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low vrralitat Bit CHURCHILL S Syrup o Hypophosphite of Lime prescribed by the faculty for the cure of Consumption, Chronic Cough and General Tebiliby Itcontaine two of the principal ingre . dients necessary for building up the Human Frame, and which are considered ieficient in the above complaints, viz., ' hoaphorus and Lime. It cannot be tor Highlyrecommended for Delica Childre Dr Churchill's Compound Syrup c HYPOPHOSPHITES is real Brain Food, and in cases ■Muscular and. Nervous Exhaustion hat ic^uired a world-wide reputation. Each bottle bears Dr Churchill's nignature Price, Prepared only by Q WANN HHEMISI OWANN OHEMIST. m@ Castiglione Paris MAIL NOTICE The Letter-box will be cleared for de spatch of correspondence from this office to the under-mentioned places, on and fter Ist January, 1891, as follows — For Christchurch and North, daily 6.30 a.m., 3.15 p.m % , 6.20 p.m. ; and on Moh days, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 10 30 a.m. ; Chertsey and Rakaia, daily, 6.30 a.m., 3.15 p.m., 6.20 p.m. ; Methveh, daily, 3.15 p.m. ; Dunsandel and Brim ham, daily, 3.15 p.m., 6.20 p.m. ; Selwyii, daily, 6.20 p.m. ; Dromore, daily, 6.30 a.m.; Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, and Temuka, daily, 10.30 a.m. ; and on Tues days, Thursdays, and Saturdays, 3,15 p.m. ; Willowby and Eiffeiton, Tuesdays., Thursdays, and Saturdays, 10.30 a.m. ; Lismore, Tuesdays and Fridays, 10;30 a.m. ; Geraldine, daily, 10.30 a.nv; Timaru, daily, 10.30 a.m^ 12.30 p.m. ; and on Tuesdays, Thursdays, md Satur days, 3.15 p.m. ; Oamaru, Dunedin, and South, daily, 12.30 p.m. ; Greenstreet and Ashbarton Forks, Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays, 6.30 a.m.; Winch more, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days, 6.30 a.m. ; Mount Somers, Springburn. and Alford Forest, daily, 4 p.m., Mayfield, and Ruapuna, Mondays and Thursdays, 4 p.m. ; Wheatstane, Ashton, Wafcerton, and Longbeach, daily, 3.45 p.m. ; Flemington, Mondays, W|ed, nesdays, and Fridays, 3.45 p.m. ; New land, Tuesdays a-rid Fridays, 11 a.m. j Elgin .Wakanui, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days, 6.30 a.m. N.8.--Letters containing anything of value should be handed to the Postmaster to be registered. Letters containing coin, if ' posted un registered, will be compulsorily registered and charged one'shilling.



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Stephens Bros*' MARKET HOUSE. NOTICE. NOTICF. NOTICE. To our Customers, our Friends, and the Public. TITAVING Just Completed Extensive I I Alterations, so as to provide better facilities for the extension and re quirements of our Rapi.ily Increasing Trade, we have thoroughly renovated the adjoining Premises, where we will carry on m conjunction with our GPOCRRY & CROCKERY BUSINESS. A First Class Assortment, of HARDWARE, HOUSEHOLD FURNISHING, IRONMONGERY, Including a very Choice Selection of E.P Ware, Table Cutlery, Pocket Cutlery, Fenders and Fire Irons, Bedsteads, Look ng-Glasses and Mirrors, Watches, Clocks, Crum Trays and Brushes, Kettloß,4- Copper, Cast and Wrought Iron,—Ena melled and Tinned Saucepans. Boilers ari!d Tinware, Kerosene Stoves, Lamps m great variety; and Lamp Fittings ; Guns, best makers; Cartridges, Brown, Blue and Green ; Nails, Staples, Forks, Rakefe, Shovels. Ploughlines ; Castor^ Neatsfoot, Tatoo and oiher Oils. Lubricating &(&,, &c.; Raddle, Lamp-Black, Baths, Buckets and Tubs. All Goods Sold at the Very Lowest Market Prices, and delivered to Rail way Station, Town and Suburbs. All Orders delivered with punctuality, errors rectified, poods returned if not satisfactory, Customers waited upon for orders. ll^ 5* Satisfaction is our Motto. *^8 Stephens Bros/ MARKET HOUSE. D 0 G S. MANY years since we had the pleasure to introduce to the miblie our, BUFFALO MEAT DOGS BISCUITS, i l extensively used m the principal kennels | 'of the world Since that time we have made many im portance improvements m th ir manufacture —improvements not of the nature of veget compounds which may be added to any ! ood of a trifling cost, but of the nature to | produce good hard flesh and muscle, ingrv dients which no other Biscuit or Dog Food c possesses, and for which we have received numerous medals and high recommendations, amongst which we may mention that of Pro fessor Da Zurn, who after many careful analysis and experiments pronounced these biscuits t ibe of the greatest excellence, and to ntain double the quantity of nourish ment that is to be found m the flesh, th^is farming he best and most successful fo|>d for dogs hat is possible to produce. j j It is imortant to notice that every biscuit c stamped—"Buffalo Meat, Trade Mark," the qualiy of which we guarantee Twenty hillings per cwt, carriage paidj SOLE MANUFACTURERS, W. G. CLARK & SON ANCHOR PATENT BISCUIT WORK I.TMKHOUSE, LONDON, EC. Established 1851. BRANCH OFFICE & FACTORY. 754 Washington Street, New Ygjmc, GRATEFUL—COMFORTING EPPS'S "COCOA BPEAKFAST] BY a thorough knowledge of the nutural laws which govern the operations i of digestion and- nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties oi wel^ selected cocoa, Mr Epps has provided 4ur breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heaVy doctor's bills. It is by the judicious usei of much articles of diet that a constitution may be built up until strong enough to resist even tendency to disease. - Hundreds of subtle maladies arefloatingaroundjus ready toattack wherever there is a weak point. We niia> escape many a fatal shaft by keeping our selves well futified with good food and a properly nourished frame.—See article m the " Civil Service Gazette." i Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold m J-lb packets by Grocers labelled thus JAMES FPPS and CO. HOMCEPATIC CHEMIST, LONDON, ENGLAND,, ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDJ ING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. Offices—Tancred Street Ashbcrton rpO Encourage the saving of small sums _1_ the Society will take MONEY ON DEPOSIT In sums of One Pound and upwards, n the following conditions : — Sums of One Pound and Upwards received on Deposit, and Interest will be allowed on every complete Pound deposited to be reckoned from the day 'on which a complete Pound shall have been deposited, up to the date on which the money shall be withdrawn. A Depositor may witldraw the whole or. part of the sum deposited, but not m less sums than One Pound, except when clos iris? the account Deposits taken for 3 months at 5 per cent  ,> 6o£ longer periods at b\ „ For particulars apply, EDWD. STEPHENS Manager. IFt. Kingston, " WILLS STREET, NEXT COOKSON'S STABLES, ASHBURTON, HAS had three years' experience with Thomas Taibot, M.R.C.V.S., of Scotland Yard two years with Corneliu, Saunderson, M.R.C.V.S., CLiphani Com mon, and ten years with George Balis M.R.C.V.S., Brixton, all of London' and has also gained a good reputation m the Colony. Our specialty is well-known to be our ability and knowledge of the horse's foot. In a well ordered shoeing forge the following standard rules will always be bserved:— ! 1. A shoe should never be removed without first cutting off the clinches, because by simply turning back the clinch m drawing the nail a piece of the clinch is often lef i m the foot, endangering the horse when the new shoe comes to be driven on. 2. The frog and bars require no cutting m a regularly attended foot. And m a healthy foot where there are no simptons of navicular disorder, tu;e sole should not be cut, 3. The shoe should have a level bearing upon the wall of the foot, aud should not be sprung at the heel, as is too common, thereby acting as a fearful lever "upon the tendons The nails should be driven level and uni form, and only on the too side of the inside quarter, the toot being thinner upon' the inside and the greate* weight of the body being sustained there. There, is no compariso r points of qualit .between the hand made and the machine made shoe. The machine-made shoe is of a coarser material, softer, and is mported audit should be insisted upon that they be BotusediatbiGPtaoirJ *



. LOCAL AGENT, GEO. JAMESOI. 4SHBUR7ON AND RAKAIA '•ft.—l Gatlo" of Fluid or 1 libs it Powder, makes 100 Gal lorn S DURABILITY IS TRUE FCONOMY ROMET MURRAY PRACTICAL WATCH AND CLOCK MAKER, JEWELLER, &c. HAS to hand an immense Stock of WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELLERY PLAT 3of the latest and most approved designs. WATCHES,~GoId and Silver, English, Geneva and American Hunters, Crystals, &c. JEWELLERY. -An almost endless variety of Fine Gold, Bright Gold and Silver Brooches, Lockets, Lades and Gentlemen's Guards, Alberts, «&c. A splendid assortment of Gem, Wedding, Keeper, and Signet Rings of all sizes. A large and well selected Stock of MARBLE CLOCKS and TIME PIECES, Silver Plated Goods, suitable for Wedding Presenrs, at reduced prices. Exceptionally liberal terms to Presentation Jommittaes, School Committees ' &c. &c. Al 1 Departments of works done on the Premises with despatch and at moderate charges. SPECIMENS OF WORK ON. VIEW IN SHOP WINDOW. EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 4 2;



Fluid Dip r /^V Powder Dip (NON-POISONOUS). M (POISONOUS). kR. BELCHER, of V^R- Ci J. HARPER, • Kaiapoi (writing August, M ■ ; Canterbury Eunholder, 1890) :—" Found Sheep J>-^^" ~^^V (writing June, 1890):—; Dipped with Little's^ tl^'RP T\Tt* "Found the Powdaj I'luid produced l\ih: M X>]*~£ *-*"+&s Rattle trouble to mix j, more wool each ff TF*ll v?T^^ waa very effective;; (which fetched fd. MS7%^^ "^^^Jv^t leftthe wool iv goud; ■p«r lb. moTe), than; J>r 2&§tZ- condition; safer" the wool °^ "M" '*** • -wwr 'hau other p<ji ußdipned g Gamin Wool At 0- 1? V lpßi iheep. 'm. ■. . wa. besides being • mMR. , GILLANDERS,^ of SouthlandYV" 7 J,Gj Jm I (Avriting March, 1890), said :—Two years V (pi S-^2 £■ \in succession he dipped a flock of about I v^s. iOj #B?l 20,000 Sheep, part with Little's Fluid /jl\ M V jear found the Sheep clipped withy '^fl *# tih-i ,\lii*tle'» Fluid Produced * lb-/ T uli »\ M XjlttlC S more wool per Jlecce than / Jjitti© S % /FLUID DIP x_ <>ther sliee P- v^POWDER DIPV #YMnN-pr>isnNOusv^N^^ ■ 9 ( p Ol soNOUS]t. ...I\|



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; PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE OF N.Z. 1 ■■••:■■■ ■ ... rHE Public Trust! ■■Office of Nsw Zealand offers great advantages toitselien including State guarantee against the fraud, or dishonesty of the Public Truste The following comparison ot business betwaen the years 1879 and 1889 will showth progress made : — 1879-80. 1889 Cash receipts .„ ... £41,813  £183,336 Total transactions, per balance-sheet £92,318 ... £835,202 Securities- ■ General Investment Account £70,864 ... £216,943 Special Investment Account ..; £2,655 ... £245,839 Expenses Account—Total receipts ... ... £2,139 ... £14,482 Administrations ... ... , 172 .... 258 Probates and trusts  . 14 .. 30 Wills provisionally accepted ... 1 ... 42 Letters received 2,122 ... in,"26 Letters despatched 1,432 13^003 J. J. M. HAMILTON, District Agent. TIT E ARE LANDING EX «OTA Xl [A N D JULE TR A E Bed Clover White Clover Cowgrass ; AUike ■ ;; I Timothy all of;choicest quality and offer them: to farmers AT LOWEST CURRENT HATES] ."FOR, SAJL.33- DOUBLE MACHINE DRESSED RYEGRASS AND COCKSFOOT FRIEDLANDEE BEOS.



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PROGRAMME (Approved by the Committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club.) 1. HUNTERS' HURDLE RACE, a handi cap of 15 soys; second horse to receive 3 sovsfrom the stake, For qualified hunters the property of members of the Arhbnrton County Hunt Club. Maiden riders allowed 71bs. Nomination, 10s; acceptance, ss. About two miles;'over eight flights of hurdles, about 3ft. 6in. high. 2. HUNT CLUB CUP STEEPLECHASE, a handicap of 30 soys ; second horse to re ceive 5 soys irom the stake. Open to all qualified hunters, the property of mem bers of any recognised Hunt Club. Minimum weight lOst. Maiden riders allowed 7lbs. Nomination, 15s; accept ance, 15s. About three miles, over such course and jumps as the Stewards shall direct, N.B.—The winner of this race to have the option of raceiving the prize m a piece of plate or m specie. 3. HACK RACE, of lOeovs, no weight under lOst. For horses that have never been nominated for a handicap or classic race. Post entry, 10s, to go to the fund. Three-quarters 01 a mile on the flat. 4 MAIDEN STEEPLECHASE PLATE, 1 of 15 soys; second-horse to receive 3 soys from the stake:-For'qualified hunters the property of members of the Ashburton County Hunt Club, that have never won an advertised steeplechase. Weight for age. Maiden riders allowed 71bs. En trance, 15s. About two miles. 5. LADIES BRACELET HANDICAP, of 20 soys; the first horse to receive a bracelet of the" value of 15 soys; the second horse to receive a bracelet of the value of 5 soys. Open to all qualified, hunters, the property of members of any recognised Hunt Club A high-weight handicap. Gentlemen riders. Maiden riders allowed 71bs. Horses before starting for this race must qualify over a flight of hurdles m iront of the stand to the satisfaction of the Stewards. All horses to be nominated by ladies. Nomination, 10a ; acceptance, 10s. About- two miles on the flat. 6. CONSOLATION STEEPLECHASE, a handicap of 10 soys. Nomination, 10s, to be made to the Secretary immediately after the Ladies' Bracelet is run ; accept ance, free, to be notified to the Secretary Within 10 minutes of the declaration of weights. About one mile and a half GENERAL RULES. 1. The Committee reserve to theriise yes the right of refusing any entry, and m the event of bad weather of postponing the meeting from day to day or for any longer period. 2. A qualified hunter shall mean any horse that has been fairly hunted at least three times with any recognised pack of hounds during the season 1891, and the Master's certificate of qualification must be produced at the scales. 3. Riders m all Races except the Hack Race must be members of the Ashburton County Hunt CSub, and members' tickets r.mst be produced at the scales if required. 4. All horses must be ridden m colors. 5. Excepting where inconsistent with the Rules of Racing the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase Rules will be adhered to. NOMINATIONS. Nominations to be m writing, and accom paniea byfeti, name, age, an t description of korse, and colors of rider, and must be m the hands of the Secretary, Commercial Hotel; Ashburton, not later than 9 p.m. on SATURDAY, August 8, 1891. WEIGHTS. ; Weights wi be declared on MONDAY, August 17, IS9I. ! ACCEPTANCES Acceptances must be made to the Secre tary not later than 9 p.m. en WEDNESDAY, August 19, 1891. POINT TO POINT STEEPLE- 5 CHASE. The Annual Poiiit to Point Steeplechase, j r; for a Trophy value 10 soys, given by the Club, will be hedl on MONDAY, August 24. Entrance, 1 soy, to bo made to the Secretary, Comniercial Hotel, Ashburton, by 12 o'clouk ou the day of the Race. " y JE. J. IOOKS, Sitfg Hop. Secretary.



THOS. SEALY, THE OLD ESTABLISHED NURSERYMAN, ASHBURTON, HAS now ready for planting at Reduced Pi-ices,—• 30,000 FRUIT TREES Oons.st ng of Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries, Peaches Nectarines, Apricots, 1 Quinces, &c, includ ing several excellent sorts recently imported from England and America, and qw offered to the public for the first time. They are all grafted m the most Approved manner, on the best stocks MUtabJ© either for large orchard planting «r ifr/all gardens. "All the sorts have been tested m our trial grounds, and any kinds not reaching a high standard of merit, or m any way unsuitable for cultivation here, are rejected.. This system has been carried outatconsiderable expense during a long series of years. The results are recorded, and shall, if le^mred^ be placed at the disposal of customers to assiat m their selection. 140000 MACROCARPA .' One and Two years old, the finest and best grown trees •tot offered m this disbript, probably m the colony ; and ft special line of 30,000 £h boxes for fencing. No risk m removal (to • distance. And not less than 0550,000 IForest Trees Including Pinus Insignls, one and twd years, %teh, Birch, Abies Douglasii, and Mehziesii (red and white Oregon pine), Abies Alba, Spruce Fir, Ash, O*k, Maple, Walnut, and numerous other kinds. 3000 GOOSEBERRIES And Currants (very choice sorts Grapevines, Filberts, &c. Also, a •ndless variety of Ornamental Trees Evergreen and Flowering Shrubs, Roses (splendid selection), Bulbs, Flower ing Plants, Rhubarb and Asparagus itooH and all other things usually found In a first-class Nursery Stock. Special quotations to large buyers and the trade! THOS. SEALY, South end of Bridge, JISHBURTON QOUNTY HUITjCIiDB. ANNUAL STEEPLECHASES. TO BB HELD ON THE TINWALD RACECOURSE ON Friday, August 21, 1891. Patrons—Hon. John McLean, Matthew SJtt, and E. G. Wright. President— John Grigg. Vice-Prksidents—G. H. Alington, W. B. Denshire, Dr. Leahy, D. McLean, W. C. Walker. Stewards -+G. H. Alingtcm, J. C. N. Grigg, Dr. Leahy, W. P. Chapman, D. McKendry, W, M. Helmore, H. McLean, G. A. M. Buckley, H. H. Wright, and W. Rollitt, Judge —M. Stitt. Starter —D. Thomas. Clerk of the Course—A. Hewson. Clerk of the Scales—R. Friedlander. Treasurer—A. J. Kelly. Handioapper—J. Cresswell.