The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1891. SIR GEORGE GREY.

ISO epitome of the history of out' times would be complete without record of the withdrawal from the political arena of one who has been without doubt its brightest ornament. Of Sir George Grey's long and active life of 79 years, 62 years have been spent in the service of his country—the son of a soldier he was but seventeen when he entered the British Army—and since he was 25 years of age his energies have been almost continually devoted to the interests of Britain's colonies. First in Western Australia, as theexplorerofastill almost unknown line of coast, he shewed a talent, for dealing with the natives which com manded official recognition at the Colonial Office, and led to his being appointed at the youthful age of 28 years to the Governorship of South Australia. Five years later Captain Grey was made Governor of New Zea land, and his previous success in deal ing with aboriginals led to his being entrusted with extensive powers in corfnection with .native affairs in this young colony. He made his onerous duties in this capacity a labor of love. He soon made himself master of the Maori language, and obtained a com plete knowledge, of the history, tradi tion, and superstitions of the various i tribes. No white man to this day has so completely gained the confidence of the Native race, and to this day Sir George retains that confidence. His Knighthood came in 1848, and he con tinued to govern the colony until the Constitution was proclaimed in 1853. From 1854 to 1861 Sir George Grey was Governor of Cape Colony, and being also invested with the High Commissionership of Kaffraria his faculty for solving questions affecting the natives was kept active. The Cape was left to enter again upon the Governorship of New Zealand, which he held until 1867. In both periods i of his Governorship his administration was marked by great ability and honesty of purpose, though, it need scarcely be said, some of his acts were not regarded with universal approba tion. Sir George was now entitled to retire upon his well-earned pension, but after a short stay in England he de clared for New Zealand as the country of his adoption, and returning to Auck land at once took a prominent part in public affairs. Contrary to all tradi tion his long official career had not bound him in the trammels of conser vatism, and his open avowal of his democratic opinions caused a complete sevei'ance from most of those with whom he had been most intimately associated during his gubernatorial career. But in Sir George Grey the good old Tories found a foeman more than worthy of their steel, while the Liberals soon hailed him as their leader. He was elected Superinten dent of Auckland, and was soon after wards returned to the House of Re presentatives. He was Premier from 1877 to 1879, and has been the most active of private members until forced by failing health to resign after the dissolution of the last Parliament. Sir George Grey trusted rather to the righteousness of his cause than to the adoption of ordinary Parliamentary methods to advance the measures which he advocated, and consequently he has not figured largely a3 a law maker ; but his title to rank as a states man cannot be denied. His generosity, his sense of justice, his discernment, his courage, his rare intellect, and even his eloquence, placed him head and shoulders above his fellows. The resolution of the House of Representa tives ".last week' " That this House desires to place upon record its deep regret at the enforced retirement from public life of Sir George Grey, and to convey to him the assurance of its high appreciation of that long, il lustrious, and beneficent career, which has been devoted to the best interests of New Zealand and other portions of the Empire," will be endorsed by all who sympathise with honest, single minded endeavours to ameliorate the condition of that great portion of humanity that is least able to help it self, May Sir George Grey long en joy his honourable retirement,

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A singular sort of blight, arising, it is sup posed, from a caterpillar, is affecting the onion crop in the Manawatu district. Not withstanding this, however, the crop of onions is said to be very heavy. A man has been fined £25 in London for refusing to assist a coustable when called upon in the Queen's name. The man feared the roughs who were attacking the con stable. The Royal Society have granted a sum to investigate the effects of London fogs upon vegetation. It is proposed that an attempt should be made to discover the effect upon human beings, An_ eloping couple were married the other day in Mnskogee, 1.T., the groom being sixty-two years old and the bride fifty-two. They ran away because of the opposition of their children to the match. Advices from Honolnlu report that on the voyage of the Monowai to San Fraucisco, on January 7, the air pump valves were carried away, qaujaiug a stoppage of eight hours. As a consequence of the accident tiie vessel had to proceed under easy steam till arrival at Honolulu. The Monowai left Honolulu for San Francisco fourteen hours after the Zealandia- At the annual meeting of the parishioners of St. Mary's, New Plymouth, on Saturday, it was moved :—" That the members of this parish respectfully wish it to be known they desire that the clergy should feel per fectly fpee to preach the printed secrn'ons qf others to a much larger extent than hitherto.." The motion lod to considerable discussion, and was ultimately withdrawn, The Colonial Secretary was interviewed on Monday by a deputation from the Canter bury Trotting Association, headed by Sir John Hall, who urged that Trotting Clubs should be placed on the same footing as the Jockey Clubs, and should not be required to py so much for the use of the totalisa. tor as was, nqy Jmpos,ed, Aft«;p some disc.us.sign the depujtatiqki undertook to"lay th«kr views p writing before the Colonial Secretary, so that he might bring the matter before the Cabinet According to the Toronto "Musical Jour nal," strange things are done there in choirs and places where they sing. In two in. stanpps (ty nhurchps in this city) where the pliQiv is jn the proper place— i.e.:, the chancel —soloists during the anthem left their seats and stood in the chancel to perform their parts. }Ye heard of another case where a member of a chpir, adorned with long p&eyed gfovfis and lpw necked dress, ad vanced to the chancel steps, and, after bqwr ing to the audience (or rather, eqngr'egation), Sftng her little piece. An encore wpuld doubtless bftve bwnftqwiecl tp, "■

On Thursday evening a long special train passed through Ashburton carrying about 2000 sheep from Mr 6. H. Moore's Glenmark Station, Waipara, to Balclntha. Sir George Whitmore sustained a severe accident last week, when joining the steamer Southern Cross to go to Wellington for the session. The tender had to lie some little distance from the beach, and a man attempted to carry Sir George out to it. In getting into the boat Sir George by some mishap fell heavily on his left side on the gunwale, breaking a rib. He was in great pain when taken aboard the Southern Cross where he had to remain three days before she arrived at Napier; where surgical assis tance was procured. Sir George went on to Wellington in the steamer, and is progress ing favourably. Referring to the, New Plymouth Harbor loan, the " European Mail " of December 12 says :—" A reply has been received from the Government of New Zealand declining to recognise the claim of the New Plymouth bondholders to a reconsideration of their case. This is naturally creating a great deal of unpleasant comment in financial circles. Not only has the basis of security for the loan been interfered with, but it is on record that the New Zealand Government was a party to concealing the original default of the Harbor Board by supplying funds for at least one coupon, in order that its own negotiations for the last loan should not be prejudiced in London." Here is a table setting forth the strange, eventful story of the appreciation of Millet's " Angelus." The picture was bought by the way, not for the gallery of the Louvre (as has been stated), Dut for the private gallery of M Chauchard, who was formerly a director of the Magasins dv Louvre (hence" the : confusion): —Sold by the painter w M Peydeau, £72; who sold it to M Blanc (of Monaco), £120; who passed it on to Mr Stevens, who sold it to M. Van Praet, £200; whence after passing through several hands, it was bought by M Wilson, £15,000; at whose sale M Secretan bought it, £6400; at whose sale the American Art Association bid £22,000; whilst M Proust, for the French Government, bid £22,120; Chamber refused the money. Picture went to America and has now been sold to M Chauchard for £30,000. A Horrible murder was committed at the Royal Military College; York town, near Sandhurst, England, on the morning of December 1. A young lady named Mrs Gregg, wife of Major Gregg, of the Leicester Regiment, and instructor in military topo graphy at the Royal Military College, Sand hurst, murdered her mother, who was sleep ing with her, and afterwards committed suicide. It appears that Mrs Gregg, who was only twenty-seven years of age, had a severe chill a few days ago, and dementia had followed. Major Gregff, who is some what older then his wife, wanted to send her away to an asylum, but his mother-in-law (Mrs Atkins), who arrived at Yorktown from Ireland on Saturday last, would not permit her daughter to be taken away. The distracted husoand, upon discovering the deed, promptly called in Dr Manders, who examined the bodies, and found life extinct in both cases. The room was then locked and sealed up. Ib has been ascertained that the deed was committed with a razor.

The "Army and Navy Gazette" says: "The magazine rifle, of which about 120,000 have been manufactured, has already been considerable improved upon, and new issues, to be designated officially Mark 11., will possess the following advantages :—l. The magazine will contain ten instead of seven cartridges, the ten lying in two rows of five, lying on the top of each other, and coming to the action alternately, one from each of the two rows or file:; of five. 2. The butt-plate will be of brass instead of iron, and i 3 without, a trap. 3. Oil-bottle and pull-throughs are abolished. 4. The dial and aperture-sights areabolished. 5. Safety bolt and safety-bent in the cocking-piece are done away with. 6. The foresight reverts to the " barley-corn" as in Martin-Henry, the Major Lewes sight being abandoned so far as the foresight is concerned. 6. A longer sword-bayonet is contemplated. To clean the rifle the soldier is to carry a piece of whipcord in his knapsack. The rifle will only be sighted to 1900 yards." The London doctors have been studying the Koch cure at home (says the London correspondent of the "Argus'"). Sir Morell Mackenzie has inoculated certain patients at the Throat Hospital, and there have been "demonstrations" at two other London hospitals for the benefit of the profession. Koch has supplied the lymph for these opera tions. We are now awaiting the effects of the inoculations, as to which a report or reports may shortly be expected. Our medical men agre» that if Koch's "cure" does nothing else it will help them enormonsly in diagnosis. But Sir Joseph Lister tells us with confidence that the results are marvel lous, and that the cure will be effective in two other dangerous diseases of which we have yet to hear. The " Telegraph " says these are diphtheria and tetanus, so that the " secret" has again leaked out. Lister has been in Berlin lately, studying alongside Koch, and he is convinced of the bona fides of the savant and his remedy. Meantime our College of Physicians has been dis tinguishing itself by declining to send any representative to Berlin, because, forsooth, the lymph is *a secret, and therefore in the nature of a "patent medicine !" The Cycling Club had its first run out for the season last evening, when fourteen riders started from the Post Office at seven o'clock, and riding in procession down East street, wheeled on to Winslow, whence, after a short rest, they returned to Ashbur ton, and most of them repaired to the run ning track in the Domain. The Fire Brigade turned out for wet practice in the Park, and planting the engine beside the reach of the stream flowing between Mr Fooks' house and the second dam, were able to thoroughly irrigate the whole of the track as well as the cricket pitch. Plenty of cinders are now available, and little heaps of these had been laid down at short intervals all the length of the track ready for amalgamation with the softened clay of the circle. The moistening given by the Brigade was very materially added to by a heavy shower that fell later on. It i 3 to the credit of the members of the Club that several of them busied themselves with shovel and sieve, and worked pretty hard screening the rough cinders for the tracks Jf the Club continues %o work out the old proverb, "Whatever you want well done, do it yourself," there is every probability that by and by the track will be as near perfection for cycling and running as it is possible to make it,

A Dunedin telegram says that in August ast a half-caste jiving at the Chatham lalaißle saw rockets sen I; up, evidently from a vessel lying on the west reef. It was after this that the wreckage of the Assaye began to come ashore. The halfcaste's story was only laughed at by his people, and they say that a'fishing party had lights burning, but Mr Shand, a resident, after investigating the matter, is quite satisfied that the half caste's story is true, and that the rockets came from fche Assaye. The Committee of the Amateur Swimming Club met on Thursday evening. Donations for prize fund were received from Messrs I). Thomas and Milsom. Information was re ceived that the Christehurch Clubs would be represented on March 11th, and probably the winner of the New Zealand Champion ship, 100 yards; 6f 1890 would come with them. A special race of 100 yards ior the visitors was inserted in the programme. Consideration of the Borough Council's offer for the Domain was deferred for a fortnight, and some routine business was arranged- The monthly meeting of the Lougbeach School Committee was held on Monday even ing. Present Messrs Cobb (chairman)" Read, Donaldson, and Norrish. Mr Cobb stated that ho had gathered £2 13s from the em ployees of Longbeach, towards the prize fund, which with that received from other sources brings the fund to about £6. Re solved, that the Committee tender their best thanks to those who have subscribed. Mr Norrish resigned his seat on tke Com mittee. The Committee adjourned till the first Monday in April. The appeal from the decision of the District Court lodged by Ackroyd, in the case of Ackroyd v Bishop, was argued before Mr Justice Denniston at Christehurch on Wednesday and was dismissed, with £10 10s costs, without the defendant's counsel being called upon. This was the Temuka case in which Bishop sold off his property and endeavoured to compromise with some of his creditors preparatory to leaving the district. His offer not being satisfactory the creditors issued summonses against him, which were served, the cases heard by two magistrates and judgment given by default, judgment summonses issued and heard, and defendant committed to prison in default of payment, all within two hours. Bishop proceeded against the creditors for false imprisonment, Ackrcyd's being selected as as a test case, and got £40 damages. Ackroyd appealed to the Supreme [Court, ■where as above stated, Judge Ward's decision was conf frued. A public meeting, convened by the Mayor of Belfast, has been held to consider a scheme for constructing a tunnel between Ireland and Scotland. Mr Barton, civil engineer, snbmitted his scheme, which is to construct a tunnel from th'ej unction of the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway, four miles inland from Wliitehaven, on the Antrim coast, to the centre of Wierston Hill, in Wigtonshire, also about four miles inland, the whole length to be about 34 miles. The scheme has the support of Sir Douglas Fox, engineer of the Severn tunnel; Sir Benjamin Baker, the Forth Bridge engineer; and Sir John Hawkshaw, of London. He estimated the total cost at £8,000,000, and the tunnel could be com pleted in 10 or 12 years. The meeting passed resolutions recognising the import ance of the scheme, urging the Government to render financial assistance, and appoint ng a committee to consider and report upon the whole question.

The South Australian. Loan.

[PEll PRESS ASSOCIATION, J

London. February 4. The failure of the South Australian loan is attributed to the high premium at which the loan was fixed when the advisers suggested that the minimum should be 97. Another cause assigned is that only 2 per cent, discount was offered on immediate and final pay ments. There were about 100 ten derers, the highest individual amount subscribed being £50,000 at Is pre mium. Opinions are generally ex pressed in the city that it is madness of the other colonies to think of borrowing at present unless they are prepared to place a loan at a lower minimum than 98. Adelaide, February 8. The Colonial Treasurer will no.t send definite instructions to the loan agents respecting the loan until further infor mation has been received from the Agent-General, Sir Arthur Blyth. [Received February 6, 10.40 a.m.] London, Februarys. The Press agree that the minimum fixed by South Australia^ was top high. The "Standard" says; other colonies require a little more of the same ex perience. v

THE KAKANUI.

FURTHER SEARCH,

(per press association.)

Wellington, Februarys. The Government have decided to send the FTineihoa to the 1 Campbell Inlands to search for the missing steamer Kakanui. DuNßttiN^ Febrriary 5. The Kakanui was insured for £1500 in Home offices, and £390 in the National. She is valued at between £2500 and JB3OOO. Mr F. R. Chapman telegraphed to Cap tain Fairchild with reference to searching the Antipodes for the Kakanui, and has received in reply thn following—* 41 don't think searching the Antipodes would be of the slightest use. I would recommend searching Campbell Island, and we would call at the Auoklands again when passing, but we searched the Aucklands well on the 25th and 26th, went into every bay, and went all round the cliffs, but the Kakanui may have got there since." i Steps are being taken to raise funds for the relief of th© families of those on board the vessel, many of them being in destitute circumstances. Invekcargilx, February!s. The Invercargill Borough Council passed • resolution urging on the Government the necessity of sending -fche Hinemoa to the Campbell and other Islands to look for the Kakanui, or those who were on board. It appeals that it was not the men of the shore party at the Macquarries who made the remark that if they got back to New Zealand nobody would ever catch them going to the Islands again, but members of the crew of the Kakanui. Th{i? $eeins to indicate that although fchey ; *aade |a quick passage down, they had seen enough to^convinoet-li.em that the vessel was not suitable far- such, a voyage, Dunejdin, February 6. Nautical experts here say that the Kakanui was quite seaworthy for the trip, and the local Lloyd's surveyor is of the same opinion. The accusation publicly made against her owners of avarice ia absolutely f oundationlesa, as, they received £150 for the trip, which is stated to be exceedingly reasonable.

Ashburton Live Stock Market.

Mr D. Thomas (late of Matson, Cox. and Co.) reports upon the live stock market for the Ashburbon District for the week ending February 3rd, as follows :— On Tu&sday at the Tinwald Yards I held my usual weekly sale of sheep, cattle, and pigs. There was a total' entry for the day of 2653 sheep, 17 cattle; &ad 39 pigs, of which I sold 63$ sheep, 28 pigs, and 14 cattle,'. There, was a slight rise in sheep, b^t cattle and pigs were very dull of sale. The following were the prices realised :— For fat merino ewe,«, 7s lid ; medium do. ss; crossbred ewes, 11)* 6d to 12s. In stores, two tooth nu\od omssbreds, 9s 6d, lQs, to. 10s 2d, In pigs, stubblers 9a 3d, 13s. In cattle, fat cows £3 10s, £4.105, £4 X4s, £5 10s j stores, very poor prices.

Wakanui School.

The following are results of fche ex amination on January 8 and 9 :— . Staff—Mr Dickie, Master, S. 3to fi (appointed since last examination) ; Ivliss F, Bourke, Mistress, S. 2to P. '

Percentage of passes, 45*36. Percentage of failures 27"87.

11. Class Subjects. • Marks Subject. 0 to 100. DrawiiJg ... , — History 40 Geography ... ... ... 60 Elementary Science, Object lessons, etc 35 Total > . 135 l *^ centftg« on Class Subjects, 45. 111. Additional Subjects. Marks Subject. oto2o. Repetition and Recitation ... 11 Drill and Exercises 12 Singing ... ... ... ... 11 Needlework .*. 19 Subject-matter of Beading lessons ... ... ... ... 13 Extra Drawing — Additional marks ... „_•••_ __66 Remarks.—The lower department of this school has been very well taught by the mistress, whose steady and uniform success in her work are worthy of all praise. The counting of fche infant classes is nearly the only matter an examiner would wish to see better. The upper de partment yet leaves much to be desired. The mechanical work, writing particularly, is very distinctly improving, discipline is now satisfactory, and Standards 3 and 4, grammar excepted, are very fairly success ful. But the appearance made by Standard 5 is very unsatisfactory. Strange to say subjects more ot less satisfactory in the lower classes are here least so. Dicta tion, Arithmetic, and Geography are bad, and Grammar is the best of the written subjects. W. J. Andersok, : Inspector.

SIDE SCHOOL.

Master -H N. Dumaresq; sewing mis tress—Mrs M. J. Pitt. Standard 7, 0 ; Standard 6, 0 ; Standard 5, presented 3, absent 0. excepted 0, failed 1, passed 2 ; Standard 4, presented 4, absent 0, exoepted 0, failed 3, passed 1; Standard 3, presented 4, absent 0, ex cepted 0, failed 2, passed 2 ; Standard 2, 0 ; Standard 1, presented 3, absent 0. ex cepted 0, failed 1, passed 2j, primer, presented 5, total, presented 19, absent 0, excepted 0, failed 7, passed 7, Pre centage of passes, 36 -8; presentage of failures, 50*0. 11. Class Subjects—marks 0 to 100.— History, 25 ; Geography, 45 ; Elementary Science, Object Lessons, &c., 10; total, 80; precentage, 267.—111. Addition*! Subjects—marks Oto 20.—Repetition and Recitation, 8; Drill and Exercises, 10; Singing, 9; Needlework, 9; Subject matter of reading lessons, 4 ; total, 40. Remarks. —I am unable to say that this school is efficiently taught, but I have no doubt the master has applied a sufficient degree of diligence to the performance of his duties. Of the subjects the Drawing is poor, and the Grammar is bad. Apart from these defects the school may be, taken as making a fair appearance. W. J. Anderson, Inspector.

Gaming and Lotteries Act.

. —■-—♦.; : THE "REFEREE" CASE.

Mr Justice Denniston yesterday .issued a prohibition forbidding the Resident Magistrate from proceeding further in the case of Selig and Bird, proprietors of tb» "•Referee," who in October last were e»cfe fined £50 or three months' imprisonment; for a breach of the Gaming and Lotteries Act, by taking money to invest »n the* totaltsator, not doing so, but presumably paying totalisator dividends on the horses which won. The Judge held that thera was no evidence that the money had not been put on the totalisator, though Selisj and Bird had not done so themselves, arid the evidence in the case was consistent with their having contrived a scheme of laying totalisator odds. Probably, how* ever, the money had not been put on tk& totalisator, but that, though a ftuud,, would not affect their clients as long as: Selig and Bird were solvent. He>. would not give costs against the Resident Magis trate. It was contended that the applica tion for a prohibition applied only where a magistrate had exceeded his jurisdiction,. but Mr Justice Denniston considered that it applied to other cases, though he would like the point settled by tho higher Court.

The Markets.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.])

mi London February 4. Ihe wool market is buoyant, and generally 5 per cent, above the December closing rates. Gtaod lambswool is firm; faulty sorts half penny lower. Foreigners are making large purchases. . Th& American visible wheat supply is, 44,200,600 bushels ■ ; The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is, $,04^,000» quarters, and for the continent 7a4>000 quarters. ,- ' » New Zealand Loan and Mercantile 4 per cent, debentures 95,

With and Without Liquor.

Some interesting stories of the Stanley Expedition were told at the Savage Club the other night) (says a. London paper). One of these should be very pleasing to total abstainers. The expedition, started, ifc seems, with an allowance of Wo bottles of brandy per man. These, however, were exhausted in the first two months,, and for two years the explorers went, without any liquor. They got on rcry well without it, but *" thank heaven,"'said one of them, "we carried the empty* bottles with us. For when we got to. Starvation Camp we sold the bottles to. the niggers, and got »**e food far them than got for his whole kit, which cosb kirn £25," So, that in Africa, at any rate, an empty bottle may sometimes be more valuable than a full one. The expedition took very kindly again to drink after their two years' abstinence. " The Germans,** said one of Stanley's nien, "sent us up a few dozen of champagne and a few dozen of beer. We poured it down our throats t with great gusto, and felt yo»ng^ again. It was the most acceptable present we evejr received. But the most delightful thing in our return to civilisation was to meat and be kindly welcomed by Euro* pean ladies. After two years' experieaee* of the ugly, thick-lipped, thick-wwedi Africans, the white and clean, faces* and charming dresses of the, Euro pean ladies were a .welcome relief indeed, and we felt, inclined: to bow down, befqre. tjh«lU *W$ wg^hip," Th<V

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\\f ANTED Known—The Cheapest V t Shop to buy Tinware and. Gal vanised Iron goods in Ashburton, is at W. F. Hannaford's, Burnett Street. A argo stock kept on hand. Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired with des atcn. < \l/"ANTED every man in the County VV to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds.—Robert Aixjorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder'a Buildingit. OOTS, BOOTS. " Keep ygm feet Dry and save Doctor's Bills, have a splendid Stock in now. Try my Double-soled Shooters. Every pair Guaranteed. Robert Alcorn, Ashbur ton. VTALENTINES ! VALENTINES ! 7t V L. F. Andkewes & Co. Just opened up a Large and Varied Assort] ment to suit everybody. Sale of Surplus Stock shortly when Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods, &c, &c., will be offered at GREAT REDUCTIONS. L F. ANDREWEB «fe Co. MONEY JTO LEND. TirONEY to Lend at LOW RATES OF INTEREST, on Mortgage of FREE HOLD PROPERTY, in sums of £ioo To^sooo For further particulars apply td the Postmaster, Ashburton, or to J. C. PRUDHOE, District Agent. Government Insurance Office. Christchurch.



Wanted CASH Advertisements under this heading not exceeding SIXTEEN \ WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be ' ]pft at this OB** ROVER Bicycles, Roberts. Sold foe cash or on terms from £15 10s. H. M. Jones. WANTED Known.—Bicycles, &c, repaired. First class workman ship guaranteed.—C. Grant. 222 KNOTT 1 T7"NOTT I T7"NOTT f nott I JlVnott I JlVnott I Mr J. Knott is coming. , ; 2|l TRY the Great Drapery Sale riow oft at H. 0. Segers. <; "ORESENTS.—AII holders of Tickets JT will oblige by bringing them in as soon as possible.— H. C. Segers, Melford House. 1 _ /POOLING and invigorating Ice Cream \J as made by H. G. Flower, Con fectioner, East Street. WANTED Known —Some special lines in choice Dress Goods at very low prices showing at " The Corner." WANTED Known—The "Htrong wear " Boot is the best for Mens ladies and Children.—W. H. Collier. O EGERS' Clearing Sale in all Depart O ments now on. One trial solicited. — Melford House.



TO THE WORKINC MAI. 1 or ASH|B|U|R|TOF COUNTY. tITE WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH E s. d. A COLONIAL TWEED SUIT FOR 18 6 1 FELT HAT 2 6 1 PAIR BOOTS 6 6 1 SHIRT 1 9 1 SINGLET, Merino 2 3 1 PAIR DRAWERS, Merino 2 3 1 PAIR SOX, Merino 1 0 1 TIE 1 0 2 5 9 WE don't have bogus Cheap Sales, but are prepared to supply the above goods EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK until further notice FOR CA[S|H ONLY liAIAPOI HOUSE, MITCHELL Q_ mURNER. ITCHELL 06 JLURNER. THE UNION TIRE Al MARINE iimura company of NEW iUUIIMfI CAPITAL ....£2,000, 0 PAID UP £100,000 RESERVE & REINSURANCE FUND .......£65,000 General Manager : VV. DEVENISH MEARES E>:q. | OFFICES : 172 HEREFORD STREET, I CHRIS fCHURCH. Special ITeatures ' L'he ONLY INSTITUTION of its kind ha vino its HEAD OFFICE m CHRISTCHURCH. LIBERALITY in SETTLEMENT of CLAIMS. RATES, ihe LOWEST CURRENT. To Farmersi, CLIENTS of the COMPANY and others are reminded that all Grain, Stack and Implement RISKS are taken by this Company at Lowest Current ■lates. , John G% I?estell WEST STREET, ASHBURTONj fAGENTf i f



Irrigation. TUST what is wanted for fche country O also a REVOLUTION in the DRAPERY TRADE. ' Herb we have it at W. W. Spencer and Go.'s THE MOST GENUINE Clearing Sale Ever held in Ashburton. Everything Reduced 25 per cent. drapery7^lothing AND BOOTS- Men's Tweed Trousers 10s 6d, reduced to 6s lid ; ■■■■ Men's Tweed Suits 22s 6d Boys' Tweed Suits 5s 3d White Lace Curtains 2s 3d a pair Best French Merino Is s£d Stay Busks, all sizes, 2d a pair Prints 2s 6d, dress length Prints 3|d, 4jd, s£d, guaranteed to wash Towels 3^d each Washing Muslins 3d per yard Dress Goods 4|d per yard Boys' Braces 4d. Boots. Boots. Colonial Shooters 9s lid, Bluchers 6s 6d, 6s lid. Women's Strong Elastic Sides 63 9d Childs Kid Elastic Sides from 2s lid THE ARCADF



Public Notices. *> II  ..... r L^ ||||t __ | || VX« if AWCETT jL/ODDS SURGEON DENTIST, Addbess :—Couri Chambers, above Mr H. M. Jones Stationer, East Street, private Residence, Tancred Street. Three doors below Masonic H-ill.



Massey-Toronto Light Binds? ___■«. ... LIGHTEST IN DRAFT. SUREST TO TIE. EASIEST TO MANAGE . SWIFTEST TO CUT, THE LONGEST LIVED.Ij MOST SCIENTIFICALLY MADE Stationary Axle AND Raise and Lower Style 6, 6, and 7 FEET CUTS. Of the lattpr only very few on hand. £2000 V Torth of Extras in Stock, which wil be supplied to farmers at manufacturer's prices at any time DAY OR NIGHT. FRIEDLANDER BROS-



John Orr & Co. ! INVITE fcTHE ATTENTION OF «« FARMERS 1 To their Large hnd Varied Stocks of all classes of Goods, suitable lor the Harvest Field. 1000 Bales Binding TWINE, Crown Brand 250 Bales Manilla Binding TWINE Machine Extras and Fittings 100 Cases Binding WIRE, White Cros 100 Cases Castor Oil Leather Belting, ljin to 6in Valvoline and Lubroline Oil Lard and Olive Oil Cylinder Oil Perforated Zinc, 3/32|to|7/8 Seaming Twine McCormick Binders.



THE COIONIAI miflllCß COMPANY OF NEW ZEAIAWD (FIRE AND MARINE) rpHE Business of this Company has I been TRANSFERRED to the COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY, Limited, of London, by whom, through the various Branches and Agencies in New Zealand, all accounts owing to and by and all losses under the Colonial Insurance Company's policies will be settled in future. F. ALLEN, General Manager. Wellington, New Zealand, December 11th, 1890. THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSUR ANCE COMPANY, (Limited) Established 1861. Incorporated under Act of Parliament, 7 and 8 Vie, Cap. 110. Head Office : 19 and 20 Cornhill, London Capital fully subscribed ... .£2,500,000 Total Invested Funds ... 2,351,707 Total Annual Nett Income... 1,132,239 HEAD OFFICE ion NEW ZEALAND : Lambton Quay, Wellington. With Local Boards of Advice in Australia and New Zealand. General Manager for New Zealand : FRANK ALLEN, J P. Every description of Fire nd Marine Insurance effected at LOWEST C QRREtfT EATES CUFF & GRAHAM, Managers for Canterbury, Christchurch. Acnwiss yon Ashburton : FRIEDLANDER BROSI 22 I



The agents of the^McCormick reapers and binders have just received news of a very exciting trial at Tamworth (N.S.W.) on Saturday, December 6. The prize competed for was the Society's medal, ■which was offered to the machines exhibited at their Show ; but in order to have a successful trial they in addition offered a prize of ten guineas, open to all comers. Both prizes were gained by the McCormick, which was awarded the full maximum number of points. This was the first time this season where the winner at any trial in Australia obtained the full number of points under each heading. The McCormick also gained first prize at Stawell (Victoria) beating the Massey, Hornsby, and Deering. John Orr & Go.



A USTRALTAN MUTUAL PROVI- J\. DENT SOCIETY Established 1849. FOR LIFE ASSURANCE ON THE MUTUAL PRINCIPLE. NEW ZEALAND BRANCH HEAD OFFICE-CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY, WELLINGTON. LOCAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Morgan S. Grace, C.M.G., M.D., M.L.C. (Chairman). Charles John Johnston, Esq. (Deputy- Chairman). Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq. The Hon, Edward Richardson, C.M.G., M.H.K. Nicholas Reid, Esq. ANNUAL INCOME EXCEEDS £1,625.000 STERLING. INVESTED FUNDS EXCEED £9,000,000 STERLING, REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD AS SURE WITH THIS SOCIETY:. IT is the only Colonial Life Office giving Annual Bonuses, reducing the net cost of Assurance to the Lowest Possible Limit. It is the old largest, wealthiest, and most prosperous Mutual Life Office in the Southern Hemisphere. ITS Bonuses are larger than those of any other Life Office of similar age in any other part of the world. The Society has distributed amongst its members upwards of £4,050,000 in Cash Bonuses, representing Reversionary Bonuses exceeding £8,000,000 sterling. AFTER making unusualamplereserves, the Cash Surplus for division for the year 1889 was £426,494, a larger amount of profit than has ever been realised or divided in one year by any other office of the British Empire. THE Society issued 11,664 New Policies durh g the year 1889, assuring 4.3,679,459, with new Premims amount jig to £133, . TiifSoSietyr s UNDOUBTED SECURITY, LIERALITY, PROFIT ITS investments in New Zealand securi ties are £1,273,514. and all the surplus Branch accumulations are invested in the Colony, thus making it essentially a THOROUGHLY COLONIAL INSTITUTION BE CAREFUL VOV SELECT THIS , OCIETY, AND DO NOT BE DECEIVED BY THE SIMILARITY QY NAME OF SOME OF THE YOUNGER AUSTRA LIAN OFFICES. EDWARD W LOWE, Resident Secretary. €hristchurch District Office, W. H. DERBY, Jjocal Broker, Aprency Clerk. H ZATSDiB.



WM. SPARROW, TAILOl? AND M.EN'S . MERGE R: EAST STB'vKT.



STEPHENS Y> ROS T E P H E N S DROS MARKET HOUSE. TO STATION OWNERS, CON TRACTORS, AND HARVEST HANDS VI7E have just landed a First Class * v Stock of this Season's TEA, in cluding the very Choicest Varieties that money can procure. The Indians are flowery and pungent, whilst the Ceylons are spring pickings with plenty of grip. We have also in China Kaisow and Moning, both of excellent quality. In addition to the above we have secured for this district the sole right of JMlliiig and introducing the Kangra Valley Co. 'a TEAS, which have been so highly com mended and appreciated in other parts of this and the adjoining Colonies. We have therefore no hesitation in recom mending them to our Customers and the Public. We have further been successful in pro curing the agency for this town for Button's, of London, FAMOUS FRUIT SAUCE, Cheapest and best in the trade. No Housewife should be without it. All other Goods in Stock of Best quality, •! —Including— i HARDWARE, TINWARE, BRUSH-! WARE, GLASSWARE, CHINA WARE, HOLLOWARE, CROCKERY, &c. N.B. —All GOODS purchased from us can be returned if not satisfactory, K3B_.Satisfaction being our Motto, "^tj STEPHEN'S BROS, MAEKET HOUSE ASHBURTON.



ART NEEDLEWORK, AND ' Fancy repository, AST STREET, ASHBURTON. MRS ADAMS LS now showing some nice designs in Plush, Canvas, Raised Woolwork, Crash, Arresene, New Shades in Macmme Tinsel Silk, Filloselle, New Transfers, Cords, Tassels, and Fringes, Braces and Smoking Caps ready for working. China, Glass, and/Japanese Ornaments in _reat variety.i--i-Wedding and Birthdiiy Gifts Agont for Mesdames '• feigel and Butterbk's cut paper patterns, and Eclipse Dye Works. Registry Office for Servants. 2 8