interview with Mr Gladstone. He asserts the veteran statesman is in great heart, and confident the Liberal party will gain the victory at the general elections " THE SEAMY SIDE OF AUS TRALIA." London, July 30. .The'"'Daily Chronicle," in an article ©n Mr Willoiighby's rejoinder to "The j Seamy Side of Australia," considers that the writer has shown that the colonies are solveut, and fairly assured of a prosperous future. Mklbqubne, July »i. Mr "Willoughby, who has answered Hon Mr Fortescue's article on "The Seamy Side of Australia," points out that the right measure of indebtedness is not the total sum of the debt, or its proportion to the revenue of the colony, but the amount of interest to be paid per head. It is true the debt has in creased during the period under notice, but old loans at high rates of inter«st have been paid oft*, with the result that the interest charge per head remains unaltered. On the other hand the colonies have new railways to the good, and these immensly add to the value of their territories.

FLOODS IN BOMBAY.

Bombay, July 31. By floods in the Guzerat Province 300 persons were drowned, and traffic over 150 miles of railway has been sus pended.

THE ITALIAN LOAN.

Berlin, July 30. A syndicate has taken up the Italian loan. BANK FRAUDS.. Serious frauds, estimated at five million roubles, tore been discovered in the acec"ll^ of the Deutsche Bank in ,tl>> -city-

CANADA AND THE STATES.

Ottawa, July 30. The Canadian House of Commons rejected Sir R. Cartright's amendment to the Government resolution favoring unrestricted reciprocity with the United States. IN CANADA. *Mr Arnold, Chief Engineer of "Worries in Canada, has been suspended, 'Gwilig to his own admissions before I the* Committee of Inquiry^ into the alleged corrupt practices in connection with Government contracts. j

AFFAIRS IN PORTUGAL.

Lisbon, J?ily 30. > The Portuguese Government have ordered the suspension of jiewspapers expressing Republican vievs; the electrical cxc - ■■ ' : outions: t New York, July 30. The ftraWl Jury has indicted Mr Gordon Bennett, proprietor of the "New York Herald," for publishing details of the recent executions by electricity. RUSSIA AND FRANCE. Paris, .)uly3o. There is a strong impression in France that the obstacles to an eventual alliance with Russia have been removed i by the enthusiastic reception accorded | to the French squadron The Russian officials?' however, are reported to be less enthusiastic. St. Petersburg, July 30. The Admiral and officers of the French squadron were accorded a hearty reception on their arrival in St. Petersburg. The Czar assured the French officers that he never believed Republican soldiers or sailors could have such a bearing as the. men of their squadron possessed.

WOMEN'S FRANCHISE.

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, July 31. In the House of Assembly the, Premier's motion to extend the fran chise to women has been rejected by 23 votes. THE SHEARING QUESTION. Large bodies of free shearers are pro ceeding daily to. the different parts of the colony. ! THE ELLEN ENQUIRY. The Government have appointed an independent board to enquire into the loss of the barque Ellen. Lloyds' surveyor at Newcastle denies that he passed the barque Ellen, which foundered on the voyage to Noumea. The underwriters' surveyor had passed the vessel as a hulk, but had no idea that the vessel would proceed to sea. ELECTORAL LAWS. Tht> Electoral Bill was introduced to-day. Ifc provides for absolute majo rities by means (A a second ballot, self registration, abolishment of plural voting, hustings and money deposit, and that candidates must be nomi nated by not less than six electors. The Bill also creates single electorates.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, July 31. The Auckland Employer*' Association have pissed-the following resolutions :— "Haviil^ifonsiderfed the proposal of the * Dunedin ISnlpl»yWis': Association to hold * conference at r Wellington on the sub ject of the present boot trade strike—re solred, that whereat the boofc manufac turers agreed whan tlie strike first began to leave the settlement oi -th'G dispute to any fair-dealing, 1 ~te?nipetsn& men* but the Operative Bootmakers Uiiion refused arbitration or concilation from any source ; and the manufacturers, regarding that as an ultimatum, engaged, free skilled and other labor, which they are in honor bound to and intend to loyally stand by, feel that the time has now gone bye for conferences, and decline the ptdpofcil, being determined to carry on Fheir own business unfettered by outside lntfqeiipes ()V or^nisation.' ''■  , Aithe anauwl meeting of the Uistric* Committee of the Oddfeh >ws, Manchester Unity, the report showed there were 7062 members in the Order. The Auck land sick fund is of the value of the management fund £6198, the district fund £7323-tot»l, £41,871. A.letter was received from the Seamen s Union, Wel lington, r« the Union Steamship Coln pany's Boneßt Society. A resolution was passed to the effect that the Oddfellows' Society dieaj proved of the rulea of Ihe benefit Society referred to. ' . The New' Zealand Accident Insurance Company declared an interim dividend of 6| per cent for the half year, '■* .. (tjhbornb, Jp\y 31. further examination-- pf \\\a accoiints discloses defalcations of over sgIOOO by Piesse, secretary of tho Building isooiety, who is supposed to have left for C«li£vnu»i A iwwrt was issued t\\vi

lafterioon for bis nncbt. The police ascertained that Piesse purchased a portmanteau in Auckland on the day the mail left, saying he was going to the Thames for a few days. Wellington July 31. A large number of Maoris from Wanganui Waifdrapa, mid other districts are now in town. They they have come for the pur pose of holding a meeting to discuss the Native Bills. Oamaru, July 12. The Harbor Board met this morning. The special committee appointed to report on what retrenchment was possible, re ported, recommending that three em ployees receive one month's notice that i their services will be dispensed with ; that the saWy of Captain Sewell, Harbor master, be educed to £270, and other I salaries be reduced. They also recom mended that fche niar'mf insurance be di& dontinued on the dredge Progress while not working. The report was adopted, with expressions of regret at having to dispense with tha services of old servants. The reductions represent a saving of £840 per annum. Dunediu, July 31. At« public meeting at Mornington last evening, held under the puspices of the New Zealand Alliance, a resolution was passed affirming the early closing of shops bub protesting against drinking bars being kept open after shop hours. Mr Buick, member for the Wairau, is to be urged to move Parliament to get the Shop Hours Bill amended so as to give effect t© the resolution adopted. In response to resolutions passed at a meeting of local racing clubs held in Oamaru, the Dunedin Jockey Club sta^e that, in common with other Metropolitan Clubs, steps had been taken to secure a reduction of the proposed totalisator tax, which steps' they had reason to believe would be successful. A conference cf all racing clubs in the provincial district has been called for September 11.

ISLAND NEWS.

[VMR i'KESS ASSOCIATION.]

Syi>ney, July 31. News received from iSoumea states that the steamer Argus, from Sydney to Singapore, laden with coal, ran at full speed on to a hidden rock in Gaspar Strait, near Singapore. There" was a fearful crash, but the watertight compart ments saved the vessel, and she managed to reach Singapore, where she was docked. The repairs to the vessel will occupy two months, and cost sixty thousand dollars. Mr Sewell, American Consul at Samoa, who has arrived here on a visit, says the position is not at all alarming. He re gards Mataafa's conduct as a silent and peaceful protest against; Malietoa's policy as King. ______________

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(iSX PhESii ASSOCIATION.)

(Received August 1, 10 a.m.)

TREASURE TROVE.

. . . Berlin, July 31. A great discovery of > treasure trove has been made at Benthen, in Silesia, in the shape of a deposit of no less than one million gold coins about the size of a twenty mark piace (nearly equivalent to the English sovereign). The date of the coins is 1608.

LABOR RIOTS.

Paris, July 31. Violent riots have taken place at Toulouse among the tramway employs. The military charged the strikers and made numerous arrests.

EXTRAORDINARY COLLISIONS

Yokohama, July 30. Five Japanese steamers came into collision at Shirgumi, and two hundred and sixty laborers were drowned.

ANARCHY IN CRETE.

': Athens, July 30. Crete is in a condition of anarchy again. Murders are numerous, and the authorities are impotent to keep order.

THE JEWS.

London, July 31. A conference of influential Jews mid societies will be held in London i in the Autumn, to . arrange for the establishment of agricultural colonies in the Argentine, Africa and Aus tralia.

THE OVERLAND MAILS.

The Postmaster-General is testing the- capabilities, of Salonica as an alternative route for the overland mails.

AUSTRALIAN.

August 1, 11a.m.)

A DECREASE.

Melbourne, August 1. The draft balance-sheet of the Mel bourne Tramways Company 'shows a heavy decrease in the profits, which are £48,000 less than the previous year.

DEATH SENTENCE.

Hobaut, August 1. The man Oooley has been sentenced to death for the murder of Mrs Ogilvie, who was found with her head partially blown off.

SPORTING.

[PER PRJ?S3 ASSOCIATION.]

Christchurch, July 31. Memo England has been scratched for the Melbourne and ISetf Zealand Cups. Beggarman has bceu scratched for all his engagements at the Grand National meeting.

PLUMPTON STEEPLECHASES.

Cheistchukch. August 1. Trial Steeplechase Handicap, of 25 boys ; two miles.—Glen, lOst 71b, 1; Lyn doora, 10s* 31b, 2 ; Morok, list, 3. Divi dend, £2 3s $tl. ' SoCKBURN STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, Ol 75 soys ; Ibwo miles ami » half.—Freeman, 9st 91b, 1 'My, I(|^ 71b- 2 ; WaiUugi, lQ'st 71b, 3, Dividend, £2 }6s bd.

TODAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(per press association.) \ Heavy W>» her. Wellington August 1. Owing to the heavy sea running out si le last night, the Te Anau, Graftnn, aud fenguin had to put back. The weather lias cleared up again, and this is a beauti ful aay. ftu<l<l«»n J».-»«li. .James Kane, quartermaster of the s.s. Coptic was found dead in bed at 5.30 a.m. Death is supposed to have been caused by heart disease. Thn Ilfvnmc. The Customs revenue for July shows a great increase, being £144,824. Auck land contributed £36,634, Wellington £32,397, Christchurch £20,634, Dunedin ££0,767. The total for four months is still less by £15,504 than the estimate. The beer duty for July amounted to £3814, Auckland contributed £813, Wellington £462, Christchurch £693, Dutiedin £840. Up to date the total revenue is £3310 less than the estimate.

THE MARKETS.

[per press association. [Received August 1, 10 20 a.m.J London, July 30. The bank reserve has increased to £17,422,000. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 43 "46 per cent. Consojs 94| ; business steady. Three months bills If per cent. New Zealand 4 per cent inscribed stock 105 firm ; 3i ditto 94J, active. New Zealand long berried wheat 41s 3d, market firmer. Colonial barley averages 31s. Adelaide wheat 43s firm ; Victorian 425, improving. j Frozen mutton, Wellington, 4 3-16 d ; Canterbury, 4|d. Beef, forequaivers, 3|d ; hindquarters, 4|d. New Zealand hemp is dull of sale, and a i further decline of 10s per ton has been experienced. No 1 best Scotch pig iron, f.o.b. in Clyde, 47s 3d, market flat.

Ashburton Markets.

SIR D. THOMAS. Mr D. Thomas reports upon the live stock market in the Ashburton District for the week ending July 31 as follows, viz. :—On Tuesday at the Ashburton Yards the usual weekly sale of live stock was held. There was about an average attendance of fanners and others interested, and although biddings were somewhat slower in coming than has been customary of late months, still with a little patience and perseverance the various agents managed to realise as high valuer as have been made this season. The catalogue was a small one, and with few exceptions the quality was not very good, consequently the rates per head in sheep did not run so high as at late sales, but the values of the higher priced sheep were lower than those sold last Tuesday. The totals yarded for the day consisted of 2543 sheep, 21 head of cattle, and 6 pigs, of which my entry con sisted of 1121 sheep, 10 head of cattle, and 5 pigs. My principal sales were as follows, viz, :—2O Cull two-tooths, Us ;49 ditto, 10s 9d ; 22 aged rams, 6s ; 14 crossbred hoggets, 13s; 181 cull merino- ewes, 4s lid; 277 crossbred hoggets, Us Id ; 92 crossbred ew«s, failing mouths, 10s ; 22 crossbred hoggets, 13s 9d ; 170 crossbred hoggets, Us 6d ; 78 merino cull ewes, 2s 9d; 78 mixed crossbreds, 15s ; etc. In cattle the demand was again very poor, some of them entered having to be turned out unsold. Nothing but beef will sell, »nd even that unless good frequently suffers. My advice to fanners is to hold store cattle till nearer spring and send in for sale those that are in good con dition. My sales were —I fat heifer at £5 15s; J ditto at £3 5s ; 1 fat cow at £6; 2 at £!i 7s ; 1 at £3; 1 old cow, £1 15s, and 1 ditto at 41s. In pigs the demand is also very slack—just as bad as cattle. My entry consisted of 5 sows in pig which sold at prices as follows :—1 at (>i ; latUs ; 2 at 20s ; and 1 at £1 3s 6d. On Wednesday I held one of my periodical sales at the Rangitata Bridge. There was a large attendance of surrounding farmers, and tike catalogue presented for the rlay was the largest that I have yet been favored with. Biddings, however, were slow, and :.is my reserves were high, very little business resulted. I sold 155 small first-cross hoggets J at 9<s lid. Horses at from £4 5s to £8. Small pigs, 6s to 8s ; etc. During the week I sold a Hue of 150 hoggets at 11s lOd; 264 crossbred ewes aft 12s 2d ; 350 merino ewes at (is 8d ; and 240 crossbred hoggets at JOs Bd.

County Hunt Club.

THE LAST MEET Of THti SEASON.

On Friday, the Ashburfcoji County Hunt Club's clohiug meet for the season Look place. The rendezvous waj» th« Winch more homestead, the residence of Mr 11. W. Hart, and, as a meet at Winch more is always a popular one, there was a full field, with a large following on wheels. Amongjtheriders wire a g«od many ladies, who in the runs bore their part very creditably indeed. The meet was at one o'clock, and before the chase begaji Mr and Mrs Hart entertained the visitors to a luncheon prqvided with the heartiness that has always been a characteristic of Winchmore hospitality. This paifc of the day's proceedings over, and the kindness of the host and hostess acknowledged, the forces were mustered, and took form and order. The pack comprised some fifteen couples, under the chargt of the huntsman, Mr Edward Sauftders, who, on Tiie Moor, headed the troop of boisemen down theavenue, with Mr E. Parsons on a nice cob mare—-a clever worker —in his rear as whip. Then came the main body of the chase, prominent among whom were to be seen Mrs Upton, who, qn liajiili, held her own throughout; ti\e day's running \ Mi^s Grjgsr, Mrs, Merewether, Mids Is3es—all well mounted, and well to the front in the chase i Mr G. H. Aling ton, Master of the Hounds ; four members of the Parsons family ; Mr Chapman, Mr C. L. Hart, Mr Moore, Mr J. C. N. Grigg, Mr H. T, Winter ; the two Messrs Hunt; the Messrs Roberts ; Messrs T. B. Upton, J. Corbitt, Buckley, Denshire,, Helmore, Pearson, McLean, Heseltine, Delaroain, Begg, Paul, Dr and others from a distance. Just by the homestead, a hare was found, and then the condition of the ground gave tho riders an idea of what their horses' mettle would have to be good for. It was a hot scent, and puss was hard put to it, and gave a rattling run over good hunting' country. " She was almost run into when several others started, and leading the hounds into a maze, the first puas saved her fur. Fresh game also saved the second hare, after a good winding run, which was as ''blowing" a spin as the firsthand both were across long stretches of plough. By the time the second run was over, the field had got clos,e up to Mr Cameron's Springfield " inarch," and here it was found tl^at fthe landmarks were overlaid " 'w|th a tlnck coa(j«g of show. Still, the sgenfc held, and tho field kept well up. to tho p%ck, although the going was heavy and the course erratic, as p°uss again and again led the chase back and forth across tl^ boundary dividing Winchmore from Springfield,— from the snow region to the open soil. B was the grandest galloping day !of the season, and the fastness of the runs were not without their effect. Nor did the still frozen ground both on take-off and the landing sides of the jumps le?ve no reminder of the day with many of the riders, as the slippery ground let down not a few both of veterans and. novices, but beyond the sons&tion" of hav-' ing uumti a cropper no; yimry >tow sua, fetinqd. F-rp.in lHe st'al'fc Hv Wjne.hm.or4}, a,t one o'clock, tq the clos,o. of the rqu ftt half-past three, the flight who followed \,]\e liounda right through must have , ridden all of fifteen miles—a grand day's I wftrk to up tho season with.

Archbishop Riordan, of the Roman Catholic Church, lecturing in the Grand Opera House, San Francisco, said, "I know no one who has done more for the regenera tion of the masses in this country than General Booth. I regard him as one of the noblest of men, and can you tell me where I can find another band of Christian workers who carry the Gospel into the slums that are systematically visited by the Salvation Army." When the question of judicial separation was being discussed in the Legislative Council, says the "Star's" reporter, cases innumerable wer t elated in whish husbands have assulted their wives. On the other hand, it was asserted that husbands were occassionally sufferers in this respect, and in support of this contention there was cited a cose of which the Hon Mr Fulton had heard as having occured in a northern, district. A woman whose husband was in the h-ibit of coining hon « intoxicated sewed i him up in a sheet and administered a good dose of broomstick, and kept him under punishment until he promised amendment. The cutting up of the Anania Estate into farms will be an undoubted advantage to the county. The estate is to be placed upon the market in October next, and ths survey has in view a division into lots ranging from ten acies, to provide village settlement holdings for laboring men, to 100 acres to 250 acres for farmers with some capital. The area to be offered for sale is about 4000 acres, and cut up, as it will be, should go far in the Mount Somers district at least, to "place the people upon the land" and establish a nice little knot of farming popu lation in that locality. The land is virgin soil, never having been used for any purpose beyond the rearing of sheep, so that to men ' wiih a good practical knowledge of agricul ture, the division of the estate should be a matter of vital importance if a comfortable holding is desired. The surveyors have: begun work, and as soon as they have 'finished'their duty in connection with the estate, plans will be available to intending purchasers.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, AtJGUST 1, 1891.



jriTfcT MX HE If Ex OT&Kij :\:- Paperhangings, \ Papbrhanging^ ; —EX MAUD GRAHAM,— - ;/:* \. f *,.- ; 100 CASES KEKOSENE, Light of the Agd; lgjHtastf;; 30,000 ft. FLOOBING & MATCH-LINING. W. H. ColUns and Co.F TIMBER & COAL MERCHANTS. -„ AGENTS—RoyaI Insurance Company ' >'. Grey Valley Coal Company. . ■ ■ •„* ---3SA.ST STRJBET ■"•\' ___ | • ..A THE NEW LIGHT. "LUXENE," ;;; Safe, '", Brilliant, Economical, • ■ ■ •■■ .■- ■», v *, ■' ' ""**■ ' ; * ■ , * i^ FOE SALE lIS TINS OK CA«ES. ASH BURTON and RAKAIA REYOLUTIOK cash • ve'As.jjs q k, c r> i x. "TTNDER the old system of " Credit" honest peojjlo have'to pay for "Bad Debts, Vo/ etc." The injustice of this is patent to a]]. We have therefore reorgvnised our Business and decided to sell for CASH ONLY. In anticipation of a Large Increase of Business, and the full benefit of Ready Money we have made the following reductions in our prices, viz., Our Best Tailor-made SUITS to measure (usual price) 80s, reduced to 60s, Cash. Our Best Tailor-made SUITS to measure (uhiial price) 90s, reduced to 755, C.ish, Our Best Tailor-made SUITS to measure (usual price) 935, reduced to 80s, Cash. Our Best Tailor-made TROUSERS to measure (usual price) 22s 6d, reduced to 15s 6d, Cash. Our Best Tailor-madp TROUSERS to measure (usual price) 255, reduced to 17s 6d. Cash. Our Best Tailor-made TROUSERS to measure (usual price) 27s 6d, reduced to 20d, Cash. SPECIAL Men's All Wool TWEED SUITS to measure only fwH, s Cash. SPARKOW & BERSYMAN O A-SS TAILOES <Sc OTJa?FITa7ES3R£ri, EAST STREET, ASHBURTOS. Andrews' Poisoned Grain FOB. DESTRUCTION OF SPARi?aWS. IS TUTOST Tj^CONOMieAL AND "TTIFFECTIVE. 'PACKETS RETAIL, Is EACH. D. THOMAS. T HAVE A BUYER FOR FREEZERS AND FAT EWES 1 IN ANY NUMBER. IX THOMAS, ASHBUETON. - — '— D. THOMAS] : (Late of Matson, Cox and Co.) . ■ AUCTIONEER, LAND, INSURANCE, and ESTATE AGENT, VALUATOR, WOOL and GRAIN BROKER, ASHBV R T O N ■ • y : '•.-.■■ s , .')ANS Negotiated. : Weekly ■ Sales ■ of. Live Stock, Tinwald and Ashburton 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. J IMPORTANT NOTICE / TO MY CLIENTS AND OTHERS, • fpHE demand for good Land in Large and Sn.all Farms has again arisen, and every day I have applications for such which I cannot supply. Those wishing either to Let or Sell their Properties will therefore consult their own interest by giving me promptly faM particulars, and I can guaiantee if the Land is faifjy gbocl/imd the price not exorbitant, that n s;>l i will.be effected, A proper registry of all Lands for Sale is rigidly X I), THOMAS, ASBBUBTON



THE ART NEEDLEWORK AND FANCY RKPOcvTOUY, ( IONTAINS the Latest. Novelties in V>>' Fancy and Artistic Needlework direct from Home. In addition to the above Mrs Adams Ifms opened special Luies in APRONS, PINAFORES, Ladies', Children's and Infants' CLOTHING. SOCKS and STOCKINGS knitted by latest irrproral Knitting Machine. Agent for Mesdames Weigel and Butterick's cut paper patterns, and for the Eclipse Dye Works. Registry Office for Servants. EAST STREET, ASHBURTON* *sr CJKJWA.X SUCCESS *m OF THE QHEAP QLEARING SALE OF S W- ALCORN A:. GO'S sto ok:- EVERYBODY PLEASED WITH THE BARGAINS. mHERE is a Great Quantity of STOCK J_ still left, which must be cleaned out during the next FOUR WEEKS, at STILL FURTHER REDUCTIONS. Special bargains for THIS WEEK in DRESS GOODS. Blankets, Flannels, Shawls, Umbrellas, 1 Ladies Jackets, Ulsters, Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats, Fur Collarettes, • etc. VggT N.B.—A special line of BEST FRENCH MERINOS, usual price JIS 9d REDUCED TO IS 9'd' H W. Alcorn & Co ~~~ ON SALE ™~~ BY THE UNDERSIGNED BUILDING MATERIALS OF EVERYj DESCRIPTION. coals: WESTPORT, NEWCASTLE, MOUNT SOMERS, AND ■ . HO ME BUSH. Also, — GREY VALLEY NUTS. FIREWOOD, POSTS, Long and Cut, RAILS, STAKES, STAPLES. I FENCING WIRE, WIRE NAILS, all Barbed and Plain, sizes, | PAINTS, OILS, &v. joshua"tuckek RAILWAY RESERVE, WEST STREET. \ OFF 10 : Conur of Tancred and Wes; streets, next Mr Gee. Jameson-'s opposite Bank of Australasia AND AT RaKAIAI ___ PHILADELPHIA, 1876. HAUTHAWAY'S Reliable PEERLESS GLOSS A NECESSITY in every family HL It blacks and polishes Ladies and Children's Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, and Satchels, "without brushing, Always gives satisfaction, la oonoeded to be " The Standard" Sold by Shoe Dealers-, Grocers and Druggists. , rpRA N SPARENT BLOCK TCF. _L MAKING MACHINERY. AVERS PILLS Supply the need of a prompt safe 1 and reliable family medicine—the standing remedy for diseases of the Stomach Liver and Bow els. They are easy to take and gentle in operation ; and their pecu lar coating of sugar and other preserva tive materials, with waterproof wrapping, insures them against deterioration in all climates. They contain neither calomel nor any other injurious drug, and for cos tivenees, pick headache, dizziness, and bilious attacks are UNSURPASSED They relieve neuralgia rheumatism gout and piles, and are of great benefit n colds, female weaknesses, malaria, and all disorders occasioned by sluggishness lof liver and impurity of the blood. Un like other cathartics!, Ayer's Pills thor oughly cleanse, without weakening, the stomach and bowels. As an after-dinner pill, they prevent DYSPEPSIA d sharpen the appetite ; and they in variably induce natural and healthful on without causing costivettess. Invaluable to travellers, sailors, mirier A YE R S >IL L S Prepared by Dm. J. C. Aim and Co., Lowkll, Mass. U.S,A. Soli Druggiitt»adM««Uqi@ Vendor*



ODDFELLOWS' HALL, ASHBURTON. T^HE BISHOP of Christchurch will * Lecture on • [ " Outcast London " IN THE ODDFELLOWS 1 HALL ON n O X U A V, A. V ti V S T •'», At 8 p.m. Tickets (2s and Is) from Messrs Edward Stephens, L. F. Andrewes, and H. M. Jones. Ticket holders admitted between 7 and 7.30 p.m. Doors open to public at 7.30 p.m. 8 8 T. G.RUSSELL, BARRISTER and SOLICITOR, CIIIIISTCHIRCH. Branch Office—East Street, as ii b v » t© ar (Near H.Zander's.) 6 157 THE MERCANTILE FINANCE AND AGENCY COMPANY (Limited OF CHRISTCHURCIT. Incorporated under the Provisions of the .Companies Act, 1882. Registered Office— MORTEN'S BUILDINGS, CHRISTCHURCH. ?TpHJS Company is prepared to advance JL money on Freehold Property, in Large or Small Sums, at Currentßates of Interest; also, upon the Security of Bills of Sale, Mortgages of Stock, Wool and Agricultural Liens, and Personal Property generally. For further particulars, apply to T. G. RUSSELL, Solicitor, Christchurch, Or to the Branch Office of the Company, East Stkeet, ASHBURION. 186 NEW BUSINESS, NEW MANAGEMENT, NEW GOODS, A LONG FELT WANT SUPPLIED. J AMES JM.c GREGOR, Has Opened a Tobacconist's Shop in Okr's Buildings, East Street, with a LARGE and VARIED ASSORT MENT of NEW GOODS, comprising Pipes, Tobaccos, Cigars, Cigarettes, and Smokers' requisites generally. Note,—This is net a Ten or Twelve years' col?ection of antiquated odds and ends, the balance of an old stock. The HAIR-DRESSING SALOON is without doubt the best appointed in South Canterbury YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED. James McGregor, §127 Orr's Building, East Street. CIGAR DIVAN AND FANCY GOODS EMPORIUM. HARRY FRIEDLANDER has re> ceived a large consignment of New Goods in all Departments, and while thanking both old and new patrons for the hearty support accorded to him since recommencing Business, would take this opportunity to ISfVIIK IVSPECTIO!! ; Every kind of Tobacco known to users of the weed of the very best quality pro curable in the American Markets. A full Stock of Pipes to suit fevery taste, and an abundant supply of Smokers' Requisites, CIGARS of the rery best Brands ; also CIGARETTES of every description, in cluding the latest " Temple Bar." HAIHURKSII \<ft Is Practised in our Saloon as an Arfc, and Ladies and Gentlemen will find that the taste and skill of an ab Professor are at their service. Examination of our samples of Hair York will bear out this statement. Licensed to Sell STAMPS. SALONS BU COIFBURE EAST STREET. Clover Seed, /CHOICE /QUALITY OP COWGEABS, RED, WHITE, AND ALSIKE CIiOVEBs, NOW LANDING ex "BANGATIRA." PRICES WITH SAMPLES ON APPLICATION. John Orr & Co. "VTOTICE is hereby given that the JJN Partnership, which has for some time been carried on by Robert Dorm and John Higgs, under the style of "James Oraigie," in the trade or business of Painters, Paperhangers and Glaziers at Ashburton, has this day been dissolved by mutual consent. And notice is hereby further given that the said business will in future be parried oji by, ko/A in i\\e name of the said James Oiuicra, under the management of the said; Robert Do^n. AH Accents 4ue to the late firm flWst be paid to the said Robert Dorm, who irjU also pay alj Accounts owing by the said finnt An witneaa our hands thig thirty-first day of July, 1891. a ROBERT DONN. JOHN HIGGS. Witness— R. M. CUXHBERTBON, 7tlßi Solicitor., Ashburton.



SATURDAY, AUGUST.B. Half an acre and Cottage on North Town Belt. ; H QUARTER-ACRE SECTIONS. *J Trevorton. Mil T. BULLOCK has received in structions from the Owner to Sell by Public Auction at the Arcade on the above date LOT 2.—Containing half an acre front ing the North Town Belt on which is erected a Cottage of 4 rooms, also Lots 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13 each containing a quarter of an acre, Manse Street, Trevorton, neir the Pral^terian Mrnso, on the look out for bargains aw invited to attend this Sale as the owner't histrustions, are to sel} at a great sacrifice, Terms if required. "t. bullock. '< B^lo Auctioneer. SATURDAY, AUGUST 8. Town Section 534, Peter Street, with strongly built Store. MR T. BULLOCK has received in structions from the Owner to sell by public auction at the Arcade, on the above date, : T.S. 534, centrally situated in P-et^r Street, on. which'isj exec^e^ a''welK built §tw.e. This uroiperty was o/jgmaliy pencil by Mr Weymputh; :HpJ>erts,. '^t is canY^enilyaiti^ i\ted, beiug only two sections from Kast street, Sale at 11 a.m. |T. BULLOCK, 8 9 Auctioneer,



FUNERAL NOTICE, THE Friends of Mr William Leggett are respectfully informed that the Funeral of his lite beloved wife, Sarah, will move from lua residence, Belt Road, Allenton, on MONDAY, August 3, at 2,30 p.m, for the Ashburton Cemetery. BAKER BROS., B|4 Undertakers^ SATURDAY, AUGUST 8. MRT. BULLOCK has received instructions to sell by public auction at the Arcade on the above date, (on account of the, owner leaving for the North Island) 8 AUottinenfcs, eaoh con' taining a quarter of an acre, Q ACRES. O Corner of Cross Street and continuation of Cox Street, Allenton, on which it erected a comfortable cottage of three rooms, also capital building site, being part of Lot 43, Alford Foresb Road, con taining half an acre. Easy Terms, Sale at 11 a.ra, T. BULLOCK, BJII Auctioneer.



SPLENDID EATING POTATOES. T HREE SHILLINGS a Bag, in Store 1 or 30s a ton delivered. +128 D. THOMAS. WANTED Known.—Rev. S. Lawby will preach (D.V.) To-morrow even ing in Wesleyan Church. Subject— "Wasted Opportunities." 8 5 ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, ASBBURTON. SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 1891. THE Right Reverend the Bishop of Cl.ristchurch will preach at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Seat holders admitted through the Vestry before 10.30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Parents requested not to bring young children. 8 6 ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, ASHBURTON. ; SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 1891. THE Right Reverend the Bishop of Christchurch will administer the Rite of Confirmation to Young Men at 3 ' p.m. Men and Youths only admitted to | this service. 8 7



Keating's Cough .ozexges cures Cough Asthma, Bronchitis. Medical ttstimou states that no other medicine is so effectual in the cure of these dangerous maladies One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensuaes rest. For relieving difficulty o iorcathing they are invaluable. They con tain no opium nor any violent drug. Sold by all Chemists, in tins, Is l^d and 2s SA each



Holloway's Film and Ointment.— Soldiers and sailors. —These well-known and easily used remedies are especially service able and convenient for those who, like soldiers and sailors, are exposed to great changes of climate, and the hardships in separable from their calling. Many of the diseases engendered in the system from these and other untoward causes can be checked and controlled by attention at their onset, ani in Holloway's remedies will be found a ready means of relief without hinderance from duty. Many a man is invalided and rendered more or less a burden to liimsel and friends from neglect of "ohe early symptoms of his cjmplaint, which calamity miglit be averted by timely resort to the use of Holloway's Pills and Ointment.



TUB B«ST BjS»flsUy FOB ISDKiKSTXON — Norton's Camomile Pills are ooundentjf recommended as a simple remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to whica we are subjects Norton's Pills, with justice called the •Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach," act as a powerful tonic and gentle perient, are mild in their operation, and afe under any circumstances. bold in bottles, at Is lid, 2s 9d, lla, by all medicine vendors throughout the world' .Niniaii Hyslop, and Co.'s "Imperial' Ceylon and Indian Teas are direct from th&lTea Plantations.—(A'ivt,) . Teasfree from my ««*«» pf aataruißef w Southiritish TeajCpn^an^s'pure bl^Oa All store eepersV _ •  „ Niniw Hysiop, and to »« lu.pevial Pure Ceylon and Indian Teas are the best the market. -(Advfc.)