Roumania and neighbouring Danubian countries appear to be the only ones m which a good crop of wheat is expected. -Then, as to India, we have already re ceived more than half the surplus of that empire, and the shortness of other food grain crops than wheat will lead to the reduction of a good dual of the hitter grain intended for export. On the whole, it appears certain that the European defi ciency will be about twice as great as the combined surplus of America and India, so that the pressure of consumption upon supply must be uxtremo at dome period of the coming cereal year.

A Bangiiikei farmer paid a vih't to the wool warehouses and Exchange m London last July, and describing what he saw to the "Mercury" (Marton), says—"Of course I took advantage of this op portunity to obtain as much information as I could about the best way of getting up wool for sale, both from my obliging companion (the wool valuer for his London agents), and from several buyers to whom I was introduced, and I will give the result of my enquiries, though I have no doubt it is nothing new to many of your readers. (1.) lam told that it is not ad visable to attempt much m the way of classification m a small clip, but that if any wool is manifestly inferior to the rest it should be put by itself, even if there is only enough to fill one bale. Also that all matted fleeces should be put together, and the bales distinctly marked 'mats' or 'cots,' If this is done, the mats "will bring nearly, if not quite, as good a price as the rest of the fleeces ; but if they are mixed with the rest, they will bring down the priceof the whole. (2) All thebuyers whom I consulted agreed that wool will fetch at least a halfpenny more if the bellies are kept separate and the fleeces carefully skirted. Of course, a careful calculation of weights is necessary to decile whether it will pay a farmer better to take, say, 9|d for the fleeces, and 6d for the bellies and pieces, or 9d for the whole. (3.j I asked whether the buyers take a note of the brands, and try to get the same m successive years. I wa9 told that this is only the case with certain large clips of well-known excellence ; but that although a small grower cannot make a good name for himself, it is very easy for him to make a bad one. That is, a buyer will not postpone making his purchases m hopes of getting the Whakatotara clip of 25 bales which he bought last year ; but if the said clip did not turn out to be worth the price he gave for it, he will certainly make a bad mark against it m his catalogue this year, so that it will pay the farmer, however small his clip may be, to take a little care m getting it up. I may say that I saw very keen competition for some quite small lots. (4.) I was told that one great bugbear of the woollen manufacturers is getting vegetable fibre of any kind among the Wool, and that the suspicion of there being straw among it will seriously depreciate it; so when the woolshed is used, as is often the case, for storing chaff or corn,, the farmer should be very careful to have the floor thoroughly swept before he puts his fleeces on it."

LATEST GABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(PBK TRESS ASSOCIATION]

(Received August . 31, 10.20 a.m.) THE MAYBRICK CASE. London, August 30. It is reported that the May brick case is to be re~opened. COLONIAL AGRICULTURE. Professor Brown, of Dookie Agricul tural College, Victoria, has written a series of valuable letters to "The Times " upon the progress of agriculture m the colonies. COLONIAL ART. Mr Lake, agent of the Royal Anglo- Australian Artists' Society, has secured the co-operation of the Berlin Artists' Society m the exhibition of pictures at Melbourne. Professor Werner also supports the scheme. Mr Lake has selected £18,000 worth of pictures at the Berlin exhibition, and invites one hundred and thirty German artists to contribute.

TREATMENT OF INEBRIATES.

Berlin, August 30. Chancellor Yon Caprivi has in troduced a Bill m the Reichstag to suppress drunkenness. It provides that all inebriates who are reducing their families to indigence, or en dangering the safety of other people, shall be placed under _ guardianship. The Emperor is assisting m drafting the Bill.

THE JEWS.

Washington, August 30. The American Labor Unions are protesting against the admission of the refugee Jews, on the ground that ■wages will'thereby be reduced.

THE MARTINIQUE HURRI CANE.

Paris, August 30. Official estimates give the number of lives lost m the Martinique cyclone as 378, and put the loss of property at two millions:sterling.

THE YEMEN RISING.

Constantinople, August 30. Reports from Arabia represent the rebellion m Yemen as suppressed. The Turkish commander entered Sana m triumph with fourteen camel loads of human heads.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received August 31.11.15 a.m.) THE HOBSONS BAY CATAS TROPHE. Melboubse, August 31. « Grave charges of inaction are brought against the captain of the Easby. The chief engineer of the Gambier says that if the Easby had promptly lowered her boats not five people would have been drowned. It looked as if they were afraid their oWri vessel would sink. Many cases of heroism have been revealed. One was that of a lad of fourteen named Arvi Jaalger, who was travelling with Miss Kelly. When the collision occurred his first thought was for his guardian. He took her on deck and tried to get her into a-boat, but failed owing to the confusion which ejristed. Leaving her on deck he said " wait here and I will go below and get a life-belt." He rushed away, and while below the vessel sank and he was seen no more, Miss Kelly was among those saved. Another whose conduct stands out for honorable mention is fieorge.Martin, a steerage passenger, for merly a resident of Auckland. He acted with great nerve and good judgment, and saved the lives of several people, among them being Mrs Robinson, a steerage passenger, Thos>. Phillip and Joseph Rorke, besides three children. Harriet JSactall, who was m charge of these children, shires with Martin the |oiior of sftvip thew, :,; ;

CReceiv-ed August 31, 11.35 a.m.) THE TASMANIAN BANKS. Hobakt, August 31. I Ten thousand shares out of twenty i thousand required to secure the Amal gamation of the National Bank of Tasmania with' the Bank of Van Diemen's Laud have been taken up, but some difficulty is being experienced m getting rid of the balance.

SPORTING.

SOUTH CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB.

The following nominations hive been received for the 3.C.J.C. Spring Meeting. TIMAKU HITKDLKS HANDICAP of 40 SOVri : 1| mile.—Christmas, Captain Abram, Rangiora, Cactus, YVaitangi, Kangaroo, Don. County Plate, of 50 soys ; One mile.— Lord Zetland, Sincerity, Enfield, Cairn, Tararua, Lady Zetland, Morpheus, Miss Mack, Jacob Faithful, Sporting Life, Sir Julius, Coinage, Quibble. The Chief. Spbing Handicap, of 120 soys; 1| mile.—Dormeur, Wayland, Bay King, Coinage, Derby, Morpheus, Clanranald, Yon Tempsky, Liberator, Mariner. Quibble, High Weight Handicap, of 35 soys ; six furlongs.—Lord Zetland, Dunmore, Idler, Maifboy, Enfield, Aquarius, Satyr, Emperor, Lady Zetland, Zealandia, Ace. Munster, Roseleaf, Black, Kilmatnosk, Jacob Faithful, Inchkeith, Cumberland, Tararua. Weltee Handicap, of 40 soys ; seven furlongs. — Dormeur, Missile, Assyrian King, Bay King, Derby, The Chief, Loo, Rose, Yon Tempsky, Victim, Reinga, j Lord Zetland. ( Spring Hukdle Race Handicap, of 40 ---snvs ; two miles.—Christmas, Rangiora, VVaitangi, Dunmore* Kangaroo, Captain Abram. Gladstone Handicap, of 40 soys ; one I mile.—Lady Zetland, Conspirator, Satyr, Cumberland, Lord Zetland, Victim, Morpheus, Miss Mack, Black, Colin, Quibble, The Chief, Sporting Life. Publican's Handicap, of 80 soys; one mile and a distance. —Conspirator, La Rose, Wayland, Bay King, ClanranaW, Coinage, Mariner, Derby, Lady Zetland, Dormeur, Yon Tempsky, Liberator, Jacob Faithful, Cajolery, Reinga, Huguenot, Qaibble. Ladiks' Beacelet, of 20 soys (optional bracelet or cish) ; 1-^ mile.—Blasus, Kil marnock, Ace, Waltangi, Merlin, Em peror, Conspirator, Don, The Chief, Rangiora, Cactus. Members' Plate (welter handicap), of 40 soys ; six furlongs.—Lord Zetland, Sincerity, Victim, Lady Zetland, Jacob Faithful, Inchkeith, Satyr, Quibble, Ace, Morpheus, Cumberland, Roseleaf, Idler, Mailboy, Enfield, Aquarius, Tararua, Zealandia, Sporting Life, Munster.

TROTTING.

The first meeting of the Green Island Trotting Club washeldonSaturday, and was fairly well attended. Wanderoo won the Green Island "Handicap from scratch, doing the three miles m 9min 20sec, and paying a dividend ot £3 Is. Billy (SOsec) won the Spring Handicap, two miles, and paid the solitary investor on him £85 10s, while Grainer(lSsec) won the Consolation, another solitary investor getting a divi dend of £43 4s.

ASHBURTON COUNTY HUNT CLUB STEEPLECHASES.

[White Choker.] The adjourned Annual Steeplechase Meeting m connection with the Ashbur ton County Hunt Club will take place on the Tinwald course to-morrow. No de fections from the list of acceptors have taken place, and all the acceptors but one are either on the spot or will arrive this afternoon, so that a good day's sporfc may be looked for. The following are my .selections :—Hunters' Hurdles : Don, 1 ; Blaekwood, 2 ; Master Raven, 3 ; Hunt Club Cup : Glen, 1 ; Lewis, 2 ; Morok, 3. Maiden Steeplechase : Postboy, 1 ; Gleutui, 2 ; Blackwood, 3. Ladies' Bracelet: Magpie, 1 ; Kilmarnoek, 2; Morok, 3. The first race will not start till a little after one o'clock, to give passengers by express from Christchurch time to reach ohe course.

Sydney, August 31. Clanranalrl has been scratched for the Derby.

Mr Greenwood, Registrar of the Supreme Court at Gi&lwvrne, has been appointed Official Assignee at Christchurch. The pigeon shooting matches are to take place next Friday—not Wednesday as pre viously announced. A girl named Emma Jensen, inmate of St Catherine's Home, was found dead m bed on Sunday morning. A postmortem examina tion {showed that death had been caused by heart disease. At a meeting of the railway employees at Ghristchurch on Saturday morning the Insurance Bill was considered. It was ultimately decided that m its present form the Bill is not acceptable. Numerous amendments we're submitted to the meeting, and many who were m favour of the Bill decided to ask for extended time to send . m their suggested alterations. The racing at Caulfield on Saturday August 15, was particularly interesting to New Zealanders from the fact that the first of Trenton's stock which lias sported silk won. This was Mr Donald Wallace's two ycar-old filly Gaillardia, by Trenton, from Grand Flaneur's sister, Paresseuse. She had run at Geelong a week before, when she was beaten by Facta (by Oudeis), but at Caulfield she fumed the tables. The Council of the London Art Union have, for the coming year, commissioned Mr W. L. Wyllie, A.R.A., to produce an original etching representing the escape of H.M.S. Calliope from Apia Harbor, Samoa, on March 16, 1889. The Council believe this will be one of the most popular works they have yet published. *An alternative plate is an etching of Mr Dendy Sadler's picture "Stuffing is good for geese. Mr J. M. Cambridge is the local agent for the Art Union. Several expositions of the law as to the responsibilities of landords have lately been made m England. A gentleman took apartments at a seaside resort. Alter occupying them for four days, he returned one night to find that his quarters had been let to another tenant, and was requested to put up with accommodation m a neighbour ing house. The gentleman took rheumatic fever, as he alleged, through the bed being damp. He brought an action for damages against the lodging-house-keeper, and was awarded £150 and costs. A tenant took a small house at Tottenham. Diphtheria soon after broke out through defective drainage, and one daughter died. The tenant brought an action against the landlord, and received £61 damages. The landlord said he was not aware that the drains were defective, but he was, nevertheless, held liable. On Saturday evening Professor Mason had a crowded audience to hear his lecture on "How to obtain health." The lecture was replete as usual with valuable lessons on sanitary subjects, and at its close a new feature was introduced, namely, painless dentistry. The Professor asked for volunteers with bad or aching teeth to join him on the the platform, and he would remove from their jaws the offending molars without pain. Iv response to the invitation some twenty-five to thirty patients took the plat form and m seven minutes the Professor had a pile of thirty formidable looking teeth upon his table. The patients, as they were relieved oi' their worries, left the stage with a bow, most of them scarcely able to realise that they had been operated upon, notwith standing that the Professor held the san guinary '.tronhiM UP to their view* , 1S evening the Professor lectures to raw only ow i%V\m Facts,"

In giving judgment m n, m ■? at Christ church last week of a pub...' > convicted of supplying a drunken man with liquor, Mi Beethain, R.M., baid it w«s a curious fact that a man might be very drunk t<> everyone olse, and at the same time not drunk at all to a barman. It behoved publicans to see that they did not supply a man with drink unless they were quite certain he was sober. Mr Beet ham's remarks ate .m accord with those of an English judge. Mr Ju ti ( Urantham, m charging the grand jury at the Liverpool Summer Assizes, said the calendar was a light one, but there were several serious cases. It was frequently said that publicans did not do their duty m refusing to serve drunken men. Many, he had no doubt, did not do their duty m that respect, .md he felt that m some way or p,ther publicans who failed m their duty should be punished. He himself would be glad if those publicans could be fined the costs of ill prosecutions caused by crimes committed by ptople who, having had too much drink, had been further supplied with more. If that course could be adopted, half the crimes committed m Liverpool would be stopped.

W. ASHBtTBTON flttAftPlAltr MONDAY, AUGUST 31, fß9t



GENERAL RULES. 1. The Committee reserve to themseves the right of refusing any entry, and m the weather of postponing the meeting from day to day or for any longer period. 2. A qualified hunter shall mean any horse that has been fairly hunted at least three times with any recognised pack of hounds during the season 1891, and the Master's certificate of qualification must be produced at the scales. 3. Riders m all Races except the Hack Raoe nlust be members of the Ashbnrton County Hunt Club, and members' tickets must be produced at the sca'es if required. 4. All horses must be ridden m colors. 5. Excepting where inconsistent with tjhe Rules of Racing the New Zealand Grind National Steeplechase Rules Mill be adhered to. NOMINATIONS. Nominations to be m writing, and accom yanica by /m, name, age, and description of horse, aoA.color* of rider, and must be m the hands of the Secretary, Commercial Hotel, Ashbnrton, not later than 9 p.m. on SATURDAY, August 8, 1891. WEIGHTS. Weights wi 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. * - J- E. J. IOOKS, | Hod, Secretary



1. HUNTERS' HURDLE RACE, a handi cap of 15 soys ; second horse to rceeivc 3 boys from the stake, For qualified hunters the property of members of the Arhburton County Hunt Club. . Maiden riders allowed 71bs. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, ss. About two miles; ovev eight flights of hurdles, about 3ft. 6in. high. 2. HUNT CLUB CUP STEEPLECHASE, a handicap of 30 soys ; second horse to re ceive 5 soys from the stake. Open,to all qualified hunters, the property of mem bers of any recognised- Hunt Club. Minimum weight lOst. Maiden riders . allowed 71bs. Nomination, 15s; accept ance, 15s. About thre« miles, over such course and jumps as the Stewards shall direct. N.B.—The winner of this race to have the option of raceiving the prize m a piece of plate or m specie. |,3. HACK RACE, of lOsovs, no weight under lOst. For horses that have never been nominated for a handicap or classic race. • Post entry, 10s, to go to the fund. Three-quarters of a mile on the flats 4 MAIDEN STEEPLECHASE. PLATE, of }6 soys; second horse to receive 3 soys from the stake. For qualified hunters ' the property of members of the Aahburton County Hunt Club, that have never won an advertised steeplechase. Weight .for age. Maiden riders' allowed ?lbs; fei , trance, 15s. About two miles,. * _„„. 5. LADIES BRACELET HANDICAP/ of 20 soys j the first horse to receive a bracelet of the value of 15 soys; the second horse to receive a bracelet of the value of 5 soys. Open to all qualified hunters, the property of members oi any recognised Hunt Cltib A high-weight handicap.,- Gentlemen riders. Maiden riders allowed': 71bs. Horses before starting for this race must qualify over a flight of hurdles m ironfc of the stand to the satisfaction of, the Stewards. All horses to be nominated by ladies. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance'VlOfl. About two miles on the flat. 6. CONSOLATION STEEPLECHASE, a handicap of 10 soys. Nomination, 10s, to be made to (he Secretary • immediately after the Ladies' Bracelet is run ; accept ance, free, to be notified to the Secretary within 10 minutes of the declaration of weights. About one mile and a half



A SHBURTO.N" pOUNTY HUIT (LIB. ANNUAL STEEPLECHASES. TO BE HELD ON THE .  TIN WALD RACECOURSE ON Tuesday, Sept 1, 189;. Patroxs—Hon. John McLean, Matthew Sutt, and K. G. Wright. President— John Gtigg. Vice-Presidents—G. H. Alington, W. B. Denshire, Dr. Leahy, D. McLean, W.-.C. Walker. Stewards —G. H. Alington,, J. C. -N.. Grigg, Dr. Leahy, W. P..Chapman,.D. McKendry, W. M. Helmore, H. McLean, G. A.,M. Buckley, H, H. Wright,.and W. RoUitt. Judue —M. Stitt. Starter—l). Thomas. Clerk ok the Course — A. Hewson. Clerk of thb Scales-j-R. Friedlunder. Treasurer—A. J. Kelly. Haxdicappkr—J. Cresswell. ; . PROGRAMME (Approved by the Committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club.)



A USTRALTAN "/ MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY. 'P H X t )LDEST, WEALTHIEST, -L A>"I» MOST PROSPEROUS AUSTRALIAN LIFE, OFFICE, AND THE LARGEST IN TUB BRITISH EMPIRE. The only Co'oniul Life Office which declares a Bonus livery Ilear. The Method of Valuation adopted by this Scciety is of the Mosb Stringent Character, and ensures a Considerably Larger Reserve to Meet Liabilities than that held by any other office m the Aus tralasian Colonies. ACCUMULATED FUNDS, NEAJSXY v £10,000,000 m SS m STERLING, All invested to yield nearly 6 per cent BONUSES: ■ -■ ■' CASH BONUSES declared foi the last FIVE Years, TWO MILLIONS, yielding Reversionary Bonuses ex ceeding FOUR MILLIONS. CASH BONUS for ONE Year,' 1890, £469,856, yielding Reversionary Bonuses amounting to £967,000. The Cash Bonus was equal to 42.1 per cent, on the premiums received during the year. ' ' '■ ASSUBE YOUR LIFE IK THE A. M. J? SOCIEXY, And secure a ' . - BOXUS ETKRY TEAR POLICIES Oof NEW ZEALAND REGISTER, 16,000. ASSURING, .'....£5,000,000. Assets m New Zealand, £1,419,276. Expenses of Management LESS THAN. 9.V PER CENT ON THE TOTAL INCOME. • EDWARD W. LOJVE, Resident Secretary. Bbanch Office— Custom House Quay, Wellington, W, H. DERRY, District Secretary, Uhristchurch. H. ZANDER, "■ ' Local Broker Ashburton.



D. THOMAS] (Late of Matson, Cox and Co.) AUCTIONEER.! LAND, INSURANCE, and ESTATE AGE-ST, VALUATOR, WOOL and GRAIN BROKER, ASHBURTON . JAMS Weekly of Live *Stock, Tinwald and Ashburton alternately. Fortnightly Sales of Sheepskins, Fat, and Hides oil FRIDAYS Sales of Wool throughout the Season. Grain bought and sold .on Commission. Clearing sales as per arrangement.



Andrews* Poisoned Grain FOE DESTRUCTION OF SPAB£OWS IS •TVT OST TjICONOBIICAL AND XpFFEOTIVE. PACKETS RETAIL, isIEACH. D. THOMAS,



! su.c_e_E s s THE CONSTANT RUSH OF ORDERS DUIII>G THE LAST MONTH Proves that the Public appreciate our DEDUCED PRICKS on the CASH P KING IPLE. We have now extended our premises to MAKE ROOM for MOKE TAILORS. B5T* IF'you wish to.see "Better Times" m Ashburton E^COURAGW LOCA.L INDUSTRY. BUY 'No MBSS 8£8?§ BUTTKYOUI %shl>urton Tweed Suits Made to Measure on our premises at the shortest notice ' £9 158 Cash Best Saddle Tweed Suits to measure £3 IOS.' Cash. Ashlmrton Tweed Trousers to measure 15s <Sd. Cash. Best Saddle Tweed Trousers to measure £lS- Cash. IMPORTANT.—WE guarantee a Perfect Fit, Best Workmanship, and all Linings nnd Trimmings of the best quality. All Tweeds thoroughly shrunk before being mide up. Largest Stock of Tweeds and Coatings m the district to select from. sparrow & Ferryman T-AIXiORS &OIJTFITTEES, EAST STREET, ASHBtTR TON.



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OLOYEES. TURNIP SEEDS. Ryegrass. Cocksfoot, etc. JL HAVE to intimate that my supply of CLOVER and TURNIP SEEDS have arrived m Ashburton, and as they have been imported by| myself direct from the celebrated Seed House of HURST AND SONS, LONDON, THEY CAN THOROUGHLY BE RF.LIED ON, Both as to QUALITY and PRICE. _—__ _. ~~ ,3 I HAVE ALSO A LARGE STOCK OF JL\ V JDiVjr JA.-O.OD GIVING SEVEN BUSHELS TO THE BAG, AND F irRISTICiL AS S GOCKoJHOOxa f^" CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES. D, TH 0 MAS, A.SHBUI,TON.



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THERE is a Great Quantity of STOCK still left, which must be cleared out during the next FOUR WEEKS, at STILL FURTHER REDUCTIONS. Special bargains for THIS WEEK m DRESS GOODS. Blankets, Flannels, Shawls, Umbrellas, Ladies Jackets, Ulsters, Trimmed and Untrhnmed Hats, Fur Collarettes, etc. N.B.—A special line of BEST FRENCH MERINOS, usual price 3S Od REDUCED TO IS 9d g.W. Alcorn & Co THE ART NEEDLEWORK AND FANCY REPOSITORY, /CONTAINS the Latest Novelties m \J Fancy and Artistic Needlework direct from Home. In addition to the above Mrs Adams Has opened special Lines In APRONS, PINAFORES, Ladies', Children's and Infants' CLOTHING. SOCKS and STOCKINGS knitted by latest improved Knitting Machine. Agent for Mesdames Weisjel and ButtericVs cn|fc paper patterns, and for th 6 Eclips? Bye \vprks. Registry Office for Servants. , £AS| STRICT, ASBBUKIW



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TINWALD DOMAIN BOARD. "VTOTICE is hereby given m pursuance _LM of the "Public Reserves Act, 1885," clauses 5 and 6, that, the Tinwald Domain will be set apart for the Annual Race Meeting of the Ashburton County Hunt Club, on TUESDAY, the lat day of September, 1891, on which day charges will be made for admission thereto on the following scale, viz. :— For each Adult One shilling For each Horse One shilling Admission to Grand Stand ?»nd Saddling Pad' dock Three shillings EDWARD G&TES* Chairman Tinwald Domain Board. " Tinwald, August 6, 1891, TTG. RUSSELL, ~ BARRISTER and SOLICITOR, CHIIIirCHUHCIE. Branch Office—East Stkeet, A SUB U » TO iV (Near H. Zankeu's.) 6 157



TO THE LADIES. JUST opened a large stock of Corsets including the Featherbone, the V and N the Lacrossine, the Corded Zone ; also the Invigorator with shoulder straps. \NDREW ORR. ' SPLENDID EATING POTATOES. TWO & SIXPENCE a Bag, m Store, j or 25s a ton delivered. 8*154 D. THOMAS. ASHBURTON ARCADE AND HORSE BAZAAR. I Have 'for Sale, privately—Several first-class Draught Entire HORSES. A lso,~Thoroughbred Hackney and Pony Entires. For full particulars apply at my office, Arcade, Ashburton. « As I have several enquiries those, having stallions for sale should give me particulars at once. BJII6 JOHN G. RESTELL. j



W. H. COLLINS & Co. JU S T LAN D E D,— 200 TONS °F PRIME HOUSE COAL. NOW LAN DIN 0,~ QQ AAA FEET ASSORTED KAURI. TO A RRIVE FROM NORTH, - f\f\f\ FEET WHITE PLNE FLOORING, MATCHLINING, AND oyj,yj\JV shelving. IN S T 0 C X,— 25 000 FEET SEA!SONED FLOORING AND LINING ; READY FOR Paints, Oils, Colours, St Paperhangivgrs. In order to meet the requirements of this District, we shall henceforth carry on the PAINTING, GLAZING, PAPERHANGING, & SIGN-WRITING trade m all its branches. This department will be under the personal conduct and supervision of MR J. B. CHAPjMAN, whose work, for finish and durability, is well and favorably known. We guarantee the quality of material and first-class work.



.Ninian Hyslop, and Lo.'s •* Imperial Pure Ceylon and Indian Teas aid Hi est m the market. — (Advt.)



JUST ARRIVED, THE LATESI NOVELTIES IN j Millinery Gloves Flowers Zephyrs Feathers Prints Underclothing Dress Corsets Stuffs Laces Boots Tinsel Shoes Ribbons * Gents' Ties Embroideries Gents' Hats, &c. SOME SPECIAL LINES OF HOSIERY AND BLACK RIBBONS Considerably under Usual Cost. The Balance of WINTER GOODS Offered at a GREAT REDUCTION To make room for New Shipments. "THE CORNERS



W. H. Collier, "Tlie Corner," INVITES ATTENTION to a LARGE AND CHOICE SELECTON OF ITew Spring Goods OF EXCEPTIONAL VALUE.



NATIONAL MUTUAL LIIJjJ ASSOCIATION OF AHSTRALASIA. SPECIAL KOTICE. Bonus Year, 1893. TWTENDING Policy Holders m this JL very Popular Office are reminded that ALL POLICIES COMPLETED before the 30th SEPTEMBER NEXT, will participate m the BONUS to be de clared at the close of the year 1892, thus participating m TWO BONUSES m Four Years. Special Advantages :—Low Rate < i Premiums. Non Forfeiture of Policies. High Rate of Interest earned upon Investment. Revei'sionary Bonuses already all Jtted exceed £500,000. T. E. WALTON, Travelling Agent. CHAS. BRADDELL, Local Agent, 8t57 Ashburton.



WAKANUI ROAD DISTRICT. r HENDERb are invited for the follow X itJt; works : — Grubbing Tussocks on Rule's Road, about 270 chains. Tenders close at 11 a.m. on SATUR DAY, September 5, 1891. C. E. FOOKS & SON, 8§142 District Surveyors.



i WINTER EXCURSIONS TO MELBOURNE AT Specially Rkduceb Fakes. A TRIP EVERY FOUR WEEKS. Saloon, £6 ; Steerage, £3. Return Fares, £10 and £6. Tickets and full particulars GEO JAMESON, Agent,



1 ODDFELLOWS' HALL. PROFESSOR MASON will deliver a PRIVATE LECTURE to MEN ONLY ON PLAIN FACTS. T O - VI C* ■■ T, MONDAI, AUGUST 31, at 8 o'clock. Admibsion. ... One Shilling. B*lß4 u.s.s co _ rfpa u.s.s., cc UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY UF NEW ZEALAND, Lranxu.



PIGEON SHOOTING. MATCFES take place NEXT FRI DAY, September 4. Particulars from A. J. KELLY, B*2oo Central Hotel. fTIENDERS wanted for Painting Two ■*- Cottage at Tinwald. &pply to JAMES GUDSELL, 8 190 Tinwald. LOST— Between Ashburton and Tin wald on Saturday, Horse Body Brush, leather b;ick. Finder rewarded oh returning same to Mk Dkvane, A.sh burton Hotel. 8 197 HUNT CLUB BALL. T OVELY Fans and Evening Gloves ; JLJ just opened. 8 198 MRS ADAMS. FUNERAL NOTICE. rpHE Friends of Mr John Gough are X respectfully informed that the Funeral of his late mother Margery, will move from his residence, Dromore, on TUESDAY, September 1, at 12 o'clock, for the Ash burton Rom.in Catholic Church. BAKER BROS., 8-196 Undertikers.