The Late Mr. John Hayhurst.

EXHUMATION AND INQUEST,

A case which lias for some time past excited considerable interest in South Canterbury will come prominently before the public on Tuesday next at Temuka, when an inquest will be held on the body of the late Mr John Hayhurst, who died in April 1889. Mr Hayhimt was born in 1828 and came to.New Zealand about 1845. After some time he married, and he and his wife were engaged by Sir Thomas Toncrcd as niarrie I couple o:i his station at Ashburton, which Mr Hayhurst eventually became the owner of. After wards he settled at Temuka, where his property is said to bring in a yearly rental of £5000. In 1859-60 Mr and Mrs Hayhurst visited Kngland, and during the return voyage, a son was born to them- Mr J. T. M. Hay hurst, who is now in possession of the estate. A few years later Mr and Mrs Hayhurst and their son ag&in went home, and subsequently Mr Hayhurst went home alone, remaining away for some years, in fact because only a visitor to the Colony. He was about to leave Temuka after a visit, in 1889, when he took ill, it was supposed ftorn the eft'ects of a wetting, and died after five days' illness. Dr Hayes certified that anemia was the cause of death, and the certificate also stated that the deceased was married at Man chester at the age of thirty-two years, to Jane Startup, and tliut bis surviving issue was oue son, twerty-eighb years of age. His property was left by a will made some years previously to his wife and son at Temuka, and the latter, who h<ul married a few years before his father's death, in course of time took possession of the pro perty. Last year the new owner of the estate was unpleasantly surprised by the arrival from England of a Jady who claimed to be the legal wife of the late Mr Hayhurst, and asserted that he was the father of two children, some eight or nine years old, who, she s'iid, had been born after the marrriagc. She claimed the property of the deceased, und made cer tain representations, which led ultimately to an issue of an order by the Colonial Secretary for the exhumation of the body.

THE WATER SUPPLY.

Thefailure of its watersupply is always a serious matter for a community, and other parts of the colony may come fco the conclusion thai the people of Ashbur ton are in a parlous state indeed, judging from the paragraphs that are appearing in some of the newspapers, which in one or two cases make the matter appear far worse than it really is. For the moment the matter is quite bad enough, as many families have to carry their water for drinking and cooking purposes from long distances, depending for their supply for bathing and washing utes upon the street channels. In cases, too, so far away are some residents from a flowing well that the channels are the only source of supply for all purposes. The latter need not actually be the case anywhere, it may be said, if the simple act of having to carry the water be the only obstacle ; but when the husband and father lias to be away from home for the greater portion of the week, the children very young and re quiring all the mother's care, and she herself not very strong, it can hardly be expected that sufficient water can be carried for the family's table use if the distance of the well from the home is very great, Not many evenings ago, the writer saw two little mites of lads, —the oldest could scarcely have reached ten years—struggling along under the weight of a kerosene tin full of water. That is. to gay, it haofbeen full to begin vyith ; ftub |he goor'lads we're, not Sjirong" ei'ifiugj) :to carry i4r burden steadily; and the " jabble '*'• that occurred every now and ag»;n, | very materially ivduced boll) ihe weight they had to carry and the: quantity of water they would ultimately take home for mamma's tea. The eldest boy was a | few inches tuller than his brother; the tin was slung with a wire bow, sadly mis calculated as to length ; a stick was used i on'which the bow was rove, and the lads, an end of the stick on a shoulder of each I little Aquarius, struggled along with what ■was to be the family fountain for the next day or two. This is a sample of whaj; has to be done by children. In b'thclr case Js mothers will not permit this, tyiii, themselves perpalks lq^s strong than the children, e.ssay tl)g task cf- bringing home water for UlO household, As the RevE. A. Saotb has shown, not a few mothers have recei ed injury from'essay* ing this task. ITroin personal inquiries made in and around the town, it is^ found that there is really plenty of water - if you go deep enough. That is, if the householder is prepared to incur the expense of sipking to a depth of at least forty feet, Even at forty feet his chance of striking a water bearing stratum is uncertain, and there are wells now in use at that depth that only give forth a supply in a very asth matic sort of way, and after the pumper has spent enough shoulder and elbow energy to supply the gesticulation require ments of a whole corps of Salvationists, the resultant retching and eructations of the pumpare followed by only the meyesLtriokle of. water.' tthere atte several "wefts in town lihat ;ihad to"!be sunk to a depth ofl sixty jjeet before a supply could be obtained 1; wt these deep are in fu}l Jjow, and giving abun^aiipp of vpatCT. . \itev \,\\e Drvou^U Counpjl had de : ciined to commission thpir fprenian of works to find out how many wells jn town ■were not flowi-ig, a member of our staff essayed the task. He had, however, only got over one street when ho found that that was not the question to seek an answer to, but rather how many wells we e flowing ? He found that, as a matter of fact, except in one or two low lying spots in town, thfsre was n°fc n, singje first Stratum \yejll yielding water. In' what irnght be called the' northern part of th!'« town, j.'p.f including all the streets aboya Urn jrajlway |jne ? nqrthfardsffom Bupnetj, street—ai| the' we'jls o} private hbusg- Jjqldeps had been <}ry. tii all s there were onlj ftve flowing, anft'thesg had open sunfc to the deeper stratum at eonsiderable cost, Several QtHera were being sunk, and the thud of the pipe-drivers' monkey could be heard here and there. Mptjt of Hie-r-irW- [» ♦«» A.--*-*- their supply front-the Domain, from the railway station, from Mr J. R. Steel's deep well ? or from any other pri^afe well the|y had apepsa l3n |he lower sjde of |.|ie li}}e, in the distnici; north wards from Wills Street, 1 and downwards to the East Belt, the same complaint of dry wells is made, and residents there have to make daily pilgrimages to the railway .engine shed, to the tank at Mr Henry's Commercial Hotel, or to the one at Mr Kelly's Central Hotel, or to one or other of the two or three private wells that hfve been s-unk tothedeeperstratum. Along the belts, in the upper parts of Hampstead, and in a great portion of Trevorton, the wells have all given out, and supply has to be got from anywhere it can be obtained. From Wills street to the river, a supply was obtained until the last month or two. b,ut now all but a few pf the deepest wells are iiry. ' Toe well-sinkers seem mostly to think \htit there is plenty of water in the lower §i;rata. But £hejf are no^; all of this onim'on,. Ic yeajrs Mr Walter ]Jo|man, prophesied the giving out ni the stream that has jusfc failed, and quoted ''-first cost, maintenance, and the q rat of sinking deeper for a still uncertain supply, which yau-will have to do in time, as sure as ym are alive" unfavorably against the cost of the high pressure scheme of 1879. He liot haschanged his mind yet that we have beard, but is still dubious of tfce perma

neucy of the supply in the second stra turn. It is difficult to know whab to urge, Certainly the absence of rain for the pas) three seasons has been } henomenal, both in the hills and on the plains, ami it may be when we get round aga'n to out normal meteorological conditions, our underground supply of water may renew itself even to the higher levels. There are not wanting those who say that the course-s made by the old flow will all be filled up, so that the new supply will not be able to come down. Well, perhaps so, but water has a wonderful way of making way, and it will usually go again where it has been once. In view of the possible, nay highly probable, leiurn of the water with the increased rainfall, the Borough Council do not care to go into the question of a high pressure scheme of great cost, and £20,00'J or £25,000 may be the figures the district would have to face over such an undertaking. But as a temporary measure, half a dczen deep wells at convergent points within the township would be a g;«it boon to the poorer inhabitants, who, only renting the houses they live in cannot be expected, ftven if they were able, to spend money in sinking wells on their landlords' pro perty. Other cottagers, freeholders of the houses they are living in, are simply too poor to incur the cost. Well-to-do people, to whom a ten-pound note is no great matter, can aftbrd to sneer at this water scarcity, and treat it lightly, but to the poorer families, it is anything but a light matter—it is a matter of both health a*d pocket. The public wells suggested, it seems to the writer, are a good way out of the temporary difficulty at any rate.

SPORTING.

amended racing rules.

The following are the additions and amendments to the rules agreed to by the Jockey CluW Conference : - No horse in whose ownership any paid official of a race meeting or any person engaged in working the totalisatoi'thereat has any interest shall be qualified to start at such meeting. Any such person so entering or starting a hoise sball bo liable to a tine not exceeding £100. A rule providing for the registration of partnerships has been added. Rule 21. —The word " special' is struck out of the secon 1 line, and the following added : " which license shall be granted only upon special grounds." Rule 38. —This rule is amended with a view to the minimum weight to be carried by any horse in a race on the flat being raised to 6st 71b. A new rule provides that—A certified copy of the race card of all meetings, with first, second, and third horses marked and jockeys' names, overweights, etc, entered, shall be forwarded after each meeting to tl,» Metropol tan Club of the district. It is provided by a new rule, 2«a,— At any meeting held on any date fiom Sep tember 1 tc April 30 not more than eififbt races shall be included in any day'a pro gramme, and from May 1 to August .31 not morethanseven races shall be included in any day's programme. Rule 46. —The words " unless other wise specified " are stnick out, and after the word " winner " in the third line the following words are inserted :—" Except in case of a dead heat, in which event the penalty shall be calculated o.i the amount payable to the winners, less any second or third money divided by such winners (also see Rule 121)." The proposal that two miles should be the minimum distance of steeplechases and hurdle races was negatived. Ib was decided that a New Zealand Jockey Club should be established as from the first day of J/rinuary nexj. The Hon George'McLean said the Ejunedin Jockey Club, which lie l-ep'resgnjed was strongly opposed to t\}e prcp.os.a.l} and retired. Mr Standish, the'l'aranaki Jockey Club's, delegate, also opposed the proposal, bui did not vote either wrty. The decision of Lho confcrpnoa in favour of farming a New Zealand Jockey Club was therefore item com. A committee was appointed to revise the draft of the constitution of the new association, and this will be sub mitted at the next sitting of the con ference in Christchurch in November next which will give time to opposing clubs to reconsider their decision. The principle that no fraction of a shilling be paid out in totalizator 1 'di'y.M'eijdV W\*'' recog nised by the. coiiferenpe Imfc it is left optional fop the' stewards ai any race meeting tq insist on. tha pay ment of sixpence sh.ou.ld they consider it advisable, The gyngral rules for working tli3 totalisator were referred to a com mittee, to report to the meeting in Christ church. The amended rules will come into force on the first of October next, without prejudice to %\\w\ existing lights and liabilities, I

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[PEK PKESS ASSOCIATION .j

[Revived J.uly 30, 10 3o p.m.j '. : ''i: T$E JTE>ys: " S'T; Tetekslsukg, July 18. Tlie average daily number of Jew§ laying tlie tqw;as \\} Sqijoh Ey||iq,for' t|)P frqi}£ier js s.eveix hundred.

THE CZAR.

The Ozar and Czarina, who have been on a visit to Finland, are much pained at the cold receptions accorded them by the inhabitants. The Fins are dis pleased at the recent measures in the direction of Russianising the country.

THE NEW EXPLOSIVE.

T}ip A^stria^ military ave tftstlyiqecmife, the new explosive, which has dovjljle thp pqwer. of clyqai^ite,

COTTON.

I>«ri-in, July 18. Germany has decided to encourage thegrowing of cotton m «-~ r coionial pi'otectorates.

THE INDIAN RISING.

Washin^to^, July 18. The .Navajos Indians threaten to massacre the 'whites }n Arizona unless the Sheriff' releases their chief. The Navajos Chief Hostine, who was arrested 011 a charge of horse-stealing, has been acquitted, and the threatened Indian trouble has come to an end. THE CHILIAN WAR. Valparaiso, July 18. The Chilian insurgents deny that they were defeated at Guasco. PRTNCE GEORGE OF WALES. London, July 18, Prince George of Wales will leave for India on, a seirn'-Sfcate. visit in November. CALLIOPE KANE PROMOTED. Captain Kaise, late of HJLS. Cal, Hope, has been appointed to the com mand of the training squadron. FRANCE AND SIAM, The Marquis of Salisbury's denial of the statement in the House of Commons, that the French had occu pied one of the States of Siam, was couched in language containing a warn ing to France not to interfere with the autonomy of Siarn,

The San Francisco mail arrived by the express to-day and was soiled for private box holders at 1.30 p.m. Messrs Sparrow and Kerryman make a new announcement to their customers, pre sent and prospective, in our advertising columns, Harold Hassal, of the Bank of New Zaa land, second son of the late Mr T. M. Hassal, died «t Christehurch, on .Saturday morning of typhoid fever, aged 25. He was a prominent member of the Lvnoaster l'.uk Cricket Club, the O:iristchuroh Football Club, and the Amateur Club, and his death is widely regretted. The Rev John Holland, of Rakaia, will deliver a lecture in St. Stephen's Schoolroom on Wednesday evening at eight o'clock. Mr Holand lived and worked for some years in Sintrabore and Borneo, so that the lecture should be full of interest. For front seats (which have backs to them) one shilling will be charged ; for the others sixpence. An entertainment of a novel nature, so far as Ashburton is concerned, will be given , on Friday and Saturday ah the Orange Hali. It is a conversazione, combining nlso the feature of an Art Exhibition and a Prome nade Concert, acd a refreshment stall will be another adjunct. The owners of most of the j choice paintings and other works of art, in , the district, have cheerfully lent them for exhibition, and as these include some master pieces they will be worth seeing. Other paticulars are announced in an advertise ment.

THJE ASHBURTON GUABDIAN, MONDAY, JULY 20, 1891



THE., JEW LIGHT. "LDXENE." Sl'f Safe, Brilliant, Economical* FOR SALE IN TINS OR OAttES. ASHBURTON and RAKAIA JUST IiAMDISB— Ex OTAKI, Paperhangings, Paperhangings. —EX MAUD GRAHAM,-* 100 CASES KEROSKNG, Light of the Age, 150 test. 30,000ft. FLOOBING & MATCH-LINING. W". H. Collins and Co., TIMBER & COAL MEBOHAHIS. AGENTS—RoyaI Insurance Company Grey Valley Coal Company. EAJST STKBIEJT » E yOLVTIO-I. 1 C A. S H VERSUS C!R 3K D 1 X . ——— j 0 • ' TTNDER the old system of " Credit" honest people have to pay for " Bad Debfcp* L/ etc." The injustice of this is patent to all. We have therefore reoraairsed iv Business and decided to sell for CASH ONLY. ; In anticipation of a Large Increase of Business, and the full benefib of Ready toney we have made the following reductions in our prices, viz.,— ur Best Tailor-made SUITS to measure (usual mice) 80s, reduced to 6-H Cash. ur Best Tailor-made SUITS to measure (usual price) 90s, reduced to 75a, Cash, 'ur Best Tailor-made SUITS to measure (usual price) 955, reduced to 80s, Caslil ur Best Tailor-made TROUSERS to measure  m., (usual price) 22s 6d, reduced to 15s 6d, Cnsh, ur Best Tailor-made TROUSERS to mevsure • ■-_ . (usual price) 255, reduced to 17s 6d. Cash, ur Best Tailor-made TROUSERS to measure (usual pihe) 27s 6d, reduce Ito 20s, Cash. SPAEROW & BEKEYMAN O 4.SH TAILORS <Sc OTJtTFITT£I»B, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Andrews' Poisoned Grain FOR DFSTEUCTION OF SPARBOW3 if TyroST TT^CONOMICAL AND TjiFPECTIVE. PACKETS RETAIL, Is EACH. -' D. THOMAS. "T HAVE A BUYER FOR FREEZERS AND FAT EWES 1 IN ANY NUMBER. IX THOMAS, aBHBUBTO^. D. THOMAS] (Late of Matson, Cox and Co.) • ._—■"'"" AUCTIONEER, LAND, INSURANCE and ESTATE AGEN'J', VALUATOR, WOOL anl GRAIN BROKER, ASHBU R T 0 N )ANS Nagotiated. Weekly Sales of Live Stock. Tinwald and Ashbarton alternately. Fortnightly Sales of Sheepskins, Fat, and Hides on FRIBAYS Sales of Wool throughout the Season Grain bought and sold on Commission. Clearing salea as per arrangement. IMPORTANT NOTICE —S<— . ';. TO_MY CLIENTS; AND OTHERS fI^HE demand for «;ood Land in Large and Sn.all Farms has asjaiu arisen, an every day I have applications for such which I cannot supply. Those wishing either to Let or Sell their Properties will therefore consult their own interest by .giving m« promptly full particulars, and I can guaiantee if the Land is fairly good, and th price riot exorbitant, "that a'sab will be eflcctecl, A proper registry of. all Laids f. Salejis rigidly k IX THOMAS,



* ******* * i * FOR * ;speedy cure; CONSULT * DR. T.EASTOE ABBOTT,* 19 QUEEN'S WALK g (Oppoiite Town Hall),] * » MELBOURNE. » * * * * * * *~~~* * a- GJ-KJUIA.T SUCCESS-a OF THE CHEAP OLEARING QALE OF S- W- ALCORN k CCS STO_OK. EVERYBODY PLEASED WITH THE BARGAINS. rpHERE is a Great Quantity of STOCK X still left, which must he cleared out during the next FOUR WEEKS at, STILL FURTHER REDUCTIONS. Special bargains for THIS WEEK in DRESS GOODS. Blanket^ Flannels, Shawls, Umbrellas, Lad>es Jackets, Ulsters, Trimmed : and Untrimmed Hats, Fur Collarettes, etc. KF* N.B.—A special line of BEST FRENCH MERINOS, usual price 3s 9d reduced to Is 9d S W. Alcorn A. Co. €THE ASHBURToIT piITfIJH VAIEM OF PICKFORD (I UNDHILL In Tanered Street i TS replete with Superior Furniture in the newest designs, made from well] seasoned New Zealand and: imported limbers. Cm-pets, Mattings, Floor vlotha. Linoleums, Rugs, and Door Mats of superior quality and great variety in. i stock. I FURNITURE made to order in any design, and warranted to give satisfaction. A good select"on of Cretonnes, Tapes tries, and Leathers for Upholstering .Suites, Chairs,-Couches, &c, always ou I hand. • . • • • I BEDSTEADS AND BEDDING. Buyers, please call anJinspect our uarge and Choice Stocks. t Venetian Blinds made and repaired with promplitude. 6 +Bl LAND FOR SALE. 500 Acres, Ranuitata 338 Acresj Hinds IG3 A ores, Wakanui Plains. 3^2 Acres, near the County Saleyards. T. BULLOCK. CHEAP PROPERTIES. SHEEP COUNTRY. —800 ACRES Leasehold. AN IMPROVED FARM of 90 Aeres, good land, Farm House, and other Buildings on tht property. 4-ioomed. Cutta«© at Timvald. £'2Q0.-^-Dwe}ling4iouse of five rooms, together with two sections, i-acre, Cox street. £ 115. — Three-roomed Cottage and g,-acre section, Grey street. ' ' £135.—Five-roomed House Yi Cox street, with |-acre hection and shed. FOR SALE.—Eight acres verv desir able Suburban Property fronting the Domain. Should prove a very good investment. Apply to T. BULLOCK. £800, £300.—Two special sums to lend afc 6 per cent on first-c'ass security. Apply to _ _ T. BULLOCK TO ?.EB3DEN*s"7>P ASHBURTON AND DISTRICT. J. \i\on, Tailor, Or CHRISTfiHURCH, BEGS to intimate that he has opened those premises in Tanered Street, corner of Areade, in all branches of Tailorings |^* Ji.N,lability as a Gutter requires no comment. A perfect Fit is Guaranteed hi the latest fashion. J.N. is from one of the best- house? in Glasgow, Scotland, and is confident to give entire satisfaction to customers who will be disposed to give him a trial* PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. J, NIXON, Tancjred Street, Ashbukton, & Colombo Street CIIKISTCnURCH. 6 1 ANDREVTORR WILL HOLD HIS G^eat Annual Sale o* DRAPERY, CLOTHIKG, AND BOOTS, For OarjE IHohth, COMMKNOIXO Saturday, June 27.1 The Greatest Bargains EVER SEEN in ASHBURTON. JUST PURCHASED, j A . • WAREHOUSEMAN'S STOCK OF FBENCH CASHMERES i ANJ> MEEIiNOS, At less that HALF PRICE Will be offered ■ during the Sale at MS lOgll, FOIiMEE FKICE JiS ©d Andrew Orr:



77/05. SEALY, THE .OLD ESTABLISHED NURSERYMAN. AS II BUR TON, HAS nnv ready far planting at .Reduced Pi-ices, — 30,000 FRUIT TREES Consist ng of Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries, Peaches Nectarines, Apricots, Quinces, &c, includ ing several excellent sorts recently imported from England and America, and now offered to the public for the first time. They are all grafted in the most approved manner, on the best stocks suitable either for large orchard planting or, small gardens. All the scrts have been tested in our trial grounds, and any kinds not reaching a high standard of merit, or in any way unsuitable for cu'tivation here, are rejected. This system has been carried outateonsiderable expense 'luring a long series of years. The results are recorded, and shall, if required, be placed at the disposal of customers to assist in their selection. 140,000 MACRQCARPA One and Two years old, the finest and best grown trees ever offered in this district, probably in the colony; and a special line of 30,000 in boxes for fencing. No risk in removal to a disfance. And not less than S5O s ()OOForesiTrees Including Pinus Insignis, one and two years, Larch, Birch, Abies Douglasii, and Menziesii (red and white Oregon pine), Abies Alba, Spruce Fir, Ash, Oak, Maple, Walnut, and numerous other kinds, 3000 GOOSEBERRIES And Currants (very choice sorts 11 Grapevines, Filberts, &c. Also, a endless variety of Ornamental Trees' i]vergreeri m( \ Flowering Shrubs, Roses (splendid selection), Bulbs, Flower ing Plants, Rhubarb and Asparagus Roots, and all other things usually found in a first-class Nursery Stock. Special quotations to large buyers and, the trade THQS, SEALY, South end of Bridge, QOTJNTY HUXT €£.1311. ANNUAL STEEPLECHASES. TO BE HELD ON THE tinwald racecourse ON Friday, August 21, 1891. ?atrons—Hon. John McLean, Matthew Satt, and E. G. Wright. Prksident— John Grigg. Vick-Pkksidents—G. H. Alington, W. B. Denshire, Dr. Leahy, D. McLean, \V. C. Walker. Stkwards' —G. H. Alington, J. 0. N. Grigg, Jir, £? alJ?' -}f' R Chapman, ft Moßendry, W. M. Relmore,■s. McLean, G. A. M. Buckley, H. ii .Wright, and. W. Kollitt J^K^i —M. ..Stitt. Starter— D. Thomas. Ci.erk of thk Couhsb—A. Hewson. Clerk of thk Scams—R. Friedlander. Treasurer—A. J. Kelly, Hanmcapij kr—J. Cresswell. PROGRAMME (Approved by the Committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club.) , HUNTERS' HURDLE RACE, a handi cap of 15 sovs ; second horse to reaeive 8 sovsfrom the stake! For qualified hunters' the property of members of tli« As>hbnrton County Hunt Club. MaMcn fillers nliow ed 71bs. Nom'nitioji, 10a ; acceptance, ss. About two miles; ov&- #$%' flirixts of liurdlcs, about 2ft. jjin. high. !. HUNT Ohm CUP STEEPJ^KOHASE, * hajyhttin, of $0, so,vs x second \wsq to re ceive 5. sovs from l\\o stake, Open to all qualified huflfceps, the proptrty of m«n beys of any recognised : Hunt Club, Miniimmi weight lOst. Maiden riders allowed Tibs. Nomination, 15s; accept ance, 15s. About three miles, over such course and jumps as the Stewards shall direct. N.B.—The winner of this race to have the option of receiving th,e. pi^e in a piece of plate or in specie.'" i. HACK RAOIS, of lQsoys, no weight Wldey. }(M- j?ov- horses that have never bgen nominated for a handicap or classic i pee, Post entry, 10s, to go to the fund. Thi'ee.quai'ters of a mile oh the flat. ■• MAIDEN STEEPLECHASE PLATE, of 15 sovs; second horse to receive 3 sovs from the stake. For qualified huqtej^ the property of members of the A^b^oij County Hunt Club, tha> i\ay.e i^eyer won an adverted, Weight for fip. Maictejn'vsd,e.?s'allowed Tibs. En- | About two miles. i, IiADIES BRACELET HANDICAP, of SN) sovs; the first horse to rece^va a bracelet of the value $ l;f "sovs; the second hope to reoeive a bracelet of \l\s value of 5 sovs. Open to all qualified hunters, the property of; members of any recognised Hunt Qhvb A high-weight handicap, Gentlemen, riders. Maiden \\(Um allowed 71bs. Horses before wtarfcing 1 for this race must qualify over a flight of hurdles in trout of the stand to the satisfaction of the Stewards. All horses to bo nominated by ladies. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 10s. About two miles on the flat. j. CONSOLATION STEEPLECHASE, ft handicap of 10 sovs. Nq-ju'u^tio^, l(ss, be made to tl\e immediately he \ i-uUes': ]irac.ele.l( .is ruii j'aceept-. ft^QOj Iree/io be notified to : the gpcretwv within 10 minutes of-the,' d^tijfft^v weights.' Atbout oj^q,ii^'aiAcf a,half OENERAt'RULES. 1. The Committee reserve to the n) selv es the right of refusing any entry, and j n th^ event of bad weather of postpoi^^g meeting from day to day or f,w "^ny- lou^r period. ' ■ ■ «-"" 2. qual^i Imijter shall, mean any U*ii^ tjiat feas been fairly, - hunted at least three times with any recognised mdj of ho,unds during the season }H*J}, and the Master's certified ol qualification lmis t be a,t th§. scales, ft. hitlers in all Rac«s except the Hack $ace nuist be members of the Ashburton County Hunt Club, and members' tickets must be produced at the scales if required. 4. All horses must be ridden in colors. 5. Excepting where inconsistent with the Rules of Racing the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase Rules will be adhered to. NOMINATIONS. Nominations to bo in writing, and accom. jkimea Uy feu, name, a«e, ani description of horse, and colors of rider, and must be in the bauds of the Secretary, Commercial Hotel, Ashburton, not later than 9 n.m cm SATURDAY, August 8, 1891. WEIGHTS. Weights will be declared on MONDAY August 17, IS9I, ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances must be made to the Secre tary not later than 9 p.m. on WEDNESDAY August 19, 1891. POINT TO POINT~STEEPLE CHASE. The Annual Point to Point Steeplechase, for a Trophy value 10 soto, given by the Club, will be hedl on MONDAY, August 24. Entrance, 1 sov, to be made to the Secretary, Commercial Hotel, Ashburton, by 12 o'clock on the day of the Race. & J. FOOKS, 7+103 Hou. Secretary,



I Wanted CASH Advwrtiso'nenis under chii heading not exceeding SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-; Addresses may be Wtat bis Ofl^co. . j \\/~ANT7<]D~Knowp~7^"and~ atter ! V* July 29th, all i.rasei.ts will be stopped. Holders of Tickets will oblige by, hring.thejo in at once,—H. C. Segkks, i'< • fo d House. WANTED Known.—Call and secure bargains of Winter Drapery at the Great Sale at W. 11. Collier's, "The Corner." T OP fP • A meeting of the A. V_/ VU*. _L ' Ashburton Lodge will beheld on Tuesday, 21st in&t., instead of Friday. .7. L. Hickm, C,T. 7 108 WANTED Kno"wn-01d Spoons'aiid Forks Electro-plated and made equal to new at 15s per dozen all round. A. Black, Jeweller, East Street. 4 150 W' ANTED Known-Girls' Boo~ts~2s lid, Ladies' French Shoes 3s 1 id, Gents' Shoes 5s 6d ; at Andrew Orr's Cheap Sale. 6 214 ANTED Known-H. Dudley will sink Deep Wells and supply Cylinder Pumpg and Piping, and guaran tee water to surface at 3s 6d per foot. — H. Dudley, Moore Street; 6§54 MpO Meet the Times.—t am supplying JL Galvanised Iron Tanks from 30s upwards, warranted for twenty years. Force pumps, deep well cylinders of all descriptions. Inspection invited.-* ---'h. W- Hardley, East street. 6J201 WANTED Known.—That for quaiityT assortment, and price see Andrew Orr's large stock of Millinery, Clothing, and Boots. No presents, no bribes, but good value.— Andrew Orr. TpINEST Cod Liver Oil. Chest and X 1 Lung Protectors. Chilblain lini ments. Brooke, Chemist, Ashburton. Tr/^NTEDn^l^^"l^r~ALOowr '*' will feel obliged if all accounts owing are paid within fourteen days. W' ANTED Known. — Blankets and Flannels great bargains at AjrpßEty Orbs. \ I/■ ANTED every man in the County V V to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds, —Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. WAJN TEJD~Kuown,—GreaT"olei»i?ina Snip at "The Corner" of Drapery, Clothing, and Boots.—W. H. Collier. W "ANTED Known—ln consequence of the inconvenience to Customers by the rebuilding of our shop front, we have determind to give some very cheap ines.—H, C. Seqers, Melford House, ICE Cream off. Cough drops on, Un= doubtedly the best, H. G. Flower, Confectioner, East Street. WANTED, every man in the district to order a Kaiapoi or Roslyn Tweed Suit. Also, Boys' Suits and Gents' Overcoats in atreat variety.—Andrew Orr. AJN TED KNOWN,-If you have the Cash, you can save about 6s in every Pound, by buying your Jackets, ' Ulsters, Dress Goods, Millinery, &c, at S. W. Alcorn & Co.'s Clearing Sale. \ 6 36 f^\ LORIOUSNews.—Just purchased a UT Dunedin Warehouseman's S,tog|j o| 90 Pieces French Cashmeres and Merinos, at less than half price. Will fee sold during the cheap sale at Is 10|-d ; regular pi ice s 9d.—Andrew Orr. WANTED Known. — Have" secured \ Speqia^ Ljiie of Cashiv^ere^ to bts ■•■ficri^ped s\t Js:' pgr yard. Oalours—, Navy, Maroonj Grenat, Brown, Myrtle, &c,-- H. 0, S.eqe.r.sj, Melford [Iou«e. WAIi TED lOiowir^That if you want real good weai ing boots, to keep pour feet dry, you can get them in great rariefcy at John Molson's, the expert Bootmaker, Town Hall shop, East'Street 6 73 DOUBLE Blankets^ and, tl^p^gix mis unO^rstanc^ng favme quantity 9,en\ from, ftjijl H-ive red.t;c^ tl^e price, fo per ]ia,^r.-Robert A^cqi^, Ashburfeos} Cloth;ii« Mart, Sftuijder^* jiuild.ings. . :___ ___! jiw WANTED Known,™l have alarge stook of Tin and Ironware Goods to select from. Register Grates, Stoves, Portable Bailers, Spouting and Ridging kept in stock.—J. W. Hakdley. E,iysfc street. '1 6jt;2Og /SIiKAP READING for all Olassea"— \.J Hundreds of Back Numbers of Monthly and Quarterly Periodicals at Half Price. Several volumes of Standard Works at Cost Price to reduce our Large Stock. Photo and Scrap Albums, Photo Frames —L. F. Andrewes & Co., Stationers' Hall. VENDERS. fIT ANTED, Tenders for Ploughing V\ 12(X> acres turnip land, (ifl, Sftv^r^ lots). Tenders % sent Vq the wntle^ 1? pigged Cfwu* W^am alj particulars can be attained) not later than TUESDAY evenina, J uly 21. j DONALD McLEAN, 26 Lagmhor. STOCK-TAKING. HAVE BEEN MADE| ALL DEPARTMENTS. HB.il i NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY SBECTAL LINES FOB. | TT\ HIS VTT EE K. Men's Tweed Trousers ... 7s (id to Clear. Boys'Pilot Overcoats ... 9s lie? Men's Tweed Suits ... oos , I Boys'Tweed Suits , 7« 6d Men's Shirts with collar... Is lid HATS and CAPS, SCARFS and IB o w a* URI}ATL,Y REDUCED, NEW GOODS GENUINE VALUE, NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FAOTOBY



D THOMA| r HAVE a grand Block of <Land con taining 228 ACRES, in the Laumton District, to let for three years for grazing purposes only. The land is {rand, \f&x kid do\yn \wt yr^f, s^nti i*' siibij\victed into t>v r<> t<^c{do^ks. Qoi^d foed there now. -Apply ' 7 91 D. THOMAS. MOUNT SQMERS SALE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1891. MR D. THOMAS has received in struct ions from Mit C. Peters, of Anama, to sell ly Public AucM<m (ay abqvp^, "■■'■ '"'" i;>'"" ; ■ '" "j Purebred Jirittany COVV "O H»lfbretl .Tewey COWS "| Furebi'ed Jersey JiliU, First-ckss Riding Saddle. I>. THQMAS, * Asliburton. ■•—l^*_ ____^ _, TINWALD YARDS. jyLifai, 1891. ! "TV/TR D. THOMAS wi^l sell by Auction JX\. s\fc aVoye. yards 150 Tigs as fpllows;- A SOWS, with 26 SUCKKRS n SOWS in Pig •j n BACON PIGS O A PORKERS ryjT SLIPS and STORES -J GRAND SOAR, etc., etc. D. THOMAS, 7+loo Auctioneer. TINWALD YARDS. TUESDAY, JULY 21, 18.91. D THOMAS will have for sale at the aboye fixture 700 tliree-( l u'irtcr^mi HOGGETS. 7^o (Jrossbfea HOGGETS. —ALSO- Several lines of fat and store sheep, cattle and pigs. D. THOMAS, 7 107 Ashburton,



ST. STEPHENS' SCHOOLROOM, ASHBURTON. WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, at 8 p.m. LECTURE by the Rev. John Holland, of Rakaia. "LIFE IN THE JbAST INDIES." Admission—ls, and 6cl. 7^109 CONVERSAZIONE AND VRT EXHIBITION. ORFGINAL ! NOVEL ! ! NEW !! ! ASHBURTON TODGE, Vocal and lustu mental Mude. ORANGE HALL, FRI DAY and SATURDAY, 24fch and 25th instant, Each dfty, Afternoon, 2 to 6 ; Evening, 7 to 10. Grand display of Oil Paintings and other Pictures lent by the prominent residents of Ashburton, besides 1001 other ohoigc exhibits of Art, Nature, and Utility. Refreshments. Come and see ,' Admission ; Adults, Is ; Children, 6d. ___ Tjm SPRIJSGBURN PURPLE STAR, NO. 47, L.O.L. A BALL will be held in the Spring burn Schoolroom, ou FRIDAY, July 24, at 8 p.m. Admission, 3s, Ladies free. Refreshments provided. 7 101 W~ ILL IAM 7TIrDNEr7^ ILLIAM VJARDNER, GRAHAM'S ROAD, T I N W A L D, —HAS FOR SALE— FOREST Jfc FJBTJIX 1 fREES IN GREAT VARIETY. PLANTING DONE AS USUAL. Also on Hand Ciioice Cubl>a«ye Plants Now ready for Planting Out. 7§83 UNION F,IrI^4SD~MARINE INSUR ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. ARE to be had at the oHice of John G. RfsWraMj, Agent. West StrteV 7|«2 IN THi') MATT Eft OP A BILL IS TITULED "THE HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE INSTITU TIONS ACTS AMENDMENT BILL, 1891." NOTICE is hereby given that leave will be asked during thp present session of Parliament to RitrpLk^e into the Orineral A lss'eii\biy of New Zeidand a BILL for the purpose of farther amend ing an Act of the (iei^evf^ A^sen\i)jy of New Sfjea%nd' intityijed UTphti llp.sjjitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885," no as; to dissolvo the Board of the United District of the Ashburton with the North Canterbury District as constituted under that Act, and to make the Hospital Boards of the Ashburton a.id of t]\e Ncirfcl} Can terbury Disfcwts Hospital and Ofjaritabje Aid Boards for the said Districts. Copies of the Rill have boon deposited in tho Resident Magistrate's Courts at Ashbui'fcon and Cluiatchurcli, and are open to public inspection. CHA.3. PURNELL, 767 Solicitor, Ashburton.