clear : In the first place, this little earth , spins round, like » top, on its own axis ; m the second place, the moon revolves round theearfch ;in the third place, theearth, accompanied By the moon, revolves round the sun ; can it be possible that, m the fourth place, the sun itself, with all its planets arid their moons or satellites, revolres around another and awfully dis tant centre? Yes»; and I take this dis covery to be one of the pro ite&t achieve ments of the human intellect. By careful measurement mlI calculation thai centre is found to be *' Alcyone," m the constellation of the Pleiades. The wheel, or circle, or orbib, is so vast that during a thousand years we advance only an appreciable atom. Still the progress is perceptible, though untold cycles of time will be required to complete the revolution. . And here let me bring to your notice a very remarkable fact. In the Book of Job we find the Almighty addressing the patriarch thus: "Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades?" As I hare told you, the star Alcyone m lhat constellation appears to be the central pivot round which our solar systenv is spinning, and from which proceeds the prodigious power that tethers it, and compels it to whirl round m a circle. The Pleiades consist of seven stars, closely placed together, each of which is enor mously larger than our sun, and all of which, therefore, combined must possess an inconceivably great power of gravita tion. In the margin of the Bible you will find this word Plfliatles m Job rendered " Chi mah," which means the hub or pivot of a wheel. Is it not a grand thought, and one thiit shows how ancient Scripture and modern Bcience are m harmony, that the Divine Being is represented as appealing to man : " Canst thou, poor puny creature that thou art, bind the influene of Chimah, that great pivot or axis of th» solar sys tem, which by an invisible but tremendous force silently pulls the sun and all the planets round it" ?—Dr. ThainDavidson.

SPORTING.

D.J.C. BIRTHDAY MEETING. (PEK PBBSB ASSOCIATION.) Racecourse Fokbury, May 23. The following events were decided after we went to press on Saturday : — Birthday Handicap, of 350 soys j second, 40 soys ; third, 20 soys. One and a half mile.—Mr Martin's b m Retina, 4yrs, by Apremont—lris, 7st 71b (Ray) 1; Mr G. G. Stead's b c Palliser, 3yrs, 7st 121 b (Bryce) 2; Mr D. O'Brien's b f Hazel, 3yrs, Bst (Holmes) 3. Occident, Bst 51b ; British Lion, 7st 21b ; Lemster, y»t: Coinage, 6stßlb; and Tempest, 6st 71b, also ran. Time, 2min Uaec. Divi dends, £12 6s and £15 0s 6d. May Handicap Trot, of 100 soys. Three miles.—Amateur, 63sec, 1; In former, 40sec, 2; Benconsfield, 45sec, 3. Twenty others started. Won by sixty yards. Time, Bmin 59sec. Dividends, £411s and £3155. Sxuxng Race, of 60 soys. One mile and a distance.—Derby, 1; Lord Aston, 2; Dragon. 3. Time, 2min Bsec. Divi dends, £14 8s 6d; and £13 0i 6d. Tradesmen's Handicap, of 150 soys. One mile.—Kulnine, 7st 31b, 1; Moraine, 7st2; Gnltee, 6st 51b 3. Retina, 7»t lilb;Von Tempsky, 7»fc 71b; Inez, 7st 51b; La Rose, 7st 51b; Carronade, 7st 31b; Mini George, 7st 71b ; Dormeur, 6st 121 b ; Lady Bell, 6st 101 b ; Wayland, 6st 101 b; Bay King, 6st 71b; and Forest King, 6sfc 71b; also ran. Time, lmin 50sec. Dividends, £3 10s »nd £3 Bs. The Post Stakes, of 20 soys., sixfur longr, was won by Derby, paying divi dends of £118s and £2 6s.

THE MANCHESTER CUP.

London, May 23 The following is the result of the race The Manchester Cup, Handicap, of 2000 soys.—Mr R. Vyner's br m Lily of Lumley, by Uncas or Thurio—Lady Lum ley, syr«, 1; Duke of Beaufort's blk c Ragimunde, by Petrouol—Ragnwn Roll, 3yrs, 2 ; Mr P. Buchanan's br c The Ad miral, by Victor Emmanuel - Helen Ag-

The Weather.

ALFORD STATION. . The following is the Meteorological report for the week ending May 24th 1891:— '■ .__ -

THE ASHBUKTOft GUARDIAN, MONDAY, lOIY 25, 1891.



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fiEORGE JAMESON. WOOL, GRAIN, AND GB'NERAL MERCHANT, HAS FOR SALE . . - . ; Seed Wheat, Oats, & BaS^*  , . ,:■ v ::, * ' , -...-■ t.»^» ■ * ■■ .'«». '* ■.'. ■:■ ; ;'" —ALSO— ' "" '' ."•' ■' ' f. ■■■..-.; . ..... ,-.:. ».-i BLtJESTONE, PLOUGH SHARES, OILS.fFENCING WIEJB,^ STAPLES, TEA, SUGAR, FLOUR, SOAP, CANDLESr* i OATMEAL, & GENERAL FARM STORE&. I)RAI\ i»IPES-All dlxes. X"~ ' "", .. '■• •'"•I 1* 1 Aa-EJTSTT FOR,- a>l The New Zealand Fire and Marine Insurance Co. . [' J; .„ The New Zealand Shipping Co. '.',.,' The Union Steamship Company of New Zealand. . ,■ .■ ---.• • • . . ; COAI. COAL CoA;r' 500 TOJSS COAL 50® OF; PRIME QUALITY, will be "old at SLAUGHTERED PRlOESfr'rtafctjo in for further shipments to arrive, and to MEET THK TIMES. *- PRICES ON APPLICATION, W. H. Collins and'Go.f'.^r.'i TIMBER &COAL IiiEBCHAJITS. AOENTS—RoyaI Insurance Company , ' ' Grey Valley Coal Coo: pany. HH I IIHFAHTI I f mifH FE^T^TRES the If U1 I 'I' lil llf II 111 ' II'!' JTutabilitj, lAghttmnM Draught. ■ 11l I 1 I HIIII II IlllfH I Simplicity of Construction, and iff IlJli I 1 J. UIIII Mi lUIII Reliability »* Knotter. SIZES FOR SALK— S, O, and Cute. fifTFIT!I 11T1TTI111I The 7ft Cut is lighter m Draught than il'l'lrli'l 111 ll II 11111 D.THOMA3, V*\MJH T HAVE FOR SALE,— , TR/ CTIO^ ENGINE, by Fowler, 3 year's old. COMBINE, by Clayion and Sluittleworth, new last vta-. ELEVATORS, by Reid and Gray, new last year. " CANTERBURY CHAFF CUTTER, new last ye&. TRAVELLING HUT, by D.hx**, twd yea^VoloV WEIGHING MACHINE, TOOLS, BELTING, ,&c, &c. The wholeiPlanfc being m the most "(effect order. D. THOMAS. |M|| . —..— . —^_^__ J^__ — . [ miln TIM _^^^ D. THOMAS ji: ; ,| (Late of Matson, Cox a^d Co.) 'i l~~h.')*'*j\:! AUCTIONEER, LAND, , INSURANCE; ai^ ;| ESTATE A<3pElfl|Vi '" VALUATOR, WOOL ani GRAIIT MOKER, vIMJG A S H B V R T ON. _ . *m T OANS Negotiated. Weekly Sales of 1 Live Stock. Tinvald ard Ash burton alternately. Fortnightly Sales of Sheepskins, Fat, and Hides on FRIDAYS Sales of Wool throughout the Season. Grain bought and sold on Commission. Clearing [sales as per arrangement. IMPORTANT NOTICE 1■ ' : " ... en ■- • ■ '-.-:■' *T^? —^->Sa »■ » . •.- ti .. v,. j..,Ai ,- - . - &a - . _• • ■, ..,, TOIMY CLIENTS AND OTHERa , f ?W" .\, ' v .-"».; vvi.. mHE demand| for good Land m Large and Sn/all Farms thas again aijseivAß' every day I have applications for such which I cannot supply. Those wishing eitjiit to Let or Sell their Properties will therefore consult their own interest by gin'HirjM promptly full particulars, and I can guarantee if the Land is fairly good, and th • price not exorbitant, that a sal/willjba effected. A proper registry of all LandsLfor Sale islrigidlykept. .V•'■> P. THOMAS, , /j ASHBUIiTON^ ■ "._ '' MU-I \ '.-.;.- ■,'.'<♦/ ft*%\ ■ . ■ - :.. ■. ».«..***•• \ IVi A V E F O R SAL F. -. . - - --.v: ws % •,.■■;.. . '■:■ 'wen 11*?**^ •iC)f\ ACRES, OOOD LAND ontlie lIISIT ftOO ACU*:S 8 "MAYFIIiiD ;' " - ) QAA ACRES near METHVEN /; 2t)O AOR?iS near MKTHVEN "'"!'.'*'■. J^gQ ACRES near CHERTSEY D. THOMAS, ifcHBUBTON.



THE STOOK In the Assigned Estate of E W. PAGE AND CO., WHOLESALE WAREHOUSEMEN, IS NOW ON SALE AT MITCHELL IB TURNER'S, KAIAPOi; HOUSE,



SOMERSET LIVERY STABLES JOHN NEWMAN, Proprietor. rpHESB old established' and falorite J_ central Livery Stables are now my hands; and it will be my constan effort to again bring their business into he front rank, and make these stables what their position and accommodation warrant them — THE PREMIER LIVERY STABLES of the Ashburton County. Buggios Traps, Saddle Horses, etc., al alwa on hire, with skilful drivers ready the shortest notice. Open or Close Carriages for Wedding or other parties. C»bs at any hour, day or night. LOOSE BOXES for stallions and woe horses. Country customers are guaran teed every accommodation at th« lowest current rates JOHN NEWMAN, Proprietor.



S[/J7S 70 MEASURE mHE Largest Stock of X TWEEDS ever shown m Ashburton to choose from. QUALITY AND FIT GUARANTEE^ Cone and sco the prices ASHBUkTON CLOTHING MART. 3AUNDERS BUILDINGS T?v ALCORN ON SALE BY THE UNDERSIGNEDJ , BUILDING MATERIALS : OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, COAL* : WESTPORT, NEWCASTLE, MOUNT SOMERS, ; : ' AND ' '■ ' • HOMEBUSH. Also, —■ GREY VALLEY NUTS. FIREWOOD, Long and Cut, I'OSTS, RAILS, STAKES, FENCING WIRE, Barbed and Plain, STAPLES, WIRE. NAILS, all sizes, PAINTS, OILS &c* JOSHUA TUCKER RAILWAY RESERVE, WEST STREET OFFICE: Corner of Tancred and West strests, next Mr Geo. Jameson'B* opposite Bank of Australn.3 AND AT RAKAIA



TO THE FARMERS OF THE COUNTY OF ASHBURTON, Gentlemen,—l have much pleasure m bringing under your notice SMITH'S PREMIER WHEAT DREffIG FOR THE SALE OF WHICH THE ASHBURTON DRUG COM PANY, LIMITED, HAVE acquired the sold Agency for New Zealand. This preparation has enjoyed a most extensive demand m England for over forty years, and, as at one time I was personally employed by the manufacturers at Home, m its pre paration and sale, I am able to S£>eak with the greatest confidence of its merits, and of the high esteem m which |t is held by English agriculturists, especially throughout the Eastern Counties, where it is manufactured and sold by hundreds of tons annually. Wheat protected with this dressing has there a perfect immunity from SMUT, and the attacks of. Rooks, Grubs, aud Wireworms, which are the chief enemies. of the English farmer. And although now for the first time in troduced into this Colony, there is no room to doubt that it will prove equally effectual here, both as a certain preventa tive of Smut, and the ravages of the Grub at the young root. From the advan^gftous terms made witiih the Brpprlfttqrs, I am a.ble to offer it to Farmers at a very Moderate Pr\ce—a 12|lb Packet, sufficient ioi dressing 100 bushels of; seed, costing only Four Shillings—and the method of using it is precisely the same as pickling with blue stone, over which it has many advantages. I respectfully ask a trial for the present sowing. *Your obedient servant, (For the Ashbi^rtpn Dfug Company, Ltd.)



Andrew Black WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER, AND OPTICIAN, East Street. Bron7« Medallist for Watchmaking, London, 1887 ALWAYS on hand, a select stock of Jewellery at moderate prices, comprising Ladies' Dress and Engage ment Rings, Gold and Silver Brooches, Gold and Silver Charms, Gents' Gold and ilver Scarf Pins Pencil Cases, &c, &c A large and varied stock of Clocks m Marble and other designs Rotheram's English Levers m Hunting Cases dust and damp proof. Spectacles and Eye Glasses to suit all sights. Watches o every description. Repeaters, Chrono graphs, &c, accurately and promptly repaired and adjusted. First-class repairs m Jewellery and Clocks. Electro-plating and Gilding Ail Work doxe ok the Premises A Trial Solicited. ! ANDREW BLACK, [ WA CHMAKER, &c, EAST STREET



A hburton, March 6th, 1891. To F. W. Paie, Chcrfcsey. g IR> _I w ish to testify to the great benefit derived from using your horse oils last year. My horse was badly lamed by a fall. I tried-:all kinds of different em brocations for it. It was not fit for use for five months. This year it met with a similar kind of accident, and I got one bottle of your horse oils, and my horse was fit for use m a week's time. And I have recommended it to others who have also proved its splendid healing qualities. PETER CHALMERS.



THE HORSE'S FRIEND. "DAGE'S No. 1 Horses Oils. Sure _L cure for sprains, bruises, or swellings of any kind m Horses. PAGE'S No. 2 Horses Oils. Sure cure for sores on backs or shoulders, and any kind of broken wounds. Numbers of Testimonials can be produced. AGENTS —For Chertsey, Mr T. McDowkia, Storekeeper. For Christchurch, Mil C. S. Howeix, Saddler. For Ashburton, Mr W. C. Page, Storekeeper. Sole Maker and Proprietor : F. W. PAGE, CHERTSEY, CANTERBURY.



TURNIPS. TURNIPS. TURNIPS. THE FARMERS' FRIEND. A GREAT SAVING OF LABOR, TIME, AND TROUBLE. Page's Patent WIRE COILING AND PAYING 'JUT MACHINE, for shifting Turnip Fences and Picking up Old Fences, HAS been practically feried on several Farms, and has given very great satisfaction. All orders for Machines ex ecuted with despatch. Price with cross arms, £5 10a: without, £3 10s. The ma chines may be seen and every explana tion given by applying to H MATSOJS & CO., Christchurch. W. C. PAGE, East Street, Ashburton.



Notice to Farmers_and Others. John gTrestell. WOOL k GRAII JMUI, WIWTW I EM MIMTA!. STORES and OFFICES: Corner of West and Ha veloek Streets, Ashburton, being the premises recently: occupied by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. Agkbnt for,- ; The New Zealand Loan and' Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. The Union Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Limited, The Ceylon and Indian Tea Association. And various other Agencies. ' 4 : GRAIN ard other Produce bought and Sold on Commission. The Stores now occupied by him offer peculiar facilities for the efficient STORAGE OF GRAIN, The Rates for which are the LOWEST CURRENT^ LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES made on Produce m Store or entrusted to him for shipment Free of commission, and at a Low Rate of Interest. He is prepared to undertake the Sale by Public Auction ■ or private treaty of . SHEEP, CATTLE, REAL ESTATE, Live and Dead STOCK of every description, ard having made highly satisfactory arrangements with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. embracing their Branches m all parts of N9W Zealand and elsewhere, he is enablec* to offer extra facilities m these ditections, which'are manifestly unsurpassed m th» Colonies. i A Large-Supply of CORNSACKS, TWINE, and general Farm Requisites always on hand • NE WC ASTLE, WESTPORT, MOUNT SOMERS, and Other Coale always held lock, and arrangements complete for regular supplie SJEPEOIAXi -N&TIpSL ■„ • Having extensive orders to complete for the purchase of cereals, Mb Rbstjsu is now a CASH BUYER of good lines of WHEAT, BARLEY, OATS, GRAS SEED, &c ... . - :



John Orr & Co. HWE now landing and m stock, ex " Maori" from London,— 10 Casks Ransome's and Hornsby's Ploughshares I Case James Breech-loading Guns 1 Ton Chilled Shot 10 Cases Diamond Grain Powder 4 ,». Cartridges 2 „ Gun Wads and Caps 20 Tons Bar Iron 4 Cases Fenders 20 Packages Register Grates 40 Sets Fire Irons 30 Packages (Spades and Forks 30 Kegs Bluestone 7 Bales Artistic Wall Papers 6 Cases Bedsteads 4 Casks Lamps and Globes 100 Coils Steel Barb Wire 200 Coils Plain Steel Fence Wire. 8, 9, and 10 Titan Wire Strainers 1 Cask Tea Pots 4 Packages Brushes—all kinds 3 Casks Bolts and Nuts 60 Drums Boiled Oil 2 Tons White Lead, 281 b and 661 b Tinst \ Ton Red Lead, 281 b and 661 b Tins Paints, Oils, and Varnishes—all kinds 1 Case Meat Choppers 1 Case Lanterns 2 Casks Holloware— Saucepans, Boilers, and Kettles 30 Drums £heep Marking Oil 2 Packages Copper Rivets, £m to lin 1 Case Wrenches 12 Packages Wringers and Mangles 2 Boxes Door Mats 3 Packages Cinder Sifters 1 Case Asperial's Enamel 1 Cask Scales and Weights 1 Cask Bag Hooks 50 Kegs Wire Nails 20 Kegs Wire Staples 3 Packages Locks and Hinges 1 Package Files and Rasps Flax and Manilla Rope—all sizes 1 Case Screws—all sizes 1 Cask Vices Grindstones, 18in, 20in, 24in, 26in »00 Cases Kerosene; warranted best obtainable 5000 Yards Wire Sheep Netting 8 Packages Axes and Hatchets 3 Cases Chisels an<? Hammers 4 Cases Carpenters' Tools 3 Casks Plough and Trace Chains 10 Packages Galvanised Tubs and Buckets 1 Case Table and Pocket Cutlery Leather Belting, 1 Jin to 6in 4 Cases Gorse Knives 3 Crates Fancy Crockery ! 10 Tons Best Mauritius Sugar. Ceylos a.nd Indian Tea Company's Pure Blended Teas. The above having been bought on the most favourable terms will be sold at LOWEST CURRENT [RATES. Purchasers fchould inspect; our Stocks itud got quotations. k JOHN ORR 4 Co.



ANDREW ORR. SECOND SHIPMENT OF -— \\n boohs!— OPENED Ex RUAPEHU. Sealette Jackets, Muffs, and Furs. also — Beautiful Selection OF MILLINERY. I Case of Ladies' Jackets at 7s 6d I Case of Ladies' Paletots at 25s Fur trimmed Mantles at 25s Ladies' Ulsters at a great reduction Plateaus m all colors Beautiful Selection of Kaiapoi Dress Tweeds, double width, made to order JUST OPENED—A Special Bargain m double width Dress Goods at half price Blankets greatly reduced Flannels at 9d per yard upwards Men's Overcoats m Frieze and all makes Men's Colonial made Waterproof Coats (all sewn) ; Ladies' and Gents' Boots m all makes. The largest stock m Canterbury. ANDREW ORR DIKECT IMPORTER, &c.



A DEADLOCK IN THE DRAPERY TRADE. WW. SPENCER & CO.'S tender , of 10s m the £ for the Nevt Zealand Tweed Company's Stock of DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS, Being accepted, they are selling at 50 per cent, less than cost price. Men's Woollen Sox, 7£d Men's Colored Moles, 5s lid Boys' Colored Moles, 2s lid Boys' Suits from 4a lid Men's Tweed Overcoats, 21s Neck Ribbons, all colors, Id per yard Flowers, Id each »nd everything else m the shop to be sold at prices never before known. BOOTS. BOOTS. Men's Shooters, 9s lid Her's Bluchers, 6s 6J Children's Boots, 2s lid A big lot of Children's Boots, Is Women's Elastics, strong, 6s 9d ■AT .; W. W. Spencer & Co. THE ARCADE.



£1O REWARD. f p|HE above reward will be paid to any- JL one givinK such information a.i will lead to the conviction of the scoundrel or scoundrels who wilfully and maliciously cut and destroyed the harness on Mr William BrowVh horse m my stables on FRIDAY night, 22nd inst. HENRY DAVIS, 5 21q Royal Hotel. SHEEPSKIN SALE. MY Next Sale of Sheet ■kins by public auction will be held on Friday, May SOtlt, at ray Yards, West Street, commencing at 2 c clock, GBo! JAMESON, Ashburton. J. R. BLAND, 5 21 Auctioneer. B AKAI A. THURSDAY, MAY 28. MR GEO. JAMESON has received instructions to Sell by Public Auction, at his Rakaia Yards, the following lines of Sheep :■— QK f\ Two-tooth HALF"' OO\J BREDS. All m KKfi Half-bred LAMBS. forward OO\J , ™ • I condi- OAA Fourtooth Merino V ZUU WETHERS. Uon* Sale at 1 o'clock. GEO. JAMESON, ! 5§215 Ashburton and Rakaia. Stephens .Bros.' MARKET HOUSE. NOTICE. NOTICE. NOTICE. To our Customers, our Friends, and the Public. HAVING Just Completed Extensive Alterations, so as to provide better facilities for the extension and re quirements of our Rapidly Increasing Trade, we have thoroughly renovated the adjoining Premises, where we will carry on m conjunction with our GROCERY &CROCKERY BUSINESS. A First Class Assortment of HARDWARE, HOUSEHOLD FURNISHING, IRONMONGERY, Including a very Choice Selection of E.P. Ware, Table Cuttlery, Pocket Cutlery, Fenders and Fire Irons, Bed steads, Looking-Glasses and Miirors, Watches, Clocks, drum Tpiys and Brushes, Kettles,—Copper, Oast and Wrought Iron,—Enairelled and Tinned Saucepws, Boilers and Tinware, Kerosene Stoves, Lamps* m great variety; and Lamp Fittings j Guns, best makers ; Car tridges, Brown, Blue and Green ; Nails. Staples, Spades, Forks, Rakes, Shovels. Plough-lines; Castor, Neatsfoot, Tatoo and other Oils, Lubricating &c, «&c.; Raddle, Limp-black, Baths, Buckets and lubs. Alt Goods Sold at the Very Lowest Ifat-kjt; Prifies, and delivered to Rail- Way Station, f gw« |in d Sijbqrbs. ill Orders delivered with punctuality, errors rectified, goods returned if not satisfactory, Customers waited upon for orders. |^, Satisfaction i"j our Motto. "fj£Jl M^Bsg; house.,



Public Notices. i i ONEY TU LKN D, upon freehold * I security, m sums to suit borrowers. Apply to Mb 0. W. Puknell, Solicitor, .Montgomery's Buildings. 5 ISB ODDFELLOWS' HALL, ASHBURTON TJRUIDS' A NNUAL SOCIAL, TO-NIGHT. Double Tickets 3s, Single 2a 6d, Ladies Isi Commence, 8 p.m. Close, 1 a.m. 5J168 , TENDERS. TTTANTED Tenders for cutting about VV seven miles of gorse fences m the Seafield district. Particulars at "Mail" Office. 5 189 H. H.WRIGHT, NOTICE. ALL Persons found trespassing on the Coldstream Estate with Dogs or Guns will be proseouted. 3177 JOHN STUDHOLME, Jra. COLDSTREAM. ffIENUERS are invited for chipping JL tussocks off about. 300 acres. Speci fications cun be • en at Mail office and at the Coldstreain Homestead. Tenders close on June sth. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. 5 214 JOHN STUDHOLME, Jux. AT the request of a number of resi dents m the Rakaia Village Settlement, I hereby convene a meeting of those persons who are interested m the disposal of the "'thirds " arising from the sale or lease of sections, for the purpose of discussing the question of payment of the said " thirds" to the Ashburton County Council instead of to the Road Board as heretofore. The meeting to be held m the Road Board Office, South Rakaia, at 7.30 p.m., on SATURDAY, 30th inst. B. S, COSTER, Chairman, South Rakaia Road Board. May 23rd, 1891. ; ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. "VTOTICE is hereby given that a Meet .l.\ ing of Ratepayers is convened on SATURDAY, 30th instant, at 2.30 p.m., at the Orange Hall, Ashburton, to con sider the question of proceeding with the Irrigation Scheme from Rakaia River, at Lavington, as set forth m tho Published Report of the County Council, dated April 3,1891. By Order. F. MAINWARING, Clerk. Ashburton, May 23, 1891. 5*209 OOKST BOOKS," BOOKS. WANTED, m every Town throughout Austialia and New Zealand, MEN to HANDLE our fast selling ENGLISH BOOKS. £5 to £15 per week can, and is being made, by honest effort. Enclose stamp for full particulars, and apply to Box 976, G.P.0., bydney, N.S.W. 5 167 "hampstead town district. A PUBLIC MEETING of Ratepayers of the above district will be held at the Schoolroom, Hampstead, at 8 p.m. on TUESDAY, May 26th, to take their opinion as to the desirability or other wise of procuring a Water Supply. G. W. ANDREWS, Chairman Hampstead Town Board. 5 19



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A USTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVI jftu 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, 0.M.G., M.D., M.L.C. (Chairman). Hon. C. J. Johnston, M.L.C. (Depufcy- Chairman). Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq. The Hon. Edward Richardson, C.M.O. Nicholas Reid, Esq. ANNUAL INCOME XCEEDS £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 Bonnses, reducing the net cost c Assurance to the Lowest Possible Limit. It is the oldest, largest, wealthiest, and most prosperous Mutual Life Office m the Southern Hemisphere. ITS Bonuses are larger than those of any other Life Office of similar age m ai.y other part of the world. The Society has distributed amongst its members upwards of £4,050,000 m Cast Bonuses, representing Reversionary Bonuses exceeding £8,000,000 sterling. AFTER making unusual ample reserves, C»sh Surplus for division for the year Igß9 was £426,494, a larger amount of profit than has ever been realised or divided m one year by any other office of the British Empire. THE Society issued 11,664 New Policies during the year 1889, assuring £3 679, 459, with new Premiras amounting to £133,000. /... The Society offers UNDOUBTED SECURITY, ÜBEBAUIY, pßomg ITS! Juye&tffWnts m New Zealand securi ties are £1,273,5ty and all the surplus Branch accumulations &no invited, m the Colony, thus making it essentially a Thoroughly colonial institution be careful you select this SOCIETY, AND DO NOT BE DECEIVED BY THE SIMILARITY OF NAME OF 80ME OF THE YOUNGER AUSTRA LUN OFFICES " EDWARD W LOWE Resjdpnt Secretary Ohristchurch District Office. W, H. DERRT, 'Local Broker, Dibtrict Secretary



MR GEORGE JAMESON IMPORT AN T "" Clearing Sale OF HORSES, PLANT, & IMPLEMENTS. THE Undersigned has been favored with instructions from the Owners, to Sell by Public Auction, at R A X A I A, ON THUBSDAY, MAY 28, the whole of the Horses, Plant, and Implements, m the possession of Mb A. Makkig, including— 1 A Superior Draught HORSES. 3 DRAYS and FRAMES, by Reid and Gray, m good order. Q Three-furrow PLOUGHS, by Reid ~ and Gray. . 1 Twelve-feet CORN DRILL, by Reid and Gray. 2Maseey HARVESTERS, complete, wi:n Transports and Bundle Carriers. ■4 Wood HARVESTER, ditto h" Set Six-leaf HARROWS. 3 Sets Four-Horse BLOCKS and CHAINS, with Trees complete. 2lronbark MAJOR TREES, for six horses. -j-i COLLARS. |O WINKERS. q Sets Cart HARNESS. % Sets Leading HARNESS. p Pairs PLOUGH CHAINS. -| Portable WHABE. ■j Broadcast SOWER. /> HORSE COVERS. | TRAP and HARNESS. -i COW. Several Tons Oat Sheaf Chaff, Empty Sacks, and Sundries. Sale at 12 o'clock. GEO. JAMESON. J. R. BLAND, 5*163 Auctioneer.



FRIEDLANDER BROS. SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1891. TO BLACKSMITHS, INVESTORS. AND OTHERS. BLACKSMITH'S sloP and DWEL LING AT WAKANUI. TOWN SECTIONS 258, 259, 240, 241, AT ASHBUKTOtf. MESSRS FRIEDLANDER BROS., instructed by Mrs Gjko. Tait, will offer by Public Auction on above date, at the Ashburtoh Horse Arcade, all her Freehold Properties, consisting of— LOT 1.- The Goodwill as a going concern of a Blacksmith's Business at Wakanui, with a newly-built shop; also six-roomed House and J-acre of Land. LOT 2.—Town Section 259, containing J-acre, situated at corner of Moore and William street, with Cottage and Lean-to erected Hiereon. LOT 3.—Town Section 258, Mcore sfcieefc, containing adjoining above, with Cob House and Blacksmith s Shop. LOT 4.—Town Sections 240,241, corner William and Kermode streets, with five roomed Cottage and a well-stocked Orchard, We beg to draw special attention to the Sale of "the above Properties. To Black smiths it is a rare opportunity to securo a Business seldom offered, as it is without doubt one of the most profitable concerns of its kind m this County. To investors the Town Properties offer a good opportunity for a prompt and profitable return, as all the houses are let te good tenants and yielding good rentals. Terms at Sale. Sale at 11 a.m. R. FRIEDLANDER, 6*160 Auctioneer.



MR T, BULLOCK ~O~i AA A TO LEND at 6 per BJ I UUAJ «e»i. Security must ****** AfiJyti.BWCK. CHERTSEY. FOB SALE—Lots 14 and 16 m the alcove Township. Any reasonable offer FOR *SALE.—Double-Seated Buggy, almost equal to new. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE.—T.S. 16, fronting the Main Road leadim* i.» the Saleyards Tinwald, with Dwelling-house ftftd Stable. Price £150. Easy terms. Apply to T. BULLOCK. T.S. 70, containing |-acre, Moore street. Price £14. swee . * T BULLOCK OFFICES TO LET m the Arcade Chambers at * low rental together with th, W oi»Strgpgßoem. www&



LYTTBLTON BOROUGH COUNCIL i TNVITE Tenders for Ploughing, Fenc- J. ing. »nd Planting about 12| Acres at the Council's Reserve at Urrall. Tenders to be m on TUESDAY, 26th Particulars at Town Clerk's offic, e» Lyttelton; and at "Mail Office," Ash- The lowest or any tender not necessarily ;aCCepted' H. J.V.ROGERS, i 5*199 Town Clerk.



Countess, Duchess, Princess, Empress, are the registered names of the new teas. Free from any excess of stringency. The Ashburton Rifles paraded this morn ing at nine o'clock, under Captain Dclman. The corps numbered forty-five all told, and after the usual preliminaries, h'red a fcu-de' joie m horior of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, and gave the usual thre* rounds of cheers. •', Houloway's Oiktmkst and Pnxs.— (Counsel for the delicate.—Those to whom «easons of changeable temperatures proitficted periods of trial should Biekfthe earliest opportunity of removing all obstacles io good ht»th. This cooling Ointment, fxerseveringly rubbed upon the skin, is the tnost reliable remedy for overcoming .all diseases of the throat and cheat. Quinsey, relaxed tonsils, sore throat, swollen glands, ordinary catarrh, and bronchitia, usually prevailing at this season, may be arrested as Soott aa discovered, and every symptom banished by Holloway's simple and effective treatment. This Ointment and Pills are highly recommended for the facility with •which they successfully conquer influenza; *hey allay m an incredibly short time the distressing! fever mnd teasing cough.