''■ 6d to£s - . « '•' Ranges and Stoves of all sorts 20 tons Bar Iron 1 ton Bolts and Nuts all sizes 4 packages Wringers and Mangles New "Home Sewing Machine" best and simplest '-'"'. Leather Portmanteaus and travelling Trunks Leather Belting ljin to 6in Manilla and Flax Rope, Hin to 3in 40 coils of Plough Line 2 cases Sellar's Mould Boards Hornsby's and Ransome's Plough Shares, all sizes 3 casks Buggy Springs and Axles 40 kegs Bluestont 75 kegs Wire Nails 20 kegs Fencing Staples ' , 40 coils Barb Wire > 2 bales Seaming Twine 1 case Babbet Metal ! r 20 bundles of Spades and Forks, &c, 4 packages Screws, Locks and Hinge* 4 packages Saws, Chisels, and Planes. v ' 6 cases Picks and Axes , .' '. - 4 cases Gorse Knives , . 8 cases Axe, Pick and Hammer Handle ' 1 case Hammers , " VALYOLINE, LUBROLINE, .-, CASTOR, COLZA, OLIVE, LARD, and NEATSFOOT OILS 10 crates China and Earthenware. —Including— f New Toilet, Dinner, Tea, and _.: Dessert ware. Some of these are really beautiful goods. -]• HN ARR' O HO' WANTED "KfjOWB 7 MMENSEarrivalsof NEW AUTUMN , .1. DRAPERY, CLOTHING, and BOOTS, ex Kaikoura, at ANDREW ORR'S. i ■ ' *j- ' TjnOß MANTLES, MILLINERY, and JO DRESSES see A. ORR's Now - Stock. ■ T; FOR WEDDTNG Outfits, Family Mourning, .: :C.< \. vi 1 DTI MTRY go to ANDREW (>|{|!>. ISJEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION.— X> ANDREW ORR is showln- ex- I iictly l.ho .same Goods in Roslyn Worsted j Druss Tweeds, as exhibited at the Exhi bition, also Blankots and Flannel-. QAA PAILIS of BLANKETS at ,Q\i\J Old Prices, contrit?ted for when v.o'jl was Cheap.—A. ORR. POOTS, BOOTS, for Variety, L> Quality, Stylo, and M.-skc of . Indies', Childron's, ;md Gents' Boots go j ac onco to ANDREW ORR'S. 1 C\C\ EMBROIDERED ROBES y I \J\J Select from at ANDREW ORR'S No two of th« sjwno pattern. .