man's^ucker and engine repairs, but not the fuel. . . Weymouth Roberta, engine proprietor, had twelve years' experience m engine work. Had his engine at Valetta at the ploughing contract. Provided himself and "three men. Paid these iren, and after the work was done Mr Albert Roberts paid him at the rate of 5s an acre. After payim; wipes he calculated he had £25 for twenty-four days' work, and out of that he had to pay his ex penses going up, and repairs. Considered an engine was worth £1 a day on such a job as they had, and 10s a day for 1 ovks was little enough for the hours ttiey were then working—about a day and a half m one day. Mr Pumell, m opening the case .or the defence, pointed out that the claim would have to be reduced by £80 17s Cd by the withdrawal of items m the claim to £25 2s 6d. The engine was .48 days on the ground, whereas plaintiff claimed 12 days. He had treated his day as a day and a half, because he had worked twelve hours instead of eight, and had charged wages for himself at that rate. His Honor pointed out that plamtitts men had worked the same hours, but he had not paid them m the way he now asked to be paid himself. Mr Purnell said the further reductions would dispose of the claim altogether. His Honor said the remark of Mr Roberts to go on with the work at a fan wage did not warrant Pekrs m going m for unlimited expense m connection with the work, and he would give judgment for defendant with costs. Thomas Perks v. Albert Roberts.— In this case Mr Fisher for plaintiff accepted a non-suit, without opening the case. Tx Bankruptcy. * In re Hugh Miller Hewett.—Applica tion for order of discharge—Mr Wilding. Order granted. In re Cyrus Homersham.—Application for order for payment of solicitor's costs —Mr Purnell. Order granted. In Chambers. In re David Stewart McDiarmid, de ceased.—Mr Cuthbertson applied for letters of administration with the will annexed, m favor of Mary Ann Knight. .Application granted. The Court was adjourned until eleven this morning.

TELEGRAPHIC. HOME AND FOREIGN

Vee mum association] Valparaiso, January 13. Three Chilian warships have joined the rebels at Valparaiso, who are pro testing against the collection of unjust taxes. Pabis, January 13. Nine people have been drowned by the breaking of the ice on the Seine. London January 13 and 14, Lord Carringtou has postponed the reading of his paper on Australia at the Colonial Institute until January 26, at the request of the Prince of Wales. . I Silver, 4s B|d. Dr Brown, Bishop of Winchester, who is 80 years of age, has resigned. The first batch of refugee Jews from Russia has arrived m London. An agitation is on foot m favor of Mr Dillon as leader of the Irish party. Admiral Sir G. Tryon succeeds Sir A. H. Hoskins m command of the Mediterranean fleet. General Booth refuses ta allow trustees to be appointed for the funds collected m aid of his colonisation project, Ottawa, January lo A young Englishman named Wads worth, who was on a visit to Canada, is missing?under-circumstance* similar to the disappearance of Benwell, for whose murder Birchall was recently hanged.

AUSTRALIAN

Sydney, January 14. The fire on the Talavera has been extinguished. It is -supposed to have originated m ashipmentof wax matches. Nearly 700 tons of cargo were found to be more or less injured after the fire was subdued. The heat caused some of her plates to buckle. The damage to the vessel is estimated at XBOOO. The amount is covered by insurance m London. The Crown has notified the Corpora tion of Newcastle that the electric light wires are dangerous to human life, and have ordered it to remove them, otherwise it will be held respon sible for the consequences. The con tractors have notified that they will undertake the responsibility.

INTERPROVINCIAL

(per press association.) Welungton, January 14- Mr Spreckles has wired for the out going San Francisco mail from Sydney to be put off five days, the succeeding mails to be sent at intervals of twenty-eight days from the altered date. This would have the effect of causing the departure of the mail from Auckland to take place on '• Saturday instead, of Monday. It is understood that the alteration will enable the mail to catch the fast steamer to New York, whereby a saving of three days- would be effected between New Zealand and London. Government re fused to allow the present mail to be altered as the notice is too short, and have wired to know whether the change is to bo permanent or not. If the former, they will agree to it immediately arrange ments can be made, as a saving of three days ia a great consideration ; .but they | are disinclined to upset the whole mail I arrangements of the colony merely to revert m a month or two to the present state of things. The dates of the direct mails will have to be altered to accommo- j date the new arrangements, and the; Union Company will also have to alter their time-table m consequence. It is almost certain that Mr Rolleston will be the Government candidate for the ■ Speakership. He is not anxious to take the position," but will stand as a candidate if required by the Cabinet. With respect to the Speakership of the Upper House, nothing has been done yet; but a rumor has been gaining ground during the last day or two that the Premier will be Sir W. Fitzherbert's successor. Ministers so far adhere to their intention to make the Legislative Council appointments, but no new names are mentioned.

Railway Accident.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Brunnerton, January 14. A long mineral train and passenger car riages left Brunnerton at eleven o'clock this morning, and when a few chains from the station the goods van got off the line and bumped along over Boyd's bridge tor a distance of about four chains. The passenger cars behind were derailed, but the van got over the bridge without being derailed: The train was brought to a standstill just as the van capsized and a coal waggon got derailed, and a serious accident was averted. The residents here consider thafc if fche practice of running Very long- mineral trains and passenger cars combined is not discontinued it is cer tain there will be a serious accident if not discontinued*

SOUTHLAND NOTES.

(F «SI OVU OWN CORRESPOK.DKN"T.)

I I ■understand from the "Mail that Tuesday, the 6th insfc., was very warm with you, 97 m the shade if I remember rightly ; but what would you think of the heat if it ranged as high as 162 m the shade, which was the.case m Victoria m 1851 ? Your correspondent was not there at that time, but a few years later, when the degree of heat reached 180, I had just landed, and I can assure you that the li«ne juice was taken out of me properly. During the whole of this month the weather has been very changeable here, >but we have felt no excessive heat, not even on the day m question- "From the very time the seeds were sown the weather has been all that could be desired, plenty of rain and a lair amount of sunshine, with the result that the grain crops: never looked more promising than at the present time. Early-sown oats are only now shooting, which shows that our harvest will be somewhat late this season, as the grain hardly ever takes less than five weeks to form and ripen. Our pasture lands never looked better. During the summer grass has been abundant every where, and stock of all descriptions are rolling fat. Shearing, except on the high country, is about over, and it is said the wool is m splendid condition. Turnip sowing is about finished, and I do not know of a single instance where the first sowing has failed. Drilling-in seems to be all the go now, with from one to two hundred-weight of guano. Contractors 2o about with either the Duncan or the Reid and Gray drill, and do the sowing lor about Is per acre, the farmer provid ing a change of horses. In a great mea sure the present success m turnip-growing must be attributed, not altogether to the improved method of sowing, but also to the beneficial results of draining which is carried on here on a very large scale. Contractors go about with the drain ploughs and do the draining up to twenty two inches deep at from 10s to 12s per mile, and where there is plenty of clay below these drains seem to be equal to any done by hand. Now the price of oats has improved those -who-did not thresh m the autumn are busy at work, but it will take some weeks to thresh all out as there is a good bit to do. The grass-seed'harvest is m full swing, and instead of using the old back delivery as heretofore farmers are doing the best they can with the string binders. But for this particular thing the Voods single apron beats them all and m consequence a very large numbeE of these machines will be sold to farmers down here this season. The fruit crop is a partial failure, and I don't think there are enough of potatoes growing to suffice for our own consumption. ; January 13, 1891. 1

When the Cows come Home.

When klingle, klangle, klingle, Far down the dusty dingle, The cows are coming home. Now sweet and clear, now faint and low, The airy tinklings came and go, Like chimings from the far olt tower, Or patterings of an April shower That makes the daisies grow. 3 Kb—ling, ko—lang, kolingle—lihgie, Way down the darkening dingle, The cows come slowly home ; And old-time friends and twilight plays, And starry nights and sunny days, Come trooping up the misty ways, When the cows come home.

When jingle, jangle, jingle. Soft-, tones thafc sweetly mingle, The cows are coming home. Malvine, and Pearl, and Florimel, De Kamp, Redrose, and Gretchen Schell, Queen Bess, and Sylph, and Spangled Sue, Across the fields I hear her '* loo—oo. And clang her silver bell." Go—ling, go—lang, golingle—dingle, With faint, far sounds thatsweetly mingle, The cows come slowly home ; The mother-songs of long gone years, And baby joys and childish fears, And youthful hopes and youthful tears, When the cows come home.

With ringle, rangle, ringle, With twos, and threes and single, The cows come slowly home. Through violet air we see the towc, And the Summer sun a-slipping down, And the maple m the hazel glade, Throws down the path a longer shade, And the hills are growing brown To—ring, to —rang, toringle—ringle, By threes, and fours, and single, The cows come slowly home. The same sweet sound of wordless psalm j The same sweet June day rest and calm j The same sweet smell of buds and balm { When the cows come home.

With tinkle, tankle, tinkle, Through fern and periwinkle The cows are coming home ; A-loitering m the checkered stream Where the sun-rays glance and gleam, Clarine, Peachbloom and Phoebe Phillis, Stand knee-deep m the creamy lilies, All m a drowsy dream. To—link, to—lank, t©linkle—linkje, O'er banks with buttercups a-t^inkle, The cows come slowly home. And up through memory's dead ravine, Come the brook's old song, and its old time sheen, And the crescent of the silver qpeen. When the cows come home.

With klingle, Mangle, klinglo, With 100-oo and moo-00, and jingle, The cows are coming home, And over there on Merlin hill, Hear the plaintive cry|of the whippoprwill, And the dewdrops lie on the tangled vines, And over the poplars Venus shines, And over the silent mill. Xo—ling, ko—lang, kolingle—lingle, With ting-a-ling-aling and jingle The cows come slowly home. Let down the bars, let m the train Of long gone songs, and flowers, and rain ; For dear old times come back again, When the cows come home. —(" American Agriculturist.")

The Railway Strike.

[per pkess association.] London, January 13. The Lord Provost of Edinburgh is mediating between the Railway Com panies and the men. The strikers are on the increase. The traffic on the Northern railway lines is m a congested state. There are miles of trucks at the various sta tions waiting to be unloaded.

SCULLING.

ANOTHER WIN FOR NEW $ ZEAL4ND. [pee press association J Sydney, January 14. The race between Stephenson (cham pion of New Zealand) and Bnbear (the English oarsman) for £100 a side, took place on the Parramatta this afternoon. The former won from start to finish, i passing the winning post fifteen lengths ahead. Time—22inin 43sec, The race between McLean (the champion) and Stansbury is fixed for April 28th. Should Stansbury win, lie is prepared to take up Kemp's engage ment with O'Connor, and proceed to America. ,.

It is claimed that telephones arc more generally used m Sweden than anywhere else m the world,

The Victorian Loan.

5 -♦ -• | (per pkess association. ) f [Received January 15, 10.25 a.m.] '. London, January 14. | The Victorian Loan has boon delayeci I for a fortnight, and possibly will ho i further delayed until April. A bad impression has beer* created by increas i ing the amount to three millions as it J is considered there would have been a better prospect of success had it been issued for a less amount and sit a mini mum of 97^ or 98. Ons syndicate state that all the Victorian loans they have dealt m for the last four years have been profitless, and that they would rather have colonial stocks de pressed by the failure of the proposed loan than incur the further loss which the new loan may bear. BumOrs are current that loans from all the colonies except Tasmania are impending,. 1 but on the other hand one high authority on financial matters declares that New South Wales will not go into the trarket for at least six months. The " Financial News," while admitting the soundness of many of the .colonial stocks, condemns the Bill providing for the investment of Trust Funds m such stocks, on the *• ground that the Imperial Government has no control of colonial finances.

A Sad Finale

The " Wakatip Mail " says :—lt is our painful duty to record the Scid death of Mr Henry Manclers—an old resident. On las father's side he was descended from.a wealthy family of good repute (the Mancers, of Dublin), and on his mother's side was of Spanish extraction. Although hailing from " dear dirty Dublin 'rhe was born m London. His education was finished at one of the great schools of England—Rugby. He had a bright in tellect, keen perceptive faculties, and was a ready writer. He took 'great interest m all public matters.and, before coming here some 28 years ago, took an active part m Victorian politics—chiefly afcAvoca. Afl might have been expected his light could not be hid under a bushel when he took up his abode at Queenstown, whern he led an active life and lent valuable aid m building up our social fabric. In fact, he was wid3ly known throughout the Waka tipu from the numerous positions he held m our various public organisations as member of the old Otago Provincial Council, and later on (about fourteen years since) is re p resentati ye for this district m Parliame it. He held more offices than we can recollect; was secretary of the old Town Board, the Jockey Club, Hospital, etc., town clerk to the Borough Council and first clerk to the Lake County Council ; and besides these things, he carried on his private business as a com mission agent, etc., often giving valuable advice to miners on questions of law. But, ior some years before death his health began to fail, and latterly he was all but incapable of any useful work. He was intimately connected with this journal, almost from the beginning, but not lately. Upon the last hour of his career we must draw a veil—as a " thick cloud." The brief facts, as disclosed at the inquest on the body, are, it appears, that a few days before death he was visited by a miner and an oM acquaintance, James Towers, and that they indulged, alas ! too freely. He was the victim of chronic gout and rheumatism, and on Sunday complainedof severe pains. Soon after taking to bed he was, doubtless, much worse, and (his brutal companion neglecting to call m medical aid) he was found dead m the morning.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

[PER PPvESa ASSOCIATION I,].'

Death tfWsst Vi«!«'nce, Napjes. January 15. News reached town yeatevday of tho death of Roderick Mntheson, head ahep. hed on the Rak^moana Station. The appearance of the body and the circum stances pointed to his having been thrown from his horse and kicked on the head, but information received last night aroused suspicions of foul play, as the injuries on the head Lad been inflicted by a sharp instrument. A station hand named Ohas, Chadwick has disappeared, and a search made for him has proved fruitless.: It is supposed that he has hidden m the, bush. Rakamoana is forty miles fiom Kapier on the Taupo road. XlicPlSifl* Meeting. OHRISTCHOT.CH, Janua -y 15. The following entries have been, made for the Rifle meeting at Napier viz., Reserve Corps, Captain Harman, Ser geant Evans, Privates Walker, Manning, Banks, Fox, Wakelin, Hammond, and Anson ; Christchurch Rifles : Sergeant Sandford, Privates Scott, Foster, and Askew ; Kaiapoi Rifles : Privates Robil liard and Humphries. City Guards, Sergeant Lavexy; Ashburton Rifles Sergeant Salek ; Ash burton Rifle Club. Mr Rule ; Waimate Rifles : Sergeants Grant, and Ricldell; Canterbury En gineers ; t Lieutenant Anderson. Several others have signified their intention of competing, The team entered to represent the Province m the competition for the shield is fairly strong. Most of the com petitors leave to-day by the Taitapuna | and Wakatipu, the remainder go by the Penguin on Saturday. JEflnraiton ll«aril. The Education Board at to-day's meet ing decided to provide for eight new schools. One the advice of the solicitors the Board may permit holders of scholarships residing outside the district to attend schools not under the control of the particular Board, provided that such schools are subject to inspection by the Public Schools Inspector. Rainfall. A splendid rain fell last night and this morning. It will do an immense amount of good to potato crops.

Scientific Association.

- [per press association.] Chbistchtjrch, January 15. The Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science opened this morning with a meeting of the general committee, Baron yon Mueller, the retir ing President, m the chair. The appoint ment of sectional officers and committees and the arrangements made by the local commictee were confirmed on the motion of Sir James Hector. . The following officers for the 1892 meeting m Tasmania were appointed : —President, Sir R. Hamilton, Governor of Tasmania ; General Secretary, Mr Alexander Morten ; General Treasurer, Mr H. G. Russell, Government Astronomer of New South Wales ; Local Secretaries, Professor Bald |win Spence (Victoria), Mr F. Wright* \ (South Australia), Mr J. Shirley (Queens land), Professor Parker (New Zealand). The Hon G. W. Cotton, Adelaide, pro posed that the fifth meeting of the Asso ciation be held at Adelaide, which was agreed to, the date being left open to be determined at the Tasmanian meeting. The remainder of the business this morn ing was of a formal nature. Sir James and Lady Hector receive members this afternoon at Christ's College grounds. Presidential address by Sir James Hector will be delivered this evening. The Governor will be present and will welcome the Association to New Zealand, There is a large number of scientists m town.

A hen is like the British Empire—her son never sets, Pearl fishing is still carried on In the Tay, though by n« means to the extent that it used to be,

THE MARKETS.

'■ The Nuw Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have, received the following cable mesbi\>e dated London, 13th January : — Wheat—The tone of tl:o market ia firm.- New Zealand wheat, f.p.q., to arrive iron .ship is worth 37s per 4801 b. December-' January bill of lading. Other quota tions unchanged since last telegram. i

(per pkess association.)

iNVEBCAitoiM,, January 4. A liny of coming season's oats has been sold at Is 4M delivered m the trucks at Edendale Railway Station. [Received January 15, 10.15 a.m.] London. January 13. The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the, United Kingdom is 1,668,000 quarters and for the Continent 672,000 quarters. Tallow,best mutton 27a to 27s Gd j best beef 25s 6d to 265. The money market is inactive owing to a full supply of gold. Three months' bills are dis counted at 2f ths per cent. Shares m | the Ross United Mining Company of New Zealand are quoted #t 2s 6d.

Mr Henry Zander has courteonsly sent us a, splendid sample of Gorgonzola cheese and a series of samples of various fancy biscuits, manufactured by Huntley and Palmer; the latter being, it is needless to add, m all respects excellent. The Bellringers and Faust combination played again to a good house last evening, and left to-day for the South, opening at Waimate this evening. The Emperor and Empress of Russia will celebrate this year their E-ilver wedding ' at St. Petersburg. There are to be festi vities on a scale of extraordinary, 1 magni ficence, m honor of the occasion. The Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have already been invited to visit Russia then. " Excluding the Northern Territory line, the South Australian railways have yielded a net ..profit for the year of over £500,000, which is equivalent to a percentage of 5 03 upon the total capital expended m con struction. Not only,' therefore, has interest been paid on the tnoney borrowed, but a substantial''return'has been made to the general revenue. - ' We-take the I'ollovnng from an exchange : —" A few clays since a, gentleman named John Robertson safe down on the, steps of the Sydney Parliament House, pulled out a Bible aud commenced to read. The account of this incident concludes, "Policemen were sent, for, and, without resistance, the Unfortunate fellow was removed into safe keeping. " This is so exquisite that com ment cannot improve or emphasise it. We cannot, however, refrain from pointing o.t that any person who took anything m the sriape of religion near, to the Sydney Parlia ment House gives strong prima fade evi dence of his insanity. Had John Robertson pulled out a pair of knuckle-dusters, or a slang dictionary, or even a bottle of Hvhisky he might have been rewarded with a nice snug Government sinecure—but a Bible ! Tub Best Remedy for Indigestion— Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently, recommended as a simple remedy for Indigestion, winch is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subject. Norton's Pills, with justice called the 'Natural . Strengthener of the Human Stomach," act as a powerful tonic and gentle aperient, are mild m their operation, and afe .under any circumstances. Sold m ottles, at Is lid, 2s 9d, 11s, by all medicine endors throughout the wo Id.*

fBW ASHBLKTON GUARDIAN, TBtTMf3A¥. JANUARY 15, 1831



Pii^nn T5!i5T ;teS. nrnpr nr M 7 i.ihjUis hiuoi <-M?3o£&^b^ Urrllit Uf W.L. rllHJ'i Pnlilio Trust Office o! New Zealand offera great advantages to its client* JL including State guarantee against the fraud or dishonesty of the Public Trustee. Tho following comparison of business between the yearo 1879 and 1889 will show the progress made: — . 1879-80. 1889. Cash roooipts £11,813 ... £183,338 Total transiiotious, per balance-sheet ... £02,318 H . £635,202 Secuhttins— Guiioiv.,l Investment Account ... jE7O,BGI «' £216,913 Kpejial Tuvestmeiit Account... ... £2,033 _ £245,839 Kxpcnsks Ac-tiiOXT—Total rooointa ... £3,139 M £14,483 Aii!:i:i>:-t"'i.'i-i'::-. .. 172 ... 258 I'l-olja.fc'oaiiiUs-r.sis 14 ... 30 \V;l'.4i.VDvi^.Ti-i'lvaoeoytOvl 1 ... ' 4H ■ l J( '.ti(!L-.= vcvOivji ■ 3,132 ... 10,326 ■L,<vh>rL'".-".-v.,-iv-i .. ;.. ... l,4:ii ... 13,033 AOLAND, BARNS AND GO., Christchurch, Local Agents We have for Sale p?pf TONS PURE MANILLA BIDDING TWINE. -1 Q TONS MIXED BINDER TWINE (h Manilla, -| Flax;. Q TONS PURE NEW ZEALAND FLAX BINDER TWINS Qf\ TONS BINDING WIRE, white cross brand WHICH WE ARE PREPARED TO SUPPLY TO FARMERS AT LOWEST CURRENT KATES s ' X , Wool Season 1890-91. OUR NEXT J3ALE|WILL TAKE PLACE EARLf IN JANUAJtt WANTED FOE IMMEDIATE PURCHASE 10,000 BUSHELS RYISGEASS. ■rs *urns — ; ■ FRIeIuNDER BROS. i



GEOKGE JAMESON GENERAL MERCHANT, ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA, TTAS IN STOCK A LARGE; SUPPLY OF BINDER TWINE, OILS, HARVEST REQUISITES AND G3NRAL FARM STORES. AND TO ARRIVE COBNSACKS AND SEAMING TWINE. —AGENT FOR— The New Zealand Fire and Marine Insurance Company, The Union Steamship Company, The New Zealand Shipping Company? ■ The Rojal Insurance Company. r} wealthiest known Fire Insurance Company m the world, and sti nguished _L for MODERATE RATES, PROMPTITUDE, and LIBERaLITY. ACCUMULATED FUNDS OVER £6,000,000. beg; to advise our Clients and others chat we are prepared to receive Is for Insurance m the above Company, on BUILDINGS, MERCHANDISE, FURNIiUKE, etc, akd GROWING CROPS [AT LOWEST RATES, o W. H. COLLINS & CO., AGENTS, jdIAST STRK.KT A. S K_BJP" JR T» Q IST - " timber: timber, timber. TTfE HAVE JUST LANDED AND TO ARRIVE— Ex " Inrercargill," 30,000 ft of RED PINE, BOARDS and SCANTLINGS. Ex. "Loui," 20,000 ft PRIME WHITE PINE FLOORING and MATCH LINING. Ex "Wild Wave, 20,00 ft, V.D.L. TIMBER, all' Sizes. Ex " Wild Wave," 20,000 ft, 5 and Gft PALINGS. Ex "Zior," 20,000 ft KAURI FLOORING and MATCH LINING, MOULD INGS and TIMBER. WESTPORT COAL, GREYMGUTH COAL, NEWCASTLE COAL, SHAG POINT COAL, KAITANGATA COAL, MOUNT SOMERS COAL. Every Description of Building Materials . PAINTS, OIL, GLASS, and BUILDERS' IRONMONGERY kept m Stock. W. H. CoiiS and Co. TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANT^



'^>**~~*" % *^^ s\xtH **~<* omol^ . ■ ' ' ■ ROBT:- 'MURRAY '"■ PRACTICAL WATCH AND CLOCK MAKER, JEWELLER, Ac. TT AT>r°A^ d an imn<fcnso Sfcock of WATCHiCS, CLOCKS, JEWELLERY and xv iwn4° f tlie -<ltest and iaost aPProved designs. WAiOHEb.—Gold and Silver, Eenglish and Geneva, American Hunters, and JEWELLERY.—An almost endless variety of Fine Gold, Bright Gold and feilver Brooches, Lockets, Ladies' and Gentlemen's Guards, &c., &c. A -splendid assortment of Gem, Wedding, Keeper, and Signet Ring* of all him. A large and well selected Stock of MARBLE CLOCKS and TIME PIECES, Oliver Elated Goods, suitable for Christmas and Wedding PresentH, at reduced prices. &c cep"onaly liberal terms to Presentation Jommittoes, School Committees, charts Depar'm ®nts of works doi»c on the Premises with despatch, and at moderate . EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. "■ 2 147



NEW YEAR GIFTS. NEW YEAR CARDS AND BOOKLETS. NEW ANNUAL VOLUMES and BOOKS for Prizes and Presentations. NEW FANCY GOODS, -to., &r L F. ATSTDREWES & Co. I. Salek and Go. (Nexo Bank New Zealand) WATCHMAKEBS ANT) JEWELL 11?. Lowest Chiustchub^h Pees as usual. 5S WATCHES CLEANED and jTS guaranteed 12 months. tJ ~T_)EBBLE, Pantascopic, -, and Crystal I Spectacles. Sights tested free: Several good second-hand Rothekam and Other English LEVERS very cheap and and guaranteed. « A SPEClALTY.—Rotheram's English Levers EXPRESSLY made to OUB OWN ORDER. The best and most reliable timekeeper m the M'orld. Every descrip ion of Gold and Si] ver Jewellery ma de up or neatly repaired, ; 1. SALEK AND CO, 2 t32 Next Bank New Zealand. "XT O W QHUWING JLN ow Oho wing A FASHIONABLE LOT OF Springd Summer Goods. THE LATEST FASHION, REASONABLE PRICES, GOOD FIT and WORKMANSHIP, ought to ensure a ready sale for those Goods. Coin* Karly, And avoid The Rush, at Xmas Our Customers may depend upon cur promise that their orders will be finished up to time. 11. X K. CraigUead, TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTOy.



I STEPHENS "QROS T E P H E N S JLJ R O S MARKET HOUSE "TT7E hnve now m Stock and to VV arrive specially for the Jam eason, Sugar, i Sugar, t Sugar, From Mauritius, finest Snowdrops, also Ist, 2nd, and 3rd grades of white yellow Crystals, Moist yellow, etc. From England, finest Sparkling Loaf Sugar, m Cubes and Tablets, Crushed Loaf, Demarara Yellow Crystals, etc. TEA. TEA. TEA. Indian, Ceylon, and China, guaranteed pure, and sold m any quantity from one pound upwards. Also, m fancy 51b " Caddies. These Teas we can recommend as being Tip Top Value. TO GIVE SATISFACTION IS OUR AMBITION. STEPHENS BROS. MAEKET HOUSE



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I, I. SPEW 11, rJHE ARCADE TTXTRAOBDINARY /^HEAP .Hi KJ ■ SALE ALE FOE ONE MONTH AT ANDREW ORR'S. GREATEST BARGAINS EVER SEEN HISTORY OF ASHBURTON. Ladies' Kid Gloves up to 6| for 6d per pair. Laiifis' Gloves at 2d ; Children's Id per pair. Ladies' Jackets, highly fashionable at 5s 6d. Children's Socks x 2d per pair. f^One lot of Turkey Net Embroideries at 4d per yard, worth Is. 12 dozen Dress; Buttons for Is.  1 lot Gents' fashionable White Vests at Is 6d each. Gents' Suits, Kaiapoi made at 30s, very good. 1 lot Best French Merinos, various shades at Is 6d. 1 lot Black French Lustres at 8d per yard, worth 3s. 1 lot Colored French Lustres at 6d per yard. 30 dozen Girls' Night Dresses at Is each. The Largest Stock of Ladies, Children* and Gents' BOOTS GREATLY REDUCED. CARPETS, FLOOR CLOTHS, &c, &c. REMEMBER—FOR ONE MONTH, ANDREW OKB, WHOLESALE & RETAIL DRAPER.



§Stc HRTST MAS jgg w;w. Spencer & Co WISH all their Customers a very merry Christmas and they will increase you pleasure if you call on them by giving you a handsome present. We give presents equal to 10 per cent (2s) m the£. A Customer spending 5s will receive a present Value of 6d A Customer spending 10s will receive a present Value of Is A Customer spending 20s will receive a present Value of 2s And so on, the more money you spend the better the present. W. W. SPENCER & CO. are now selling CHEAPER than any other house m Ashburton. White Lace Curtains 2s 6d a pair White Calico 3s 6d a dozen Grey Calicos 2s lid a dozen Check and Stripe Ginghams 4s lid doz. guaranteed to wash White Muslin 3|d Boys' Tweed Suits from 5s 3d Men's Tweed Suits 24s 6d Men's and Boys' Hats, Caps, Ties and Braces and half price. BOOTS~BOOTS. Men's Bluchers 6s 6d Men's Colonial Shooters 10s 6d Men's Strong Leather Elasric Sides 10s 6d Women's Strong Elastic Sides 6s lid Children's Plain and Patent Leather Shoes and Strap Slippers m endless variety at very low prices at



/H HRIS TM A S SALE. EVERY NOVELTY IN FANCY GOODS, SUITABLE FOR: CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PRESENTS VERY CHEAP. MHS ADAMS FANCY REPOSITORY, Saunders' Buildings. 12 158 ~D. McFariaiie's j 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. McFARLAN'S East Street. The House for BUTTER, CHEESE, and BACON, D, McEARLAN.E'S East Street, The House for GOOD FLOUR, MEAL, and RICE, D" McFARLANE'S East Street. The House for all lines of GROCERIES At Lowest Possible Rates. E> McFARLANE'S EAST STREET A S H B U R TO N, , lOtl6B



H." JirjQNJEFT" ." ~ SANTA -OiiATT-S IS CO?JJ?<^ A ND so is Oil Fa'-lier Uhristmap, to give the above a fitting reception. Tiio jl\_ Underpinned is now opening up a varied and well selected Stock of Useful and Ornamental Goods suitable for Proscntn, Prizes, Rewards, Xmas and New Tear Gifts, ranging from a diminutive Penny Doll to a Seventy Guinea Piano panese Toys and Fancy floods, Albums, Photo Frames, Desks, Work Boxes Cabinets, Ladies Bags, Glove and Kerchief Boxes, Dressing Cases, Electro-Plated, Goods, Ornaments m great variety, elegant and chaste m design, Porfumery 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 Xmas Trade. Booklets m great variety and Xmas Cards. Tlie above is the largest and most complete Stock of Books and Fancy Goods m the county, affording the greatest choice, and offered at the LOWEST POSSIBLE REMUNERATIVE PRICES School Committees purchasing Bmks for prizes To:* an! F.iasy Goo.'U fora chool treats will be supplied at lowest possible charges. Inspection Invited. 11. M.lqnes. w, 7



S~ TRAYED" into the Prince AJberfc Boarding House, a Magpie. Owner can have it by paying expenses. 176 FUNERAL NOTICE. riIHE Friends of Mr Herbert Mutton 1 aie respectfully informed that the funeral of his late beloved child William, will move from his residence, Burnett Street, at 2 p.m., FRIDAY the 16th inst, for the Ashburton Cemetery, BAKER BROS., 1 75 Undertakers. | SATUBDAY, JAN. 17th. SPECIAL ENTRY. ARCADE HORSE BAZAAR AND GENERAL MARKET. MR F, M. , RICKMAN will Sell as above.— . On account of W. P. Claridgb, Esq. 1 Brown Mare VTOLET, winner of several races. IBay GELDING, by Python, 6yrs, oufe of a Peter Flat mare. Sale at 1 p.m. F. M. RICKMAN, 1J77 Auctioneer. •'pHE Usual Monthly Meeting of the JL Thistle Lodge, 627, S.C.,'will be held on THURSDAY, 15th January, at Seven p.m. The officers of tt*j t).G. Lodges of the EC. and S.O. will pay an official visitation. Visiting Brethren most cordially in vited. J. SEALY, R.W.M. January 12th, 1891. 1*65 A LL the Brethren of Somerset Lodge, JJL No. 1811, E.C., and St. John's Lodj^e, 1858, E.C., are requested to attend at the Masonic Hall, Tancred street, on THURSDAY, 15th instant, at 7 p.m., for the purpose of paying an ofhcial visit to Lodge Thistle, N6. 627, SO J. R. COLYER, W.M. Somerset, 1811. F. BONNINGTON, +69 W.M. St. John's Lodge, 1858. ASHBURTON Wool Sales ______ THE LAST SALE OF THE SEASON i_ WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, 19th JANUARY, Farmers will oblige Brokers by sending m their Wool as early »s possible.



The best medicine known is SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effects m coughs, colds' influenza, etc.-—the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testi., mony. His Majesty the King of Italy, and medical syndicates all over the globe are its patrons, head the official reports thataccom paiiy each bottle. Mbsler, M.D., Professor University, Griefswald, reports : — The Eucalypti Extract proved magnificently suc cessful m very severe contusions, bruises, sprains, wounds, scaldings, broken.ribs, and limba. ("Medical Journal," Nov., 1881. 11l diseases of the kidneys, either active con gestion or suppression, (wrcemal) qr' albumi, nuria, dropsy,"lithargy, nothing will equal m its action Eucalypti Extract, Doses, live to six drops, Hosier, M.D., Professor, University, Gyjßfswald, reports ;~-Diphthe ria. Tonsils continually coherent presenting ulcers -with white exudats. Cured m four, teen days. Surgical Clinic of Prof. M'lntyre, College of Physicians and Surgeons, St. Louis—Scirrhus of Breast—Excision Euca ypti Extract employed. No swelling, heat, or discoloration. Cured m fourreen days. t'Advtfl 4