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[rBR WtESS ASSOCIATION.] The Maori XH««iirt>er* Auckland, December 9. Te Mahuki and his folio yvers were be fore the Supreme Court to-day, charged with riotous behaviour at Te Kuiti. They all pleaded guilty. Mahuki was sentenced to 12 months, some of his followers to six months, and others to three months. »h« Mutt Mtaii>Jaii» 1lit««r. Wellington. December '.). The jury m the Hutt manslaughter case, after having being locked up all night, announced this morning that they could not arrive at a verdict. They were accordingly discharged, and another jury empanelled to try the case afresh. XU«- Drwng-lit.' Timaru, December 9. Farmers assembled at the wool sale give deplorable accounts of the state of the crops and pastures m most parts of the district from drought. Tha grain crops oii sunny slopes are quite ruined, and a large proportion of the rest will be, if there be no rain fora week or two. The pastures are as dry as hay and giving out. The coast country was never so dry since it was settled., There has been very littltrain for two years, and the under ground waters are failing. Old swamps are dry and cracked m wide fissures. It threatens to be a disastrous year for farmers. ;

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BRITISH AND EUROPEAN ITEMS. As the result of Mr Balfour's Irish tour, Hie Government has given £3000 for the purpose of deepening the harbor of Ballina, for which ah appropriation has been desired for a long time. The "Chronicle's" Berlin corres pondentsays :—"lt is rumored m Catholic circles, despite official assurance to the contrary, that the young King of. Spain is weak, and not likely to live long." A St. Petersburg telegram of November 9th says :—" During a circus performance here, which was attended by the Czar and Wa family, one of the trained: horses attacked the manager, and bit and trampled upon him. The Czar and his ! family left the building. A general panic followed, and the performance cldsed." A rare incident m the history of the Stock Exchange occurred during the first •week m November. It was the action of the Committee m expelling from; the in stitution > Percival Preston, a. broker, for breach,of faith with a c lient. It seems that the client had ordered Preston to sell a large parcel of Mexican securities, but the broker, disregarding the interests of his client, tirsb himself sold, thus, spoiling his client's market.' ■A Dublin telegram, dated November 9th, says:—Canon Doyle has published a fiery letter exhorting Irishmen to reject Parnell's suggested alternative, or any other land {purchase scheme leaving out one-half of the tenantry as Par'nell's sec tion ctoes. He declares that the very etones of Mitchellstown and Tipperary, red with the blood- of their murdered brothers,' would rise m mutiny at the thought of such an establishment .. ' King Humbert of Italy has set a good example 'to-his-fellow monnrchs regarding the impecuniosity' of hip children. He has declined to ask the Italian Parliament for the Stale allowance which would, ac cording to custom, be voted for the Prince of Naples, heir to the throne, now ; that ho has attained his majority. This King declares that while the Treasury is m such a depleted condition, he cannot conscien tiously call for all appropriation of public i lulmls for members of his family. The condition of the poorer classes of Italy continues deplorable. Destitution pre vails m many quarters, and those who «|n arrange to do so are leaving m the hope <U bettering themselves. Six thousand jper-sons have emigrated to America during <the past ten days. Archdeacon Farrar delivered an earnest address on November Dth at Westminster \bbey m support of the scheme of General...-.Booth for the redemption of England's poverty-stricken masses, The announcement that the Archdeacon would speak on this topic had attracted such a throng of people that after the Abbey had been crowded to its utmost capwnty, thousands turned away unable to g*in admission. General Booth s mover awl alluring plan is now one of the chief subjects of public interest. Twenty leading clergymen of Great Britain; have signed an appeal to the people to raise £1,000,000, which General Booth thinks would be required to successfully carry out the enterprise. Cardinal Manning and most of the Protestant Bishops have endorsed the plan. The Prince of W ales hM written to General Booth, heartily approving of the scheme, which ■he de acribes as an intelligent nnd prOims-mg effort toflW the people, who*? welfare is near his heart. General Booth is, how ever, being met by controversy■and criti cism, as well as approval. Many who agree with him as to the need of remedial measures, believe that help must be provided for by legislation, Mr • Booth proposed to apply his panacea without invoking the aid of Parliament. \ despatch dated from ■Dublin, Novem- W llth, says :--The evictiom outrages on Mr Telpt^'B e S t S tein Fall,Camgh, which wft'fi interrupted some months ago. have bee»i>^ume4. Jt^was^a bitterly coldd*y, witfi a storm d wind and rain, when a large pol«» force formed »'double cordon around the houses. Two men naiwd Swift and McNeil wer* repulsed ' rtrhile' attempting to pass the cordon, ••They were marked with chalk for the .'■ ™K?se.bf',future identification. A num- W of emergency men assembled,, armed with h^hets, pickaxes, and crowbar* Sixteen families were turned out of the* homes. Two wrere wses of exception*! hardship and «*•>*• A Poor *72, last recovering fromhpr confinement, was driven out with her new-born baby to toe wretched shelter of a rulne4_ staVle. •Some English soldiers touched with ntty, the poor creatures the little aid find I comfort they could. Another iase of hardship wa. fch*t of a widow who had paid the rent, ar.d was evicted by ipiaake. The landlord promised to rectify Uierais ■ Jtake. The widow, however w^cted JJ-day. The Rt. Rev. Patrick O'Doimll, of Raphoe, arrived on the scene before the proceedings termmatec and visited.tlie evicted tenants. HisLoddup promised to stand, by them and ml l be present to-*»ow»w. A number of .Bighsn visitors witnessed th& evictions, an* after wards held a» indignation meettfg. de , normcing the action of |th» ownes ofte ' estate. In the homes wher« evictions where expected n« potatoes wee lounci, fcobin one house, where evietons -were not looked for, two tons c excellent potatoes -v.ere discovered.

The Best E»wbdt fob Iwioesmon'.— •Norton's Camomile Pills arc confidTtly recommended as a sunpte remedy et Indigestion, which is the caus^of n«arly *i *he diseases to which ,w.e af.e W hject. jj^HTON's Pills, with j.ustie called fctie -"KiMtural Strengthener of tVe Hunwui jStomacb/' act as a powerful xmicaiMlgejstle aperient we mild m thci operation, ma fla-fe uflder my cirenmstaxjes. Sold m bottles, at Is i44i> 9cl. He by all medicine Vendors throughout ®& worl.

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[per press association.] The sailors have struck work, but the dockers disapprove of their action. The Shipping Companies maintain the stand they have taken up m the present disputes. The Right Hon. A. W. Peel intends to resign the speakership of the House of Commons. Lord Brassey, on behalf of the Im perial Federation League, is pressing the British Gorernment to notify Ger many and Belgium that the treaty clauses will be cancelled, preventing her colonies favoring Great Britain. A Committee of oarsmen have agreed to carry out the proposal of Rev. E. Warr, Head Master of Eton College, that University oarsmen should sub scribe an eight-oar challenge cup, to be presented for annual competition by Australian Universities. St. Petersburg, December 8. The Czar has forbidden Russians to frequent the gambling saloons of Monaco. Lisbon, December 6. The Portuguese Government pro poses a Joint Commission to enquire into the recent hauling down of flags m East Africa.

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Adelaide, December 8. In the match between the Norwood Club and the South Adelaide the former scored 627 m one innings; G. G. Giffen made 296, the highest in dividual score yet recorded m the colony. Melbourne, December 8. A 4gii| of fifteen years of age> living at Mac Arthur slept over II days. She could be roused and fed, but fell asleep again immediately afterwards. The affection is not cataleptic. The strike of slaugntermeri is ended. The Unionists find nearly all their places have been filled up. The locusts destroyed the whole of the crops of pats and barley m several districts m one day. INTERPRQ^/INCIAL Auckland, December 8. A farm and orchard at Pokeno, belong ing to Mr R. Hobbs, has been sold for £4500, to Miss Johnston, a .Devonshire lady. • . ■ Wellington, December 6. It having been reported that there were some seventy or eighty cases of dual voting m connection with the city election' the chief returning officer and his deputies have been engaged all day, comparing the rolls, Several instances of dual voting were discovered,but nothing like the number reported, and these m no way effect the result of the elections. If those committing it breach of the Act can be identified proceedings will be instituted against them. ' , J " Wednesday is the last day lor paying the first instalment of the Property Tax without incurring a fine of ten Per cent. Sir William Fitzlieibert, Speaker of the Legislative Council, is seriously ill with a severe cold. It is believed the German Squadron, which leaves for the South Seas on Wednesday, will return here m July. The vessels have taken m 100 tons of coal m Wellington^ . ;

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pan press association. Lonjjon, December 8. Major Hood, the Victorian candi date, headed the list of 78 British and Canadian officers who competed for the Hythe musketry certificate. He was granted an extra special diploma, and also a special certificate as in structor m machine guns.

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[Received December 9, 11.40 a.m.]

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS.

.Adelaide December 9. Tile report of the Railway Com missioners has been presented to Parliament. It shows that the recent 1 strike caused a loss of £35,000 m the revenue of the. railways.

THE MELBOURNE EXHIBITION

Melbourne, December 9. The Commissioners of the recent Exhibition have made their final re port, m which they state that they consider the loss was 'justified, on the ground that the greater part of > the money was., spent-on,artisans' within the colony, and they also claim that the great increase m railway receipts might fairly be credited to the Exhibi tion.

PRECIOUS STONES IN QUEENSLAND.

Brisbane, December 9 An almost inexhaustible supply of sapphires- has' |been found near Wethersfield. Station on the route of the Central railway.

The Australian Press on the Late Speaker.

[per press association.] [Eeceivecl December 9, 10.40 a.m.] Sydney, December 9. The " Herald ' this morning, m an article on the result of the general elec tions m New Zealand makes reference to the defeat of the late Speaker, Sir Maurice O'Rorke, and says that his fairness and impartiality" to friend and foe, the clear ness and fairness of his decisions, and, his uniform courtesy a^d determination have made the New Zealand House of Repre sentatives the most orderly of any Parlia ment m the Australasian colonies. The "Daily Telegraph" devotes an article to the same subject, and remarks that, whatever the history of the new Parliament may be, its management, owing to the amount of raw material in troduced, will scarcely prove easy work (of an amateur Speaker to perform.

This Man was Frightened'

And on reading the facts it will appear that he had reason to be. The man inferred to was Edward Pornn, a guard or ( the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln shire MvW, I" September, 1887, lie met with a&apcJdwV: which.gave a tem porary shock to his .sysfeain, -Not long ■afterwards he began to feel a p*m m .the chest and have difficulty m breathing, ami threw up ft great deal of muouw (phlegm). He at once concluded he had iKme^orious ailment of the lungs, and Joihfc medical advice. The doctor said it was m,'mi Wided that there was no euro for it, and that ij* could do no more than t'ivehim something to ««$ tjie pain and the cough. Then the doctor £ay* Mr Perrin a certificate statinp that lie was wfcrius from « Catarrh Phthisis which term for that dreadful

malady, ConsumpHwn. Further symptoms soon appeared which hceuiod to confirm this alarming opinion. 1 The poor fellow experienced great pain m eating, and :> tightness across tho chest, which felt, h said, "as if some .strong man'wan gripping him around the body under the arias." The rest of Mr Perrin's narrative is best related m his own words. .He says : "I soon commenced to have a brackish taste m the month as if I had 'been sucking copper. Then came cold chills and .sweats m turn, the cough got hollow, and I raised move than I h«d done. Those terrible symptoms so scared me that went and consulted the late \Dr Dacre Fox, who was at that time Consulting Physician to the Railway Company and ■to the Infirmary. Ho examined me.- care fully, and certified a.s follows : —•• "In the case of Guard Porrin., This man is evidently frightened. He is suffering from Phthisis and Dyspepsia. Cod liver oil and'irton are indicated."

This fully bore out what the other doctor had said, so I now looked upon myself as doile for. I took everything I could hear tell of. I have drunk gallons of cod liver oil and sherry, and have Lad many quarts of camphorated oil rubbed on my chest, until my wife was sick of rubbing. I was also poulticed continually, but m spite of all this terrific dosing and medicating I got gradually worse. In half a-dozen words my condition was this; I believed myself to be fast going to fclie grave with consumption ; my friends said so, the doctor said so, and it looked like it, if anything, ever did. It is understood that consumption is sure death, and I made up my mind for that awful end. I had been off my work from 1887 to 1888; I was ashamed to be away so much, as I was obliged'to draw funds from the Club all the time to help support my family. " While I was thus doing nothing* but waiting to die, crawling about feebly like a man who has virtually done with this world, I happened one day to meet In spector Rippon, of Ardwi'ok Station, one of the Traffic Inspectors of our line. He was shocked at my looks, bub said,, ' Perm, I don't know as any thing tvill help you ; but, ifja|iythirig will, it is Mother Seigel's Curative* Syrup.' I remember that this idea amused me, miserably broken and ill as I was. Help me ? Could it cure consumption ? Not likely. Impossible ! Still it couldn't make me worse, and so I got a bottle and began to take it. I could scarcely credit my own feelings, but as snre as truth is truth, before T had wV uu that bottle of medicine, I found relief. Now comes what you may find it hard to believe—l took but two move bottles and went back to work, and have been sound and healthy ever since. I told the doctor about it, and, although he saw I was well, he seemed displeased. "You say ■ Mother fSeigel'B Curative Syrup cured you V lie sain. 'Nonsense. It is only k quack medicine,; it is nothing but stuff and rubbish.' Well, all right, I said to myself it may be stuff and rubbish, but it" has made a sound man of me after that very doctor had me booked for the graveyard, and said no earthly power could keep me out of it. That was enough for me and will be 'enough fbr thousands of others m this country.

"I am exposed to all sorts of weather*' but have never had a return of the bad breathiiig, chest pains, nor any of the other symptoms that nearly frightened •mo out of my senses. 1 eat and enjoy my food as well as any man m England Now, what wa:s the secret, of this; getting well '(■ If I really had consumption, it, was nothing short of a miracle ; but I never had consumption at all. -The doctors wore all wrong m calling it that. What I actually suffered from was indiges tion and dyspepsia, which causes the same symptoms that mark true consump tion ; hence lots of people who are sup posed to have lung complaint miglifc be as Easily cjure<f as I was if they woufcllefc cod liver oil alone and take Mother Boigel's Syrup." ' ' .■■ " Mr Peiuiii'r rtdilreßP m No. 3(5, G-niitoH Broirk Street, Gorton Brook, Manchester England, and he Avill reply to any letters written to him concerning his case.

Dr. Koch's Consumption Cure.

[PKK I'JUSKM ASSOCIATION.]

Auckland, December 9,

Regarding the consumption, cure, Dr Koch says chat the remedy is a brownish,, transparent liquid, which does nob re quire special care to,.prevent decomposi tion. For use, this fluid must'be more or less diluted, and tha dilutions are liable to undergo decomposition, if prepared with undistilled water, as bacterial growth soon developes m them, they become tur bid, and are then unfit for use. To prevent this the diluted liquid must be sterilized by heat, preserved under a cotton-wool stopper, or more conveniently prepared with a one-half per cent solution of phenol. It would seem, however, that the effect is weakened both by frequent heating and by mixture with phenol. The solution when introduced into the stomachasa remedy, has noeffect. In order to obtain a reliable effect it must be injected subcutaneously. For this purpose we have exclusively used a small syringe sug gested by niH for bacteriological work. It is furnished with a small indiarubber bolt, and hae no piston. This syringe can easily be 1 kept antiseptic by the use of absolute alcohol, and to this we attribute the fact that no single abscess has been observed m the course of more than 100Q subcutaneous injections. The • place chosen for the injection after several trials of other places was the skin, of the back between the shoulder blades and the. lumbar region, because here the injection led to local reaction, of which tliere i« generally none at all, and was almost painless.

COOL STORAGE.

Finding that some obstacles still ex isted m tht|ivay of erecting the coolstorag* building m Lyttelton—Mr E. G. fright, M.H.R. telegraphed to the Railway Commissioners on the subject, and lias received the following reply--which speaks for itself :— , Wellington, December 8. E. G. Wright, Esq., M.H.R., Christ church. The Commissioners are most anxious to facilitate the interests of country settlers m their erection of cool stores, recognis ing as we do tliat the dairy industry is about to assume very large dimensions. Please see our letter to Harbour Board about insulated trucks. James M'Kbr-uow, Chief Commissioner of Railways.

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[per press association. I Auckland, December 9. The Hon. Mr Mitchelson goes south to morrow to attend a Cabiuet meeting on Friday. He thinks Parliament should be called together as early as possible. He doubts the ability of the Opposition to form an acceptable Government and thinks the eventual outcome will; be a dissolution. The scrutiny of the votes m the Eden electorate shows a case of double voting on 'each side, which does not alter Mr , Mitchelson's majority. A man named Daniel Cox was found dead at Kuaotuna with his head, face, and shoulder badly injured by the explosio.ii of a dynamite cartridge. It is presum ably a case of suicide. The dead body found at Whangaparo \h supposed <:o lie that of Charlef Lingard who was drowned while swimming off to the cutter Maud over a week ago.

A deputation of unemployed waited on the Mayor of Christchurch to-day,, requesting him to communicate with Government ask hr,' for work. He consented to do so. It is staled there- are between 200 and 300 mi . employed, their condition being largely due to the effects of the lale strike. To-day there has been on view m Mr J. M. Cambridge's shop, the picture of which Mr Donald Williamson has been the fortu nate winner m the London Art Union. The picture'was one of ten, valued nt £30 each, of which the winner had a choice, and Mr Williamson's selection is the one now shown. It is a sunset by Alexander Frew, painted by that artist m 1838, and shown at the Royal Academy's Exhibition of the same year. Its merit was at once recognised by the Selec tion Committee of the London Art Union, who immediately purchased it at the artist's figure, and placed it on the list of prises. As a, work of art, it is of high merit. A .ruggod dale, evidently on the eastern or north-eastern coast of Great Britain, has been chosen by the painter oo pourtray a pLeating touch of Nature —a calm yet glori ous sunset; and the time chosen is that supreme moment of evening beautj' when the sinking sun sheds a flood of varied light upon the western hills, the brow and crest of a distant mountain receiving a bath of red-yellow rays that give to its rugged crswn a glbry like burnished gold. Excellently have the upward effects been treated, and trje lower sides of the dale, and the little stream rippling onward at the bottom, are gradually fading into the gloom of the ap proaching night. The picture is set m a handsome Alhambra frame, and, hung m a good light; should be a treasure on the wall of ony household. : < At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Shipping Company to-day, m Christchurch^ the retiring directors Messrs Jno. Anderson, A. C. Wilson, and J. Studliolme were,re elected; Mr L Harper Avas re-elected chairman of the Board. A special A rote of thanks was passed to the officers of'the Com pany for the zeal and energy ;• displayed, during the strike. . ' '

THE ASKBTJRTON GIT A BDI AN, TUESDAY DECEMBER .9,-1890



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Andrew Black WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER, ■•■ ■■ ' ■ •>.■■■ ■ •■'.:■. ■ ■: ETC., • • - -■ ■ ; Prospect Building'!**, HAS started business m the above premises and all repairs intrusted to him will be promptly and thoroughly executed at moderate prices. Watches Cleaned and Examined £! S New Mainsprings fitted A S /IJD All other repairs equally cheap. ANDREW "QLACK Holds Bronze NDREW JDLACK Medal for a WATCH made by himself and ex hibited at PEOPLES PALACE EXHIBITION, LONDON. mHE House for CHEAP CHRIST . MAS CHEER, r . D. McFARLANE'S, East Street. The House for GOOD SUGARS for PRESERVING, D. McFARLANE'S, East Street. The House for BLENDED TEAS of Al QUALITY, D. McFARLANE'S, East Street. The House for CHINA and GLASS WARE, D. McFARLANE'S, East Street. The House for BUTTER, CHEESE, and BACON, D. McFARLANE'S, East Street. The House for GOOD FLOUR, MEAL, and RICE, D. McFARLANE'S, East Street. The House for alt lines of GROCERIES at LOWEST POSSIBLE KATEh/1 D. McFARLANE'S, EAST STREET. . "■ " ■ , •-, . - ._ 1 i We SPARROW! ■■■■■■ n i '■ ■ ■ TAILOE AND MEN'S I E R C E R. EAST BTEFKT.



; H. M. JPNFS SATVTA. CL.AUS IS COMING A ND so is Old Father Christmas, to give the above a fitting reception. The ~L\l Undersigned is now opening up a varied and well selected Stock of Useful and Ornamental GOODS, suitable f«r Presents, Prizes, Rewards, Xmas and New Year Gifts, ranging from a diminutive Penny Doll to a Seventy-Guinea PIANO. Japanese Toys and Fancy foods, Albums, Photo Frames, Desks, Work Boxes Cabinets, Ladies Bags, Glove and Kerchief Boxes, Dressing Owes, Electro-Plated, Goods, Ornaments iii great variety, elegant and chaste m design, Perfumery and Toilet Requisites, Cricketing Material, Fancy Glassware, Tea Services, Opals, Brackets and Plush Leather Goods. BOOKS Suitable for Prize and Presentation purposes, specially imported from the Religious Tract Society, Ward and Lock, Cassell and Co., and other publishers for the Xraas Trade. Booklets m great variety and Xmas Cards. The above is the largest and most complete Stock vt Books and Fancy Goods m die county, affording the greatest choice, and offered at the LOWEST POSSIBLE REMUNERATIVE PRICES. School Committees purchasing Bo^ks for prizes, Toys and Fancy Goods for school treats will be lupplied at lowest possible charges. Inspection Invited. H. M.ITONES, 1267 WHEAT WHEAT "WHEAT ' V, AB H BUYER S ROL L IT & CO., CANTERBURY MILLS, A SHE JJ TITO N, j ARE sfcill prompt Cash Buyers of Prime Milling Wheat at highest market price Flour, Bran ana Sharps are also on hand. Gristing by patent Rollerprocoss no the shortest notice. TEIAL OB 1 McOORMICK Nfif Binders. .i A TRIAL of the NEW STEEL BINDER will be held m a paddock of Oats, Alford Forest Road, about a mile from East Street, on Saturday, 13 th. INTENDING PURCHASERS ARE INVITED TO INSPECT THE MACHINE AT WOHK. JOHN ORE & CO,,



MR S. B. SEYMOUR, SURGEON-DEJfTIST OF CHRISTCHURCH, WILL VISIT ASHBUET ON on dates to be announced," and may be consulted at MR. CAMBRIDGE'S, CHEMIST. ■ ■ ' XT Sharplin, Vincent & (Jo. SAWMILLERS AND TIMBER MERCHANTS,: SPEIKG_BUEN. HAVE erected large Sawmills at Alford Forest, and can now supply any amount of Building Material* also Bridge Timber arid Planking to any size m Birch Timber, Gates, Hurdles, &c, made to patterns as desired, Splitor Sawn Posts morticed by machinery. Prices will bo found reasonable, and orders will bo executed promptly. Timber can be delivered by train, or at j the Mills, or by rail from Springburn to any part of the district. The Mills are within i| miles of the Springbufn Railway Station. FIREWOOD, SLABS, AND WASTE TIMBER Always on hand. Orders by post promptly attended to. 12t38 _  THE ASHBURTM"GUARDIAN. From and after the 30th November, 1886, the terms of Subscription to this journal will be as follows, viz:— IK PAID IN ADVANCE. . Per Quarter , fis f|d, by jiQst, 9s <jd „ Half-year... 12s 6d, by pqst, 18s fid „ Year "'.'.'. 24s Od, by post, "s ()d IF BOOKED. Per Quarter ..'. 7s 6d,' by post, 10s 9d ■„ Half-year... 15s Od, by post, 21» fwl ■' Year ... 30a Od, by post, 43s Od Birth, Marriage, and Death No.ti<:es, it' paid for at the time of insertion, 2p fid; if booked, 4s each, " Stamps may b,e. wn% q& payment,



NOTICE is hereby given m pursuance of tho • v Public Reserves Act, 1885," Cl. 5 and 6, tha f. the Aahburfcon I Domain will be set apart for the Cale donian Society's Sports on Friday, the 26th day of December, inst., on which day charges will be made for admission thereto on the following scale, viz., For Kach Adult, One Shilling, for Each Horse One Shilling ; and for Each Trap, One Sliillnis?. D. THOMAS, Mayor. Ashburbon, December 9th 1890. 12J56 A !S there is no Public Declaration of the" Poll, MR W. C. WALKER desires io express his grateful thanks to all friends who voted for him on FRIDAY last. Dec. 9,1890. W. C. WALKER. 12*08 ■;' '  f fYENDERS wanted for building three L rooms, .Judge's box, &c, for the Tinwald Racing CluK Plans tfec, may bo soen at the Tinwald Hotel, where tenders close at 8 p.m. on THURSDAY, 9tli inst. . : . E. J. FOOKS, 12 Secretary. VT« -b AWCETT -JL/ODDS SURGEON DENTIST, Address :—Court Chambers, above Mr H. M. Jones, Stationer, East Street. Private Residence, Tailored Street, Three doors below Masonic Hall. ISTEW T3OOKS, BOYS' and GIRLS' OWN AINUALS, • - NEW MUSIC. STATIONERY and FANCY GOODS, CHRISTMAS and NEW YKAR'S CARDS of New Zealand Scenery. L. F. AKDREWES & Go.



wakanui races and shorts:"' VT OMINATIONS for the abeve events i_N close on THURSDAY, December llth, at 8 o'clock p.m. ' J. COCKBURN, 12*50/■ ,.■. ■.■-,■. Hdu. &xj. ■ \ \ ANTED Known.—VV. Patching is W .selling Wool and Grass Seed Sheets, iiyepence per square yard, made up. 12*47 A REPLY. TO MR ROBERT McINITRE, and others. GENTLEMEN,—Your kindly recogni tion of my action m retiring from che contest for the Ashburton seal m order to assist Mv Weight's return is very wel come ; and I rejoice to bhink that the Ashburton district is now represented by a member who will doubtless prove an efficient guardian of its interests, while he is not all likely to aid iii imposing un just and oppressive taxation upon our farmers who form the backbone of Ash burton's prosperity. Thanking you for the compliment you have paid me, I remain, Yours faithfully, CHASi.W. PORNELL, Dec. 8, 1890. 12*65



jMOPB FOE THSDDAI 1. APerfion cured of deafsss a»d. noises m the Head of lon standing, by a simple Bftiiedy, vri! -be_ glad to forward a dpacription of it f tee to miyone who no^f 3»e most as tonishinccureshave'lat^^e^ effected fey the" same remed, A4d«wj Nicholson, m Wißm Street, Wsl bourne.