The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1891. THE INFLUENZA

The reappearance of the epidemic of influenza or la grippp, is causing more than a little perturbation amongst those wh > f v l'ered from the disorder at Its lasf- visitation. Even in New Zea land, where it assumed a comparatively mild form, there are many who still suft'er from its effects, and as the present outbreak is rjpo.'ied to be of a more virulent iat:>re, anl t:> have a spfCi-1 affinity fir previous sufferers, there are many who are very uneasy about i". The scientific men and the makers of books have, of courss made the most of the opportunity, and masses of information about the disease have been published. History dates its appearance back to the time of the great Greek physician, Hippocrates, who, however, gives no perfect descrip tion of it. An epidemic which broke out in the Athenian Army in Sicily, 415 8.C., and recorded by Diodorus Siculus, is supposed to have been influenza. In a.d. 827 a cough which spread like the plague is recorded. Catarrhal epidemics are described in a.d. 876, a.d. 976, and in 1173, 1239, and 1291). Records became precise in the fourteenth century, and numerous epidemics occurred in the succeeding centuries. Epidemics have become more prevalent each century, but this is probably clue to the more precise observation of modern times. The great epidemics which have affected the greatest part of the world were those of 1311, 1557, 1580, 1590,1729, 1762, | 1775, 1780-82, 1830-32 and 1847. The most curious poiut about influenza is its tendency to spread. It affects whole continents in a very short space of time, having been known to spread over all Europe within six weeks, <mmJ, in some epidemics, seems to have pre vailed over the whole of the known world. It is generally supposed that Chinese Tartary is the centre from which it spreads, but gome of the scientists say that it has a spontane ous origin irrespective of locality. The Russians call it "Chinese gatarrh," the Germans »nd Italians

11 ibe Russian disease,'-and the French " the Italian fever," The actual cauee of the disease is still a mystery, and it seems almost impossible to avoid con tagion. Nor has a specific cure yet been discovered, though the news of the.last few days affordl) hope that medical science has scored another victory. The London Homeopathists are reported to have discovered efficient means of treatment, and a Melbourne physician announces that he has effected numerous cures, by means of small doses of perchloride of mercury —the most powerful antiseptic known —in conjunction with various orrec^ tives of the action of that drug. In fluenza has generally been regarded as a trifling though inconvenient disorder, but it is now recognised that it may have very serious effects, arid sufferers must take the greatest care of them selves duri ig and for some time aft ;r the attack, Dr Morell Mackenzie says—"Of the. consequences of in fluenza it may be said, with the most literal truth, that he that loveth danger shall perish in it."

LOCAL AND GENERAL

It is probably in consequence of the Russian persecutions that the number of aliens landed in Great Britain lately from the Continent shows a large increase. The total in July was 13,953 against 9101 in July, 1890. During the seven months of this year the alien immigrants amounted to 83,040. A man brought an action against Sir Juiitn Goldsmid, M. P., for refusing to pre sent a petition to the House of Commons because it reflected on a judge. The plaintiff said it was a well-known fact that anyone might present a petition to the House through a member. The judge held that ther; was no cause for action, and gave judgment for the defendant. A lady at Enfleld, near London, lost her jackdaw, and wished to have the person who caught it charged with unlawful detention. The magistrate said a jackdaw was a wild bird, and, therefore, if it flaw out of the possession of one person, it resumed its former position as a wild bird. The lady, at the suggestion of the bench, decided to proceed in the county court against the man who was said to be detaining the bird. Suicides have increased so alarming c^ late years in Prussia that the Minister of Justice has invited the managing boards of the various hospitals to transmit to him their opinions of the causes of this ever expanding tendency to self -destruction?" Most of the medical men connected with these institutions attribute it to the grow ing abuse of schnapps, whioh is generally distilled from potatoes. Between the Ist and 15th of last July no fewer than 147 cases of suicide were reported in the city of Berlin alone. A sailor named John Taylor, twenty-five years of age, who arrived by the Coptic on her last voyage, was drowned yesterday whilst fishing in Lake Taumutu. The boat in which he was, capsized, and he could not swim. His mate, who is a good swimmer, left him clinging to the boat, and went for a punt, but on return Taylor was missing. The hobby of Baron Nathan de Roths child is photography. He has been staying this summer as usual in a charming little place out of the rut, near the Italian fron tier. A?, early na six in the morning, we are told, he goes out vyith his camera. The buro'i rides on horseback, accompanied by two servants on horseback, and a le I horse to carry the tackle. Pity the sorrows of a rich man J The poor baron cannot content himself with the hotel fare, but only eats that which is sent daily from Vienna by train—meat, all sorts of delicacies, flowers, etc., ate sent to the millionaire's raral re \Tiiit by this means. The best medicine known is .SANDER mid

Wellington Woollen Company.

Ipbu press association,]

Wellington, October 29,

In moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet at the annual meeting of the Wellington Woollen Company, Mr T. K. Macdonald, Chairman of the Direc tors, said the position of the woollen in dustry in New Zealand at the present moment was worthy of some serious at tention. The larger mills, like Welling ton, possessing abundant capital and experienced employees, were, he under stood, doing a satisfactory and payable business. Two or threo smaller mills, however, were stated not oo be quite so prosperous as their best friends could desire. The prosperity of the industry was largely bound up in the question of demand, and here competition with the imported article formed a factor of con siderable moment. The increase of the tariff some three years ago did not appear to have diminished the importation of woollen goods, as was anticipated when the change wmh made. On the contrary, our imports of woollen piece goods and blankets were increasing ye.ir by year. It was nob a £?ood thing for the colony to allow many hundreds of skilled artisans to drift away to other countries because of the dearth of employment, when in one importation there was over £300,000 worth of ♦'apparel." There was wage earning power for several thousands'of our own psople if importations were greatly diminished, more especially when we had the undeniable fact that the colony was able to produce the manufactured article and supply it to jfche consumer at a fair and reasonable price, Wjjth regard to trade outside the colony in connection with the woollen industry, he regretted to say that statistics as to the export trade did not show any satisfactory increase. So far as Wellington mill w;w concerned, the business outlook for 1892 was of an extremely gratifying character. The re port and balance-sheet were adopted. Messrs T. K. MncdonaU and W. H, Barber were re-elected to the directorate

ASHBURTON A. & P. ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL EXHIBITION.

President, Mr David Thomas ; Vice- Presidents, Messrs R. FrieAlander, J. Studholme, junr., and J. Small ; Trea ■ Biir,r, Jchn G. Reotell; Committe;, Messrs G. H. Alington, J. Boyle, J« Bishop, 8. Chapman, J. C. N. Grigr, \. J. Huston, T. Langley, G. W. Leadley, Dennis M'Kendry, A. M'Far lane, G. Murdoch, F. Petur, C. Reid, W J. Silcock, J, Shearer, J. String fellow, W. F. Sommerville, D. William son, J. Bonifaixc, J. R. Brodie, R. Clarke, T. N. Digby, .1. Gilmour, H Hunt, J. Lloy.l, Daniel M'Kendry, 1. M'Cafferfcy, T. Maw«on, R. Millar, A. Protheroe, M. Redmayne, M Stitt, J. Tucker, T. Taylor, T. E. Upton, .f. Withell, and P. Williams; Secretary, Jno. J. C. Quaae.

The history of the A. and P. Ashocia fcion if Ashbuiton is so closely bound up with tho history of the coimty that the one may be said really to be an epitome of the other. When ttle first Show of the Association was held on Koyember 15, 1878. the county was but sparsely settled. Thousands upon thousands of acres on our spreading plains were then under their virgin clothing of yellow tussock. Homesteads wero few and far between, although many were in course of erection, and the rap of the carpenter's hammer whs a sound far more familiar than now. Fences were rough and primitive, and the :«ng lines of green boundaries that now mark off pacdock and section, and afford when in boom ao agreeable a spectacle to the eye, were only in the very early stages of growth after planting, if even then planted. Ti«3s there were none, and the spectator who could find but a slight eminence in the midst of the vast plain to use as a coign of vantage had an uninterrupted and unbroken view before him of a monotonous panorama that reached from tho hills to the .sea. Hoads were few, although the road lines were all surveyed, and hundreds of contractors camps were pitched in all parts of the county, while the work of formation was going on. To the money earned on those contracts many of the plains farmers of to-day cwed their ability to purchase the holdings on which they are now settled. The county was in the ihick of the celebrated "land craze" who.n the

fkscshow of the A. and P. Association was held, and men from all pacts of the colony came with "earth-hunger " eager-, ness in their eyes, to buy up Canterbury land. Thousand of acres weiM parked with by Government, and thousands more, already bought by private indivi- J duals, were put up to auction and sold ar. foolish prices— foolish in the sense that the buyers gave, in far too many instances, a much higher figure than the land was worth. Small wonder then ";hat many of ihose buyers went down before tlia first jostle of misfortune, and the land passed into other bane's. This stace of affairs, however, soon righted itse'.f on the principle of the survival of the fittest; and though many of the settlers have had a hard time upon their hold ings, most of the trouble has passed, and the district was never in a sounder position. It is pleasant sometimes to take a retrospective view of the history of a country like ours, for affairs of five or ten years ago in a young country are matters of history, and, did space permit, a very interesting history coull be written ; but space forbids. The peopled, planted, cultivated, and prosperous Ashburton of to-day, as com pared with the waste and desolate plains of but a few years ago, calls vividly to our minds the picture Longfellow draws in. Hiawatha's vision, when the old sachem told liis tribe of what was in store tor them in the trail of the white man, when he came to sprea 1 himself over the "Land of the Setting Sun." " I beheld the westward marches

Of the unknown crowded nations. All the land was full of people— Restless, struggling, toiling, striving ; Speaking many tongues, yet feeling, But one heart boat in their bosoms. In t lie woodlands rang their axes, .Smoked their towns in all the valleys. Over all the lakes and rivers Hushed their great canoes of thunder.' Oa the day of the first Show, a howl ing noi'-west gnle raged from morning to night, and the reporter of the day thus describes the Show from a weather stand point ;—" The clay was all that could not be desired in the matters of wind and dust. Indeed the weather could not possibly have been more disagreeable, and none but people of energy and determina tion would have carried the day's proceed ings to a successful issue. Il was a ;lt-se holiday in town, but in consequence of the deterrent character of the weather those present were chiefly persons directly interested in the exhibits. The general spectators were few in number, and the wandering entertainers who went to the Show for the purpose of amusing the orowd and earning a little, money, found very few to amuse, and little money to earn." At the close of the report, an apology is printed for errors in the prize list, and the excuse is put forward that owing to the ineffable badness of the day, j a decently full and accurate report was impossible. Weather of this descrip tion was all too common in those days, and unkind neighbors were cynical enough to say that wind and dust fjrmed the normal climate of the plains. But the extensive system of water races instituted by the Comity Council, the growth of trees and fenpes,

I and the general increase of vegetation throughout thd couuty, have had the effect of reforming the etratis climate, so I that the dustrla/:ten forty.-hoi-se nor'rwe?ter is now a rare event indeed, Yes, times have changed sine.} the first Show was held, and the while face of nature has been changed too. The water sy, ; fcjm has made many things possible that were not attempted on many farms before the races came and repealed the drought. Let us trust that very soon a system of irrigation will be introduced that will make possible man} more things still, and place the fainier in a position of independency of the rainfall. At the lirst Show the entries, as chronicled in our files of the date, amounted to 288. Of these 58 repre sented sheep ; 11 cattle; 82 horses ; 8 pigs ; 50 implements ; 13 dairy produce j II poultry ; 8 dogs; 19 manufactures and produce ; and 18 extra exhibits. Ten years before this Show the Metropolitan Show had enly 397 exhibits. In 1878 it had reached 1023, .Since then this number has been more jthan doubled, and our own Show in this year of grace, 1891, has upon its catalogue the "respectable number of *JUI 'fhe first Show was held at Tinwald on land belonging to the Association, but since then t% scene of operations has been chained to the handsome and commodious market of the County Saleyarels Company. The change was strenuously opposed at the time by many members of the Asso ciation resident on the other side of the river, and occasionally an effort is made at fchp Association's meetings to raise the I question of going back to the Tinwald Yards to suit the n?any exhibitors from the south side of the river. \fy re ,40 not ignore the claims of these exlu'bjtors to consideration ; but we would here stop JLo point out to them that tha financial success of the show should be the first consideration, and to make it a financial success, its attractiveness in every way to fcfoe public must never be lost sight of. Lefc those inhibitors compare for one moment the almost psrk-}ike appearance of tlio piesent Show grounds, tf^e shelter from wind and sun afforded by the nm

belt of plantation that encloses tln'eej sides of it ; the abundant accommodnti n afforded for the display of exhibits that must be shown under cover, and which cover also affords shade and shelter to 1 the many ladies who annually brighten the Show grounds with their presence ; the i.ice sward under foot that makes walking pt«Hsant foi their dainty feet; Ihe hundred and one little' conveniences for ladies, possessed by tjie Ashburton ' Yards that are absent from the Tinwald grounds ; the easy access to townspeople —the straight rim out and back without J any bridge danger to children— and on a I Show day the traffic bridge, admirable in ! other respects for an ordinary day, is ro small ro» ter to face by the mother of a large family with her little ones ; —and the nearness of the Ashburton Yards in any c\se to the centre ; of population whose shillings swell the exchequer of the AssocVjion—let the south side exhibitors compare all this with the attractions that ths Tinwald Yards do not have, and we fancy after cftliu thought tbqy will allow that it would be a huge mistake to shift the Show to Tinwald. The Tinwald grounds have many memories. They recall many figures lh«fc were prominent in the early days, bub who have gono to their last, account, and the place that knew them then will know them no more. Among those may be recalled the burly form of the late Mr John Carter, an enthusiastic and energetic supporter of the Associa tion, » good farmer, v hearty sportsman, and the king of good fellows. A speech he made at one of the Association's dinners n>ay be referred to while in this retrospective vein. At that time the merino sheep was pretty well the be-all and end-all of the sheep-farmer in this colony. Cross breds were »:ily reared for the local butcher trade,. and were but a small por tion of the colony's four-footed wealth. But John Carter had a hobby in cross breds, and saw somewhere in the near future a value for them they had not then yet reached. Mr Carter was never an orator, but he srave his hearers to under sknnl that he at, least saw a grwvt future in store for the colony out of crossbred*. How it was to bo brought about he did not make very clear ; but when joked by a wap oh the subject of frozon mutton for the London matkec, a subject that was then spoken of with an incredulous wink, Mr Carter turned round fiercely to his in terrupter and told him that frozen mutton would yet make ail their hair stand on end. The remark caused great laughter round the table ; but many of those who laughed have out-lived p"oor old John, and lived to realise tho future for crossbred sheep he prophesied, and realised it bu their profit. A nether staunch supporter of the Association, but whose infirmities' prevented him from taking any active part on the Show grrund, was the late Mr Charles Keid, of Westerfield. These, however, did not prevent him from having his flock well represented in the pens at the Shows, nor did they interfere with his energy as a public man and a farmer, nor his enterprise in muiy other « ays. To his practical experiments with the making of water races over the dry plains at his own expense are the ratepayers greatly indebted for the open race system they now enjoy. There are others whose names could be mentioned am taking an active part in the Associa tion's affairs in times past who are not now with us, and many who have left the district; but their places are rapidly being taken by younger men. It is perhaps one of the most pleasing featuies of this year's Show that a goodly number of young men have been pressed into ser vico as Mars hah, and did their work well. It is understood that heavy drafts will lie m--i.de in future upon the generation that has just reached manhood to fill the offices and do the work of the Association, and gratifying indeed it is that- the you^y men see tluir daty in getting into line with the men who, standing sponsors for the Association in. its infancy, are still by its side in its vigorous youth. ] The Show to-day was ths fourteenth held by the Association,, and without-ex-'j ceptioii it was the best and most success ful of all the series. The entries showed, as published in the official catalogue, a totil of 710, and we give below, for the sake of comparison, a table showing the total entries for each year since 1878.

From other parts of this report will be learned the quality of the exhibits, but the above table shows at a glance the steady increase that has taken place in the number of exhibits from the earliest show to the latest. The day was all that could bs wished, and the attendance, thanks to the fine weather, the genuine attractions of feh«j Show itself, and the presence of His Excellency the Governor, the Hon. the Premier, and other distinguished visitors was very large. The Ashburton Band, under Bandmaster Hosken, was on the ground from an early hout and helped by its musictogreatly enliven theproceodings. In regard to creature comforts there was abundance of means for their supply. Mrs Butler, of Butler's Hotel, held her old post in the marqueelshe has so often occupied on previous occasions, while Mr John Jlenry' of the? Commercial had the new luncheon room and the marquee ad joining. Thp luncheon room is a new Feature of the grounds and has been only lately added —in fact, the yyork is not yet out of the contractor's hands, the cup boarding still waiting to be built, and there yet temains much for the painter to do. The building ii 35ft by 24ff, with an Bft verandah running all the length of the front. Facing the door, which is at the western end of the south wall, is a smaty semi-circular bar in the corner of the rojQm, jt-he remainder of the floor space being dpypted to jtables for luncheon. A-6 the eastern pnd Is * tyrge cooking range by Crompton, q( ghrj^ctyurch, and the advantage of this wilj be experienced by many a cold and hungry farmer when, after a cold and weary hang-about the sheep pens on sale day in winter, he seeks the luncheon room for a hot meal. Be it un4gF§too t d that the part the new tmildir-s

is likely to play in future at the annual Hhows is only a secondary one, and by the way. The prime object of the luncheon room is to supply a much felt want at the fortnightly stosk sales, the accommodation provided for the farmers and dealers inthiadireclion hitherto having been-of the scantiest. The new building is well lighted by four double windows, the saehus and doors being of Baltic pine, while the other timbers in the structure are red pine and totara, ard the roof of corrugated iron. Mr Thomas King is che contractor. It was in this room that luncheon waslaid for the Committee among | whoseguestsfortheday was His Excellency | the Governor. In addition lothefcxmi modation justnoterl, Mr W. 0. Davis had a marquee for the disposal of such i eixesh menta ?s do not come under the pro vLsions of the Licensing Act. There wa« the usual following of itinerant merchants and entertainers of the crowd, which must* have numbered several thousands, and seenied to be in ex cellent humor and high spirits. More accommodation has b^en provided in a totally different direction seeing that a track for showing the paces of such horses as had to be exhibited in harness and driven, or in saddle and ridden, had been provided in the paddock to the south of t.he main yards, and this greatly relieved the crush iif the latter. To the energetic labors of the Secretary, much of the very pronouncecj success of the Show was due. He was on 4he grounds early and late for two days before Show day, answering a question here, another there, rectifying an vrror of site in one place and adjusting the claims of position for the display of exhibits in another, giving a directing eye to fche appartienment of space in the dairy produce and exhibition shed and the decoration. \if its walla and those of the luncheon room, besides attending to the thousand and one little demands that are constantly,,made upon the man who 'fills his responsible position. Nor did he re c?ive much aid in the earlier arrange ments from the Marshals, although several loyal souls of that useful body (when the members of it lean to the useful instead of the ornamental side), stuck gamely to '.their dutinu from the very beginning.. "A nod is as good as a wink," &c, and we will not individualise. Right through, the Show was unquestion ably the best of the long series the Association has heUK The Ashbur ton Show, indeed, now holds a position in j Canterbury second only to the Me'ro p. 1 tan, which iven, in some re- \ specls, it successfully rivals. To maintain that position it is the duty of every farmer on the plains,— squatter,'cockatoo, village settler, every merchanfcand dealer, every tradesman of every grade and every line, every profes sional man whether doctor, lawyer, or parson, every man, in fact, who c«n by Inok or by crook spare a guinea per annum to help on the great cause—to be come a member of the Association and lend all the aid he can to its work ; for, properly handled and loyally supported by all whose interests lie in the success of the agricultural and pastoral indus*ry of the plains, the Association might be made one of the greatest engines to pro mote the good aad conserve the well being of the people of both town arid country.

IMPLEMENTS.

To the true agriculturist, who loves his avocation and bakes a pleasure in his toil, and looks upon agriculture as a .science and studios it accordingly, the implement yard is a school in which he may learn many valuable less ins If, from a love for the work he ha? to do every day of his life, an interest in agriculture has been awakened in him sufficiently Keen to impel an inquiry on his part into what means were employed in past ages for the cultivation of the soil, what systems followed, what rules observed, iv the prosecution of such an inquiry his mind would soon become familiar, both from literary description and pictorial illustra tion, with the implements in use in primitve times. He would have followed the history of the march of improvement, and noted the stages reached iv the pro gress of agriculture as a scisnee to wards thfl point on the highway to perfection the implement makers of to-day have reached. He would have learned the difficulties his forefathers had to contend with in following the work of tillage with their imperfect implements as jompared with his, relatively, "gentle man's life." If he be familiar with the tools of fifty, yea twenty years ago, a.nd it had ever been his lot to have to work them, the clumsiness of their construction, their weight to handle, and their ponder ousness for horse-draught will seem to him as a mountain to a mole hill whan he looks at the clean, light, handy, yet effective tools of to-day. The twenty^year old colonial stripling knows only of the old single-furrow swing plough from his father's winter night tales at the fireside. From such tales, too, or from stray reading in some old volume of half-for gotten lore, he learns of how in years past it took quite an army of men and women to hand^reap, hand-hind, stook, thresh and garner the harvest of % moderately sized farm. From the same authority too, or from illustrations of the immortal parable " Behold a sower went forth tosow," he maylearn of bheold system of broadcast sowing with a web-pahn*d glove on the hand of the sower. The flail-—"the Irish combine"—is to him but a legend. He knows nothing of the implements of the past generation, except by reading, but if lie have access to such literature as will make him acquainted with the toils and struggles and triumphs of the genius of the men who invented and brought, by many stages, to perfec tion the reapers and binders of to-day, he will find the history interesting reading. Such works also will show him how all the machines now in use were clumsy in their fksb stages and samples ; how piece meal improvements were effected upon them ypar by year, that lightened the I ibor of the men or the Worses that worked them; that improved the quantity and the quality ofthe work they did; that simplified their const ruction and took the working of them out of the hands of the mechani cal expert aud consigned them to the care of the ordinary kind. As he passes along the yard he will be able to note where the introduction of newsystems brought with these systems the new ma chines and implements they demanded, and a thoughtful examination of many of the implements shown will teach him that he does nob know, bub which will be sug gesbed to him by the very purposes of the machines themselves. Although the great object of agriculture is to provide " seed for the sower and bread for the eater," there is an object which is primarily the great object of every farmer —that is, to make the work of this pro vision profitable to himself. To do so, his aim must be to secure from his hand the maximum of return for the minimum of expenditure, with the other aim added that his land must ever "be in heart and

fertile. To do this, moreover, the best implement in the market is the one he must strive to secure and the old saying holds good here as everywhere else, " the best is in the end the cheapest," whether of man or beast or machine. Now, machines are made with every point considered that will tend to the saving of labor of man and beast. Parts for ; frequent handling are placed within natural reach of the workman, jfithin the radius of his arm* length if possible, and wherever it can b>e done on Ifprsed lijachines, so tha|} the movement cap be ity'ide without th^ possibility of re quiring th§ man fo Iqse' one' inpment his hold of the Iprfje^ rgnis ? Qr eyen takg his eye much out of line with the direc tion of their progress. Screws, levers, handles, guides bolt?, and what not, have

all had careful though before their final' position has been decided upon, arid the result is that Tiifch the implements of the best makers the workman can, if he choose, make a pleasure of his toil. It will be long indeed, if ever, before the monotony of m u.y of the labors of t.he field can be much varied, but the ten dency of the age is to greatly shorten the tedium. While ploughing is done with ploughs and horses, the ploughboy will have to whistle as he has done aforetime to beguile the slow hours away; but the introduction of steam may materially lighten both the lahor and th' 3 monotony. Not much has been dove in in this direction as yet in the colonies, but it Home, the steam digger is making rapid strides towards popularity with the farmer. The reaper and binder can only work at the speed it is driven, and that is limited by the p<<ce at which the horses can travel. So with all the other labors of the farm ; but then a man who in the walks of as, Culture wauts to be "every thing by turns and nothting 1 mg " has no business there, and the sooner he takes to some other avocation the better fojr 1 in self, for the seasons wait for no man. First on the catalogue of the implement yard was the stand of MESSKa D. A.NI) P. PUNCAUY of Christchurch a firm standing in the very front rank of colonial agricultural implement makers. Indeed it is not by any means saying more than the truth when the statement is put forth that as plough, harrow, and drill makers at any rate the colony's leading firms need not lower their flag to any makers in the world. This firm showed a long range of ploughs of various patterns, but all in that state of excellence of design, work manship, and finish, and ahoiving a nicety of construction and giving an air of stauncl mss and durability, which have won the hearts for many seasons of the men who have to cultivate the land of the colony. Here were double-furrow ploughs with swivel skeiths, with the ordinary mould boards, and with b tards, suited to the "digging" idea fast becoming popular ; a plough specially suited for the cultivation of swamp land, a hillside plough, and a .single-furrow with im proved mould boards. Two horse hoes, one of them a ridger as well, and two 7-tined grubbers. Harrows of the old familiar pattern with tree, and a reprer tentative of the disc cultivator which was a sk,ht of itself. Then came die sowers, beginning with a broadcast vvi h canisters, and followed by an array of drills that included in their category provisions for every kind of work a drill could be put to. The firm also build farm drays, and they showed one with frame, etc., a fine sample of work, besides chains, yokes, and swingle trees. An enormous grass stripper to j, was shown, along with the indispensable rollers, and in the list of the stand's contents was a threshing machine showing an improved chaff fan and elevator.**. In the manufacture of the latter the firm has always held a high place, and many of their elevators are now in use upon the plains. To show the general usefulness of the wcik the firm i does they also exhibited a collection of fittings for various machines. The whole formed a most interesting exhibit to the farmer.

Messes Reid and Gkay cime next in order on the catalogue with a noble display of agricultural implements of every description. Following as it d:>es the Timaru Show at the interval of a day, many of the implements shown south are again exhibited at Ashburton, to be sent on to the Christen inch Show in carnival week. Previous to each Show they receive the attention of course of the workmen,' and have all the dust and dirt of the show yard and the railway train rub! eel off, their paint and polish renewed y and avo called upon afnenilly to look . tlicif beat. 'l\iiioti rtan<uks ai*o not of I course confined to Messrs Rtii and Gray, or to aviy one or more of the implement makers, and are only made to show the wisdom of the Committee in fixing the date of the Show easily between the two important shows of Timaru and Chvist church. This firm catalogued a long list of exhibits, but were fortunately able to show more than they catalogued. Up to thoir usual high stand with ploughs—tUuls that would almost make a good plough man's hands itch to have a trial of them behind a pet team—these implements were shown in grand fettle, and exhibit ing all the variations and improvements known to the trade, and suited to the wants, opinions, even the special wlvms and caprices, of every class of ploughmen. Grubbers, roany-tined and few; light, medium, and heavy, as the nature of tlm soil to be tilled may require, stood side by side with four-leaf tiued harrows and long disc cultivators. Then came rollers and drills cf every conceivable construe? tion, Several of <he latter being old friends and popular, some new claimants to the farmer's r notice—drills of many coulters fo'\ grain; drills for, turnip seed and manure. There was, too, a double-furrow digging plough, with its i long wings projecting from the mould board to receive the furrow as it rose to the top of the board, break the sod in pieces, and lay it over on the work in imk cation of spade husbandry. Chaff-cutters, corn-crushers, hay rake, fanners ; blocks, chains and trees; samples of fittings, canisters, chills, and patent steel points for shares ; a dray and frame of substantial but handy make ; a set of patent travel ling wheels with locking carriage ; while crowning all was a threshing plantat work, with engine, combine, and elevators — the latter, jbhe fir.m's own manufacture—and Kingsbury's patent feeder and chaffblast. Like the stand of P. and D. Duncan, this

stand was a picture in itself, and was much visited and canvassed by the men for whose inspection chiefly both were erected. The merits of both makers were closely and keenly discussed and com pared, but not an expression could be heard that was not a compliment to the energetic men whose nacues figure on the top platform of fame as plough makers, and whose healthy competition and en deavors to excel apart from competition, have earned for them the proud position they hold, Messrs Booth, Maubonald & Co. were not the next in sequence on the catalogue, but they are placed in this order because they were were the oi.her plough makers exhibiting, and be cause they are shoulder to shoulder for excellence with the firms just named. They too, exhibited ploughs that would be a credit as pieces of workmansnip to any implement making establishment in the world, and amongst them was one with Carter's potato planter attached, ani a ridging plough with hoeing attachments. Then were to be seen disc and tine barrows, and 7-tine cultivator, a Carlyle spading harrow (for special notice by the Committee.) . A cellular separator was also shown, for the separation of small seeds from largo, dirt from good grain, or generally for caking grain of an in ferior grade from grain of a good sample. This separator does ifot appear bef6re the public for the first time, but its merits are sufficient to be mentioned favorably and to be brought under farmers' notice. The class of implements shown in this stand were somewhat wider in the range of diversity than those shown in the other.*, and included a fanning mill, Lough's patent wool press, and the firm's own wool press with an improved sewing 2age, by which the sewing of the wool bales is greasy expedited.

TELEGRAPHIC.

H3ME AND FOREIGN [per press association.

THE LAST SURVIVOR.

London, October 28. Lieutenant-Colonel Hewitt, the last of the English officers who ..fought at Waterloo, died, aged 9G.

TH tf LIQUOR TR AFFIC. Mr Morley, speaking at the United Kingdom AJJi ince, said that he would support the extension of the local option franchise, but he was personally in favor of the direct veto. LABOR QUESTIONS. The Labour Commission have re sumed their sittings. The coal-pit owners opposed legislation fixing the houra of labour of miners. They stated that at a fair estimate, 'their expenses amounted to £8,3000,08() annually, and their revenue to. ££,000,00.0. Mr Robert G iff en, the statistician, gave evidence before the Commission, to the effect that the average earnings ol coalminers in England did not amount to more than £1 per week.

IRISH AFFAIRS. Mr McDermott has been selected as the anti-McOarty candidate for the Kilkenny North Seat. The " National Press commenting on the dynamite outrage, attributes it to the ParnellitieV, 1 \and says' that Purnellism is descending to Nihilism, and its policy to the Carbonari, an Italian secret society. Mr Pafnell left little besides his estate of Avondale.

THE CANADIAN CABINET.

Ottawa, October 28. The Hon. J. A. Chapleau, Secretary of State in the Doirinion Government, has resigned.

MURDER AND LYNCHING.

New York, October 28. A woman and her; children were murdered under atrocious circum stances in Texas, and a negro, who was supposed to have committed the deed, was captured by a^niob of a thousand people and burned alive at the stake. THE TILDEN TRUST. It is understood that notwithstand ing the decision of the Court of Appeal, 2,000,000 dollars of the Tilden trust will be devoted tpthe free library in New York.

THE ARABIAN REBELLION.

Vienna, October 29. It is reported here that 40,000 rebels have besieged Sana, the capital of Yemen, and that the Turkish com mander has asked for reinforcements of 20,000 men. :

GENERAL BOOTH.

General Booth's reception in Lyltelton yesterdiy niornhu; was brilliant. Larcre crowds of Salvationists from all parts surrounded the railway bridge from which the General delivered an address in reply to one represented him by the Mayor of Lyfctelton, the Secretary to the Wharf Laborers' Union, Mr J. Joyce, M.H.R., and Councillor Laurenson on behalf of the people. He then breakfasted at Mr Joyce's, where he rested till three o'clock, when he travelled to Christchurch.

Arriving at the Christchurch railway station, he was driven round the principal streets, and the procession was ahoufc half a mile long, including three bands, and flags floated everywhere. On arrival at fchc Cathednil. Square, which was densely packed, the General delivered another address.

The evening's meeting at. the Tuatn Street Hall on " Darkest England " was the largest ever held in that building. All the reserved seats were filled, and the greatest enthusiasm was displayed on the General's arriving. He looks fatigued, but says that this morning's rest has°done him much good. General Booth was interviewed by the " Lyfctelton Times' " representative, and he e>aid that he did not think New Zealand would be the site of his settlement, but he liked, the colony and its climate. He contended that his scheme for placiag surplus Jabor on the land would benefit the labor market generally by relieving the towns. He claimed to be the working men's friend, and whether he lived to carry out his scheme or not, they would find it out.

SPORTING.

.NORTH CANTERBURY JOCKEY CL ÜB,, SPRING MEETING. (KER PKESS ASSOCIATION,/ CHaisTCHUftCH, Ootbber 29, ! At the North Canterbury faces, held at Uangioivi yesterday, Mr P. Butler's Crown Jewel, Bsfc 21b, wun the North Canterbury Cup, 1| mile, beating Harkaway Bsfc 51b, Coinage 7st2lb, and three others. Divi dend— £2 4s. Magpie won the Hardies, and Adieu the Flying Handicap,

Ashburton Market.

MESSRS MILES AND CO.

Messrs Miles and Co per Mr George Jameson report :•—At the .Tinwald sale yards on Tuesday, October 27, there was a large entry of sheep and rattle, comprising 3777 sheep and forty-one liead of cattle, whph were eagerly oompeted fqr, and almost every lot offered found % buyer, at prices a shade higher than those obtained at the last Ash burton sale. There was a good attendance of farmers and others. Our eutry consisted of 1300 sheep and 21 head of cattle, which •'we sold at the following prices :—2O fat merino wethers, Ms 3d ; 21 fat merino , wethers, 13s 8d; 31 fat merino wethers, 10s 6d ; 30 fat merino wethers, 10s 7d ; two and four tooth crossbred wethers*and maiden ewes 15a 7d ; 30 merino ewes with lambs at foot, lls lOd ; 164 crossbred ewes with lambs at foot, 15s 2d ; 227 first cross hoggets at 14s ; 100 first cross hoggets at 12s 8d ; 158 first cross hoggets, 12s 9d. Cattle :— 3 store steers, £3; 2 store steers, £2 5a ; 1 springer, £3 ; 1 springer, £4 33 6d ; 2 s«.oie cows, 27s 6d ; calves, 10s to 16s. During the week we have sold privately a line of 850 crossbred hoggets at 11s. SHEEP-SKIN SALE. On Wednesday October 28, we held our regular fortnightly sale of skins, hides, and fat, when we offered j>, fair entry, which realised the following prices: —Butchers' crossbreds up to 5s 4d ; butchers' merino 4s, 4s Id, 4s 4d ; farmers'ci-os&breds 3« Id to 4s lOd ; Farmers' .merinos Is 6d to 4s; dry crossbreds, s|d per 1b; dry merino, sjcl per Ib. Hides and fat as per, scale,

MELBOURNE NOTES.

[from our correspondent.] %. Melikhjknb, October 19. Influenza anil the political outlook are the only topics of any importance just now. As regards the first, a number-of people are con-" tinning to die with cheerful regularity.-i The influenza engrosses all attention and Is blamed for every casualty from rings-worn? to a fractured flKuJl. The other day «, womaii I was operi|ged on fqr b,reasf; cancef by a big Melbourne sui'geon. She died, and he quietly remarked that the cause of death

had been the unfortunate epidemic. And at tins rate if yours truly is run over by a Ira-n to-morrow the faculty will doubtless give ft certificate to his sorrowing creditors setting out that death had supervened from the effects of an old sabre cut received during the seige of Paris. Will Ibe believed when 1 say that I know nothing of |the siege of Paris except by hearsay; But really the epidemic is becoming a serious thing. Alone it possesses a dispo sition likely to endear it to a gastricised community, but when Saw Bones and Co. step in with dangerous alleged remedies the thing becomes doubly a menace to this country in pavticular. Dr Mclnerney states that perchloride of mercury, which is merely corrosive sublimate, iB a sure cure. Now perchloride of mercury in the amount of one grain can destroy an adult life. All

enterprising company manufacturing the drug coca has burst out in several spots in the city, and wants the public to walk up with its little shilling and go back without its influenza. Dr Mclneruey may or may not be right, but the administration of a poison is a risky thing, and although the medical man proudly points to half a dozen male and female octogenarians saved by his treatment, the theory is worth discussing over hot water and salt. As to. the political. situation all we have before us is the probability of an early dis solution, stated iis certain by th« many parties and oppositions to the Government now in the Assembly and ridiculed by the Ministerialists as being impossible. The men who a.v<i not in power say that the Par liament will be dissolved almost, immedi ately, the Cabinet that the heavy work in front of the Legislature will carry the ses sion till Christmas ; but both are talking general elections and both are preparing to reform. The session has not produced a single national measure, and the Ministry will go out as they came in, with their work still in their imaginations, if they have any. That perfunctory collection of pluralists, the alleged "National" Association, is already trying to beat up the electorates, but only adverse results have come to them up to date. The Progressive Political League is also beating up the, electorates and increas ing its power every day. These two parries will come into open combat during the com ing campaign and by all present evidences the National Association will he forced to flee to anotherjeontinent-to escape the inevi table ridicule of the successful masses. The Labor party is going to wag the tail of the next Parliamentary dog, and rumor men tions the name of Sir Bryan O'Loghlen and Sir Graham Berry as its probable leader. For the first it must be said that he has done nothing big enough to entitle him to such an important post, and as for Graham Berry it is probable that a long residence in London has caused his little heart to stick thereto, and he will never again take up permanent residence in Australia. And so the Labor leader is still entombed in the clayhole of the future. Surely.no more pitiful case of killing has been recorded thnn that of Mrs Nellie Scarebrook, of South Richmond. Her hus band is by all accounts a thoroughly good fellow, and is foreman of engine-makers at the Otis Elevator Oo.'s foundry. .-M-rs -•" Scarebrook's father had often stayed at the house of his son-iu-law who almost entirely support3<l him. Some little time back he left the house, and on Thursday he wrote her a letter containing some accusation as yet un known but presumably of a horrible char acter considering the effect it had on the mind of his highly strung and supersensitive daughter. She wrote an open letter, ad dressed to no one in particular, hysterically denying the truth of her father's statements and then administered strychnine to each of her three children—a git I aged four, a boy of three, and an infant in arms. The girl spat out nusfc of the poison and ran away. Her mother did not attempt to administer a second dose. She swallowed a dose of prussic acid and then Uy down to die. Bub by fortunate chance she swallowed an over dose, and when about a quarter of an hour later she awoke from her stupor the sight of the little boy on the floor in convulsions upset her desire for death and screaming she sought the assistance of a neighbor. When the two women returned the boy was frothing at the mouth, and though medical aid was called he expired a few minutes later. The mother, the eldest girl and the baby were pulled through without much trouble and are now" almost recovered. A pitiful scene occurred when the inquest was opened on Saturday—the father only blamed the writer of the letter which had driven her momentarily insane, and when the present state of her mind was questioned he cried apologetically, "She is quite sane, but that old villain wrote the letter and the poor girl is so sensitive " The '* old villain " would only be receiving justice by all ac counts if he were prosecuted for the murder of his grandchild.

CASTE.

_, —♦ The Amateur Opera Company are greatly to be congratulated on the pronounced success which they achieved last night in the presentation of Robertson's popular comedy, a capital house rewarding their efforts, which gave entire satisfaction to a delighted audience. Miss Shirtclifle, as " Esther," identified herself with the varying fortunes of the heroine, and whether as the poor ballet-girl, the wife of George D'Alroy, or as his (supposed) widow, looking and acting her part well. The scorn with which in her poverty she rejects the aid contemptuously offered Uy the Marquise at the. price of the surrender of the claims of motherhood was capitally rendered, as also was the joy with which she learns the news- of the safe return of the husband she had mourned as dead. The haughty lady-mother, the " Marquise ds St Maur," finds an admirable exponent in Miss Rees. whose every pose is perfect, her diction and bearing and cool insouciance leaving nothing to b« desired._ Mr Salek's " George D'Alroy " was also a capital impersonation, and evidenced a careful study of the part, and Mr Potter may also be heartily congratu lated on his rendering of the " role* of Captain Haw tree." Mrs C. M. Brooke makes a charming " Polly Eccles/' her acting being bright and full of life, and, Mr Brooke's Sam Gerridge can hardly be. too highly spoken of. It is'simply first-retf- Mr Stewart had Very little to do ,15 " DUan," but that little- he did well. " The " character of the whole piece is, how* ev@r, undoubtedly that of" Eccles," the drunken, good for-nothing:, demagogue, loafing old father, of whom the portraiture by Mr D. Millar was absolutely to the life. Very few professionals indeed could hope to do better or even as well, every attitude being perfect in its way, and some of the scenes evoking; roars of laughter ; in particular that where with great delibera tion the old fellow proceeds to light his pipe prepara tory to taking charge of the baby, and ultimately of his coral necklace m the interest of " the rights of man." From first to last the piece ran smoothly and well, and Mr Dolman, to whose pains and care as stage, manager this is largely due, may be heartily (pyigratU;. laied on the result of his efforts. We c,an. safely predict for to-night not only a crowded hav\sej bu,t a repetition of the demonstrations of pleasure and. approval which were last evening sq fje<}u,ent and so well-deserved.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 189 J.



«LASSES.

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1880 188H

1882 1883

18841

11885.

1886.

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1889

18901

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75 16 76 11 17 I 48 9 23 12 ! 75

61 23 10D 11 29 67 14 41 12 32

87 36 94 9 37 75 12 44 11 33

102 39 115 21

123 41 132 45 8 79 21 52 13 i 7

111 34 114 22

74 34 181 56

85 J 42 245 31 j

91 41 237 18

123 44 216 52

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77 24 73 3 4

77 20 96 8 7

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Tjik Bust Rkmkoy vom Ist>ioksi?{Q4i~ Norton's Camomile Pills are confident^ recommended as a simple remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of neaj-ly all the diseases to which we are subjects Norton's Pills, with justice called the 'Natural Rtrengthener of the Human Sltoiflajsfo," act as a powerful tonic and gentle ] perienfc, nm i»iW in their operation, and' safe under any fiijMjnnstances. Sold in bottle?, at Is l^d, 2s fld, I is, Jjj'*!' medicine vend-'»'B throughout tb« world, On the benefits of irrigation the farmers o£ Ashburtou are not agreed—but all their wives ftgrge that "Warburton's Can't Be Beat Baking Powder " js the bsst in town—Fact. -A«vfc



The conference of bootmakers' employers and the Union terminated their sitting last night. The proceedings have been marked by moderation and fair spirit, and an agree ment has been entered into, fixing conditions and wages which are reported to be satis factory to both parties. Qreat credit was given to JM[r \y. I^eece, the chair-man, fop the impartial and painstaking manner in which he had conducted the conference. His action had cone much to bring about a satisfactory arrangement. A vote of thanks was accorded to the Canterbury Employers' Association for services rendered. Mr Sandford, M.H R., has instructed Mr Joyce, M.H.R., to act as solicitor for him in the Christelmrch election case, and to retain Sir Robert Stout and Mr Donnelly, of Christehurch, to appear as counsel for him at the trial. The counsel will, there fore, be the same as appeared for Mr Joyce in the Akaroa case.



We clip the following important testimo nial from the Ulawarra Mercury " (N. S. W. of the 30th March. It needs no comment: " Mr John Loveday, of the Bulli Mountains writes to us that aftor suffering for four years with acute gravel, he has experienced almost complete relief by using Sander and Stan's* Eucalyptic Extract. He says:—• ♦ Seeing the said Extract advertised in the Mllawlirr* Mercury,' his intense suffering induced him to obtain a bottle of the medicine fyouj Mr Hosking, chemist, of , thisj (own, and that "the use of. it gave him great relief at once. He. stfttas tha.t between 10th March inst,, when he obtained the first bpttteof the extraot, and the 19th,: the use of that medicine continued to afford him relief, to which ho had been a stranger for four yeais. Mr Loveday wi'ites also that lie has found the Eucalypti Extract •* cure for rhetimaiisni as well as gravel. He requests us to publish uiis information through the • Mercury.' Wo have much pleasure in complying with Mr Loveday's request, M'hose word cannot be doubted, and who can have no object in view other than a pure desire to benefit suffering humanity. "--(Advt.) « Countess 2s, t)uchess*' $j 4d, Princess 3s B<l, Empress3si, ThaseTeasart- free'froni %\]y of . ' r|'rue econoniy Ty, puii|vwu Coyutesy Tf» for two shillingsl Free fc'ojii'any ex. eas of a stringency *



-Ninian Hyslop and Oo.'s " Imperial' Ceylon and Indian Teas are direct from flie^eaEiantatidns.— adyt,) Mi ' : ' I -fifiniap. Hyssop and Oq.'^.'-Iftoerjal pure CeyioE and Indian'Teaa aW the best in the warket,— (Advt.) '



SONS EUCALFfI EXTRACT. Test eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, etc.—the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testi mony His Majesty the King of Italy, and medical syndicates all over the globe, are its patrons. Read the official reports that accompany each bottle. Wo have no occa sion to offer rewards in p/oof of the genuine ness of our references. The official reports of medical clinics and universities, the official communication of the Consul-General for Italy at Melbourne; the diploma awarded International Exhibition, Amsterdam—all these are authentic documents, and, as such, not open to doubt. We add here epitome 01 one of the various cases treated by Siegeni M.I) , Professor, etc. Burning of the right hand through the explosion of a small oil stove. The epidermis on the volar and palmer side of the hand of the thirty-year old patient was completely separated and lifted up as far as the joint of the hand. The likewise lifted nails were hanging loose and half of the phalaux of the nail of the middle finger was coaled. The wounds thus contracted healed in three weeks under daily applications of Eucalypti Extract dressing. The patient has retained the full use of her hand.—-(Advt.) 1



WANTKD Known. -Grand as.sort ment of Boots *nd Shoes for Ladies. Children, and Men at W. H. Collier's, " The Corner/^ WANTKD Known — Being over stocked in Cor.-ets, we have re uced every pair. Ladies fmn Is 6d Cheapest house in town.— H. C. Skgbks, Melford House. WANTED KNOWN genuine Clearing Sale is going on and the Boots are going out Best value yet offered, ten per cent for ea<h, the very best work and repairing done at once at J. M. Moison's lown Hall, lihst Street. WTNTEtTknoTn— H. Dudley will sink Deep Wells and supply Cylinder Pumps and Piping, and guaran tee water to surface at '3s 6d per foot. - H. Dudley, Mooro Street _i_J___t' WANTKD Known.—! have a large stock of Tin and Ironware Goods to select from. Register Grates, Stoves, Portable Boilers, Spouting and Ridging kept in stock.—J. W. Habdlky, East • treet. 6*202



S.HEEV SHEARS. Having secured a Stock of the celebrated 8.8.A., and tig there arc very few in the Colony. Shearers aro> requested to call early.— Robert Alorn, Saunders' Buildings. "VTEWP.ize Books and Fancy Goods .IN in great variety; Fancy Stationery Mow landing ex Mantari, Death of Buck ingham and Terewera ; Schools liberallj dealt with.—H.M. Jones. : ' \\7 ANTED, by a respectable Young W man, board and lodgings ir private family, in town. Apply, statins terms and address, to Z.Y.X., Guardiaj Office. 10 lgi ICE Cream ready at all hours, during the summer months at Flower's, Cough Drops as usual—H. G. Flower, East street. , BROOKE'S Carbolued Scaly Blight Cure is the best of all, bar none. SALE Now On of Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Music, etc. Greal Reductions for Cash.—L. F. Andre^i and Co., Stationers' Hall 10 Hi WANTED Known—A special line oi Cashmeres, all shades, now selling at Is per yard. White Blankets 5s lid per pair.—H. C. Skgees, MelFord House. mO Meet the Times.—l am supplying .L Galvanised Iron Tanks from 30a upwards, warranted for twenty years, Force pumps, deep well cylinders oi all descriptions. Inspection invited.— J. W. Hakth-ky, Eas street. 6|201 WANTED Known. —Bargains in White Muslins and Embroideries, also fancy Vpron*, at W. H. Collier's, "The Corner.^ W" ANTED Known.—Tailoring de partment. Suits made to ordei from £2 10s. Larste stock of men's and ijoys' suits, Kaiapoi, Roslyn, and Mos- Kiel. Shirts, ties etc.—Andrew Orr. X 10 9C "TT/ ANTED Known.—For stylish Mil- VV linery, Costumes, French dress goods, Robes, Hosiery and Gbves, Sun shadey, Umbrellas, French Costume-, etc., go to Andkbw Obr's. 10 88 WANTED Known. — Ju.st opened special lot of Ladies' Bond street and Tom Tug hats now very scarce. Also a shipment of new Corsets, including wiro ock, quillbone, Venus, corded zone V and N cestus, featherbone and ir.vigorator.— Andrew Orr. 10 89 WANTED Known—A Beautiful Line of French Dress Goods, double width. Is 10k\ ; origiml value, 4s. —H. C. S eoers, Mcl ford House.



Wanted I' —i m ' ■■-..—.. , I CASH Advertisements under this heading not excedduiJ SIXTEEN ' W|)RDS 1/-. Addresses may be left at this Office. ADAMS !! ! Who is he 1 The man who sells Oranges, Lemons, Applea. Bananas, and all wholesome truits in season, and a most peculiar individual in that h| pays twenty shillings for every \ pound's worth of stuff he buys. Estab lished m Ashburton, April, 1878. 10} 188 A LlTWod" Colonial Tweed Suits to XjL measure; fit and workmanship guaranteed ; from 50s cash. Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, | Saunders' Buildi»g&. •_ FOR SAL)?.—Seven.roomed Cottage, Princes Street. Every convenience for family residence. Apply W. W. WiiiTE. 10 189