DEATH OF COUNT ESTERAHZY.

Vienna, October 5. Count Esterhazy's carriage was found in the river Danube at Pres burg, and his body was recovered shortly afterwards. It is believed he ■was robbed and murdered.

RELIGIOUS DISTURBANCES.

Bomb, October 5. Large disorderly crowds are parading the-streets hooting the pilgrims and yelling " Down with the Pope and the French Catholics." The pilgrims ar rested for the outrage in the Pantheon have been expelled from the country. Similar displays against the Pope are being made iv the provinces.

AUSTRALIAN.

[Received October 6, 11 a.m.J SENTENCED TO DEATH. Sydney, October 6. * Dalton, who battered his wife to death with a branding iron, at Surrey Hills (a quarter of Sydney), m April last, has been sentenced to death.

WONDERFUL CANES.

A remarkable series of stalactite c<wes has been discovered near Mafu lan, 114 miles south west of Sydney. It will take weeks to explore them.

"Cauld Kail Het Again."

A Methodist newspaper, called the "Crusader," which is written and pub lished by laymen, "free from the domina tion of clerical influence," publishes an •rticle this month on the ex-presidenb of the Wesleyan Conference, Rev. C. H. Kelly, m which the following passage •oncerning his sermons occurs :—" Hd is a fairly good if not a brilliant preacher, and a man who, if not talented, certainly means well. In ascending the presi dential chair Mr Kelly gave as a motto for the Methodistic year the words'Go forward,' and took for his text: 'Say unto the children of Israel that they go forward.' This sermon was delivered throughout the country m the course of his presidential tour, and when as ex president he preached at the Bristol Con ference this year his text and sermon were still the same: 'Say unto the children of Israel that they go forward.' Might we here suggest, parenthetically, that when our ministers, get m the run ning for the Presidency they should pre pare, say, a dozen sermons; and then when elected give to each a month's currency. This would at least pive the appearance of variety, and not make poverty so apparent. Our remarks on: thw point are, of course, m no sense to be understood as applying only to Mr Kelly. Mr Bush—another WetJeyan ex-president —had a sermqn or address, or a production of some,kind that answered the puipos* of both, on " Village Methodism," which was repeated with wearisome iteration during his term of office, and we suppose it would puzzle most men, if it be not even beyond . its author's powers of com putation, to say how often the Rev. Richard Roberts has delivered his sermon on " Thou arc a priest for ever after the order 6t Melch'izedek." With Mr Kelly's sermon, we have no fault to find. ,11 not brilliant; it was sensible, sound, and practicable, but, unfortunately, it was ijot fruit-bearing; and although our people throughout the land were urged by the head of the Methodist Church to go for ward, the year ended with the miserable net gain of 2,033. It appears to be about time for some Methodist ministers to go forward and burn their old sermons. This is one of the penalties of an itinerant system.

SUPREME COURT.

. ■; ' —• -♦>- —: ' [v&r press association.] ** >MI . n[l t ~ . " ■ Tima.ru, October 16. At the Supreme Court criminal session thei-e was only one prisoner for trial, for three forgeries of endorsements to bills. He pleaded guilty, and Was sentenced to six months on each charge, to run concur rently. ;■ ' A breach of promise case heard, was made .peculiar..■by,'the absence of the plaintiff, Vho had. arraifged to settle for £25, WifcJietti; reference to Counsel or her next friend, and then left for the North Island, - Judgment w»» entered for the £25 offered, with costs against the de fendant. Decree nisi m divorce was granted; to Richard Earl, whose wife ran away with a ship's steward to Sydney m March hist.. The parties were married m 1876, and six children were left with the husband. Two appeals are yet to be heard. ,

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

♦ (per press association ) The Cvarlet Jltiti«r. Dunediit, October 6. gJThe Hon Mr Seddon telegraphs to Mr Fish that there is hot the slightest foundation for the statement that it is intended to deport the convict Butler to Milford Sound. Xhe K»»t CoMtt JV afire*. Wellington, October 6, The Government are m receipt of a re Eiort from Major Gudgeon on the con ttkion of the natives on the East Coast/, m which he states that the list so far shows 56 cases of typhoid fever, but it is expected before it is complete there will be quite 300 cases, principally about Waipapn. He recommends that a com petent medical officer be sent to the dis trict.

Manual Training in School.

In the monthly report of the head' waster, Mr Wake, to the Timaru School Committee, he wrote that although per ■ haps rather late m the year to mention it, he should like the committee to take ink consideration whether it would be advis. able to take steps towards giving instruc tion m manual training. This subject was now engaging the attention of the leading experts m educational matters and bad been for a long period, and lit thought it was. now pretty generally ad mitted that the list of subjects m the school curriculum would be a'ivamtage ously modified if manual training were admitted m the school course. ' \ One horn or two hours per week at the most would be ample instruction and could by arrangement with the board be substi tuted for elementary science ov other class subject. Many of the most success ful schools m the colony are now devoting a deal of time to the training of the hand, and he found this was much appre ciated by the scholars. If the committee were inclined to favor the idea, he should be prepared to give fuller information 1 on the subject. It was resolved " That the committee while fully approving of a scheme of manual training, would re spectfully request Mr Wake, the head master, to kindly favor them .with any information he may be m possession of as to the working m other places," Mr Wake briefly explained what was desired, and members once more approved very cordially of the idea, and Mr Mills made the valuable suggestion that when such classes wore established, Messrs Mcßride, Keith, Grandl, and himself Should give lessen! ih fcheirhjspective trades. Mr M4UO oas4 tjiat wbw visitißj tho Mcl

bourne Exhibition he had seen some of the best lead work hehad ever seen, m ( his lifAdone by school boys. It was also decided to obtain information with the view to establishing a savings bank for the scholar*. , '

THE ASHBtTRTON GUARDIAN: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 18& L



jj^S^j^ OUR ABILITY IS TRUE FCONOMI : .ROBERT MURRAY. PRACTICAL WATCH AND CLOCK MAKKR, JEWELLER, &c. HAS to hand an immense Stock of WATCHKS, CLOCKS, JEWELLERY and PLATiC of the latest and most approved designs. . ■ WATCHES.-Gold and Silver, English, Geneva and American Hunters, and 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 Oem,. Wedding. -Keeper, and Signet Rings^>f all sizes. A large and well selected Stock of MARBLE CLOCKS and TIML PIECES, Silver Plated Goods, suitable for Wedding Presents, at reduced prices. - Exceptionally liberal terms to Presentation Jommittaes, School Committees, &c. &c. • ■ -. . Al JDepartments of works done on the Premises with despatcr and at modera c charges. -■ SPECIMENS OF WOKK ON VIEW.. IN SHOP WINDOW. _ EAST STREET, ASHRURTON. . boots; bgots- boots. REMEMBER. AH l¥ew Ooods. Eargre Stock of Boots, Just arrived for Coming 1 nEPAim Qoocir\n "SSAS" 11 »osik. peaspn. »osns. Offered *** Regarilless \^^SBaPJJ^ '€lipi|«f of Cost. ~ from, GOOD NEWS ! BOOTS DOWN IN PRICE. / ■ NOT TO BE SURPASSED FOR STYLE, PRICE, AND QUALITY. .;- r ■ :! F.:NOKES, ' ;■■- ' - ■ LEICESTER.BOOT WARE HOUSE, BURNETT STREET. V . SPABEOW & BEREYMAN rTAVE now m full swing on their New Premises the largest staff of Tailors ever I I employed m this district. Tn af n^o-no/l • / A SPLENDID LOT OF NEW SUMMER SUIT- O U»t U|Jt?lltsi.t . \ ings IN ALL THK LATEST PATiE HNS. With our Large and Increasing CASH BUSINESS, we are satisfied with half tho Usual Profits, and are now making Men's Colonial Tweed Suits to measure from £2 I©S 'CsaSh. Men's Colonial Tweed Trousers to measure^ • 14»S 6d, &c. Tennis and Cricket Suits. Best Quality Cricket Trousers to "measure," If S 6d{* hA r™ji?. 1y TENNIS SHIRTS, HATS, TIES, AND SHOES m great variety at REDUCED PRICES, ' J* ' Nctv Summer-REGATTA SHIRTS (with 2 collars) usual price 7s 6d, reduced to ... ... ... £5w Oil all s*zes. MEN'S NEW SUxMMEII VESTS from ... ... «s* Oct. BOYS'NEW SUMMER SUITS from ii* Ud. MEN'S and .BOYS' BOOTS and SHOES of every description. Try our School Boots from 4s 6d, eveiy pair guaranteed to give good wear. SPA BROW & ~B EBB YMAN TAILORS <Sc OTJTFITTEEB EAST STREET, ASIIBU RTO N. 11/HICH insures mutual help and identity of. interests,, lias .mot with pheno- W mehal success wherever it has been applied to any object.'. In the United Kingdom some over seven millions of people, or a fifth of the whole population enjoy the benefits arising, from Membership of over a thousand Co-operative Societies, thus saving al! middlemen's profits, and the Chief Wholesale Co»ope.ratiy^ Society.4>here, holds invested capital.of over £11,000,000, and the annual trade £25,000,000. This success is owim; to the fact that the investor sees hot only* fair commercial return on his investraent, but proprietary division of profits which he would not receive from any other organisation. ■ It has been left to Australia to, apply this grand principle to , IRRIGATION. And the Co-operalive Irrigation and Mercantile Society of Australia, Limited, who have already, secured three Irrigation^ Colonies which are partially settled and planted, are negotiating for other large areas* of many thousands of acres,, each of virgin land, specially adapted for fruifc, poultry, dairy,. and general agricultural farming, to be followed at an early date by application to the respective Australian Governments concerned for Government • concessions from time to time of lands, as the Society's resources admit, of colonising same. COLONIES, .' Partially populated, awaiting the ~ small resident or non-resident capitalist, the em ployed worker, or tho man Whose Sole Capital is his labor. The Board of Manage ment comprises amongst its Members some of the best aiid most favorably known men m Australia. THE CO-OPERATIVE IRRIGATION and MERCANTILE SOCIETY or AUSTRALIA, Limited. HEAD OFFICE 01 THE SOCIETY IN AUSTRALIA, 49 QUEEN STREET. MELBOURNE. . , BRANCBT.OFFICES IN GREAT BRITAIN (LONDON AND LIVER! OOL) AND THROUGHOUT ALL THE COLONIES OP THE SOUTH SEAS^ Write for all Information. Sent Free. Agents (with references) Wanted where not Already.Represented... . ARTHUR TREMAYNE, General Manager. . ; - ARTIFICIAL MANURES T HAVE FOR SALE IN LARGE OR SMALL QtlANllTiES.^ J- . ■■'..-■..., *: Superphosphates Bone Dust > Potato Manure Blood Manure 5 , Garden Manure GEOEGE JAMESON Asliburtoii tiiid llakala ■



Public Notices .—— !-—*—> i WANTED Known.—J. Nicjioiis (late with ./ j Moisbn) Bootmaker, has opened m shop late T, Chambers, East street, . ■ , All orders for Boots and Shoes, or repairs, will be promptly executed ,at moderate charges. , Aerial solicited. 7 168 MONEY TO LEND, upon Freehold security, m; sums to suit bor rowers. Small amounts can be repaid by instalments, if so desired. Apply to Mr C. W. Pt'KNELL, Solicitor, Mont gomery's Buildingsi 9 132 Scaly lllight. THE ASHBURTON DRUG COMPANY TTAVE FOR SALE m large or small quantities,— So highly recommended by Mk Murphy, and other well-known Horticulturists a 'til© " ' | BEST JF ALL REMEDIES FOR Scale on Fruit Trees. • New Seeds. JUST LANDED ex s.s. « Rangatira ?' and " Juletrae," CLOVERS, TURNIPS, MANGOLDS, CARROTS, RAPE. WE have also for sale at Lowest Rates-rr COCKSFOOT, RYEGRASS, GOLDEN TARES, and CAHPE BARLEY Garden and Flower Seeds m endless variety, from the celebrated firm of LONDON. [SEALY & CO., . .■; ■ East Street. FOR SALE gY THE TJNDERSIGNED,- SUPERPHOSPHATE, BONE DUST, AGRICULTURAL LIME, IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES] TURNIP SEEDS, CLOVERS RYEGRASS, Mill Dresstd. JohnG. BesteiL,



PUBLIC TRUST j£g. OFFICE OF ». 7. "THE Public Trust Office of Nsw Zealand offers great advantages to its clients 1 including State guarantee against the fraud or dishonesty of the Public Trustee The following comparison ot business between the years 187? and 1889 will showtbe progress made :— 1879-80 1889 Cash receipts ... £41,8.13 .- £183,336 Total transact ons, per balance-sheet £92,318 ... £835,202 Securities- J General Investment Account ... £70,804 ... £216,943 Special Investment Account ... £2,655 ... £245,839 Expenses'Account—Total, receipts -C 2.139 ... £14,482 Administrations ... ... ... 172 ... ,208 Probates and trusts .., ... 14 .. To Willis provisionally accepted 1 •>• ** Letters received ... ... ... 2,122 ... 10,326 Letters despatched ... ... - ••• M 32 13,003 J, J. M. HAMILTON, District Agent. _ M* O P A. M » KEA » 1 m|HEJ CHEAPEST SHOP FOR BOOTS AND SHOES IS J. BISHOP'S NEW BOOT .'TORE, NO; OLD STOCK. ALL NEW GOODS. LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. All goods Bought Direct, STYLE % WEAR, and CHEAPNKSS combined. ■R E r~A IRS AT LOWEST CURRENT PRICES and SHORTEST POSSIBLE NOTICE. Note the Address- - JEST J. BISHOP, Direct Importer, CORNER OF EAST AND MOORE STRKETS, ASHBURTON. J. BROCKELBANK, ■ . Manager.



Public Notices. I HAVE to request that all accounts against the late Mr JaMrs Pilbrow, be rendered to me forthwith. T. H. PILBROW. ""lames^baker TIMBER MERCHANT, AND GENERAL FURNITURE AND VANOY GOODS WAREHOUSE, HAVELOCK STREET, OFPO3ITE HARRISON S AUCTION MART, THURNITURE and Picture Frame Jj made to order m any design at shortest notice. Sole Agent mr Ashburton for Clegs; erambulators. Also WtEENBR PIANOS I. Balek & Co., WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS, (Next Bank of New Zealand./ HAVING- obtained the assistance o another first-class watchmaker, customers may rely on getting their work done promptly. First class workmanship at Lowest Christciiurch Prices. Every i description of Gold and Silver Jewellery ! made to order or neatly repaired on the premises. Our special line of Rotheram's j English Levers, expressly made to our own order, extra jewelled, dust proof cases, and all the latest improvements, are the most reliable timekeepers iri the ! world ; satisfaction guaranteed. A few ' good secondrhand English and American levers, Rotheram's, Erhardl's Bennett's, WalMiams and others m first class order and nearly new, very cheap and guaran teed. : I. SALEE, & CO., WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS, (Next of Bank New Zealand.) FISHING SEASON, 1891-92 H FISHING TACKLE. g 3 ■* ■ » I S S i: ■ a■* ■ ■ » 6 a n | FISHING TACKLE. § JUST arrived, ex "Rimutaka," rom best English and American Manu facturers, a large and well assorted stock of all Fishing requisites. Rods, Lines, Reels, Minnows, Flies; Gaff Hooks, single, double, and treble; Mountings j assorted Hooks ; Water proof Stockings, India Rubber crackproof Gum Boots, water proof fclsh Bags, In great variety, including latest patterns. Every article of the season at lowest prices. • Fishing licenses can . now be obtained from me. Mi ALSO.—New Stock of CRICKETING and TENNIS MATERIALS. iiiii. liipupu, Direct Importer Fishing Tackle, Tobacconist & Fancy Goods. SALONS DU COIFJBURt Wltm^eetß 'jviTHourr teeth THE CHRISrCHGRCH DENTAL SURGERY, Corner of Oashel and High greets. vS. M™ AND C 8; SURGEON DENTIST, And at Dunedin and Westport. fTTE have gained the FIRST AWARD YV at the Dunedin Exhibition for Artificial Dentures and Mechanical Appli ances for "the Mouth, and it is with the greatest confidence that v. re guarantee the highest class work and perfect fit at the most moderate coat A Single Artificial Tooth, 10s. Complete Set —Upper and Lower— temporary and permanent, £10 10s* Natural, Durable, Comfortable Artificial Teeth Replaced Temporarily al most immediately after the extraction of decayed teeth or stumps without e extra fee cr charge. Arrangements caii be made for part or monthly payments. ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE GAS several times daily for the past ten years, we fearlessly assert that extraction of teeth under its influence is perfectly painless and positively safe* Fee for Administration sa. Extraction, 2s 6d. Artificial Teeth and Dentures made by lother dentists repaired or remodelled a, lowest rates,



Public Notices. __ LONGBEACH COACH. ON and after THURSDAY, Oetob« 1, for the summer months, theLonj beich Coach will start from Ashburto at 5 p.m. R. R. BROWNE, 9*173 Coachman. ASHBURrON CYCLING CLUB. ... , -v .. ■ OPENING RUN, SEASON 1891-92. TIHE Opening Run of the above Clul ' will take place on WEDNESDAY NEK l\ starling from the Post Office a 2.30 p.m. Members and unattached riders are in vited to attend. 0. G. MOSS, 10 38 Hon. .Secretary; TENDERS are invited on October 9 at noon— i.No I—Branch Race, Winslow, lOC chains m length. No 2—Providing and Planting' 10,000 Pinus Insignia near Methven and Barrhill. : Specifications at Council Office. WILLIAM BAXTER, 10t3(5 County Engineer. TIN WALD GROCERY, BAKERY . • ■ AND ' .''' '• ■ BUTCHERY ESTABLISHMENT) ANDREW TERRAS, (Late of Hinds,) HAS much pleasure m announcing - that he will open the above Business on THURSDAY, October 1, m the premises next to Mr J. Heseltine's Saddlery Shop, Great South Road, TIN WALD, and trusts his old friends m the District, and many new ones, will favor him with a share of their support. For quality of Goods, combined with reasonable prices, will compare with any m the District. CARTS will tun for Orders and Delivery to Customers. ANDREW~TERRAS, ' GENERAL STOREKEEPER, TIN WALD. 9 179 MR |T~~BULLOC Desirable Town Property, T.S.s 1228, 1229, having two frontages on Wakanui Road West and Burnett street. Grand) sito for private residence. TO LET.—Premises m East Street recently m the occupation of Mr McKee.; £2 15s PER ACRE. —R.S. 26002, containing twenty acres, near the sea beach below Seafield, for sale at the above figure. This appears to be a low price ; farmers having land near are invited to inspect it. 326 acres at £2 per acre, Mount Somers district, very liberal terms; 123 Acres fronting the Hinds river and a short distance from fcjie Railway Station, imost of it. good land and suitable for breaking up for turnips this season. jOp/i Good Building Site, Corner of Catharine and Archibald Streets, Tinwald ; being Lots 5 and 6; one half acre Mr Henry Hunt's Farm, of 90 Acres, with crops and all improvements, veil situated near town. Not having sold this by auction, am prepared to receive offers for it, T. BULLOCK. dTthomls ..I TRAFFIC BRIDGE, RANGITATA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1891. MR D. THOMAS has much pleasure m announcing that he will hold his next ■, PERIODICAL SALE of liivc & Dead stock, AT WHEELBAND'S HOTEL, Traffic Bridge, Rangitata, . ■ . . . ON . THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1891. PRESENT ENTRIES,— (l()() First Cross HOGGETS. 1 00 Crossbml WETHERS. -| f\ Head of CATTLE, &c. ftftf'l CROSSBRED HOGGETS Also— A Jot of new DRAY HARNESS. Further Entries Invited. Sale at 1 o'clock. D. THOMAS 9t119 Ashburton, mr~john g- restell ashburtqn arcade and horse BAZAAR. I Have for Sale, privately—Several 'first-class Draught Entire HORSES. Also, —Thoroughbred Hackney and Poiiy Entires. For full particulars apply afc my office, Arcade, Ashburton. As I have several enquiries those having stallions for sale should give me particulars at once. Btii6 john g. Westell " ~ ashburtonT'"" ' "**.' important sale of household furniture. MR JOHN G. RESTELL has received instructions from J. C. Duncan, Esq., to sell'by Public Auction at his residence, Beach Road, on Thursday Itfext, OCTOBER 8, Dining Room and Bedroom Furniture* Kitchen Utensils, and a large lot o' Sundries too numerous to parti cularise. —Also— "I YEARLING PONY. -I COW, m full profit. No reserve. fSale at 2 o'clock. F. M. RICKMAN, \V) 39 Auctioneer. L MR'aTfRED HARRISON. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7. .12 o'clock. A LFRED HARRISON has received in •^- structions from Mr Hlli, to sell by Public Auction at his residence, Cox Street, (the third house on right from East Street), the whole of his furniture and effec's eompris tig — Singer treadle Sewing Machine (nfiw), Couch, Easy Chairs, Sideboard, Chest of Drawers, Tapestry Carpets (new), Oilcloths, doubleßedsteada, Washstand and ware, Pictures, round Table, Chairs, Tables, Crockery, Cutlery, quantity ornaments, etc., etc. No Resei've* ' ' : alfiSFharrison, 1 **■■ 10,^37 M«tw»§eri



Public Notices —ASHBURTON — AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB. THE First Annual Meeting of the Clvi will be hi Id m Mr Alfred Harm son's Auction Rooms on WEDNESDAY October 7, 1891, ajb 8 p.m. Business: Consideration of Annua Keporfc and Balance Sheet anc general. J. C. LANE, 9 191 Hon. Sec. ASHBURTON RACING CLUB. A SECRETARY is required for the above Club. Salary £40 a -year. Particulars of the duties, etc., can be ob tained from Me C. W. Puknell, Solicitor. Applications, Jbo be addressed to the Chair man of the Committee of the Ashburton Racing Club, P.O. Box 49, Ashburton, will be received until 8 p.m; on TUES DAY, October 6 -9 200 ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. PipHE Monthly and other payments will JL be received at the Office, Tancred Street, THIS DAY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 7 p.m. to 9p.m. EDWARD STEPHENS, Manager. (JdD? EL L O WS 1 1~l AL L, ASHBURTON. T II U BSD AY, FRIDAY, & SATURDAY, October 8, 9, 10. Akarman A Canaris SPECIALTY ORGANISATION. TEN STERLING PERFORMERS. The<j»c«i coir plete and expensive Company that has ever visited your town. j/^IANARIS, the great and only one V_y Classical Singing, Good Comedians, The Marvellous Lady Contortionist, Palatable Sketches Tom Thumb, The. Double-voiced Lady Vocalist, and a Running Stream of Fun. Popular Prices ... ... ... 33,2,15. Mirrh is the Medicine of Life, and we supply it. FRANK ASHLEY, 10+40 Advance Agent. TIMARU AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. THE ASSOCIATION'S TWENTY SIXTH ANNUAL SHOW OF .. - STOCK, ETC., WILL BE HELD OK THE ASSOCIATION'S GROUND, WAI-ITI ROAD, ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, [OCTOBER 27 AND 28, 1891, —Consisting of— Sheep, Cattle, Horses, Pigs, Dogs, Dairy and Agricultural Produce, Im plements, Wool, &c. Prizes amounting to about £550 will be given m Pieces of Plate, Medals, or Cash. Prize Lists and Lists of Additionol Special Prizes can be obtained from the Undersigned. ; Entries Close for Sheep, Cattle, and Pigs on SATURDAY October 1-7 ; all pther Entries on TUESDAY, October 20. r. w. stubbs, 9 172 Secretary. THE ASHBURTON "W FURNITURE Wgk IAMIIOIi "* ■ , OF ■ .PICKFORD i UNDRILL In Tanered Street TS replete with Superior Furniture m the newest designs, made from well seasoned New Zealand and imported Timbers. Carpets, Mattings, Floor Cloths, Linoleums, Rugs, and Door Mats of superior quality and great variety m stock. FURNITURE made to order m any 'design, and warranted to give satisfaction. A good selection of Cretonnes; Tapes tries, and Leathers for Upholstering. Suites* Chairs, Couches, &c, always on hand. BEDSTEADS AND BEDDING.J Buyers, please call andinspect our Large and Choice Stocks, Venetian Blinds made and repaired with promptitude. 6f 8J Stephens Bros. Market Hovse, HAVE Just Landed a specially Selected Assortment of HOUSEHOLD FURNISHING IKONMONGERY, in cluding some very choice designs m Electro-Plated Ware, Table Cutleiy, Pocket Cutlery, Cruets, Butter Dishes, Salad Bmvls, Jam Dishes, Butter Knives, Fish Knives and Forks, Jam SpoOns, Tea Spoons, Clocks (best English), Alarm Clocks, Watches, &c, &c. ■—Also —■ A Large Variety m Saucepans, Boilers, Kettles, Buckets, Tubs, Baths, Hammers, Chisels, Planes, Saws, Hatches, Toma hawks, Garden Tools, Water Pois, &c. IN TIN W ARE—Milk Skimmers, Wash Tins, Milk Tins, Milk Strainers, Washiip Tins, Hand Bowls, Milk Buckets, and Meat Tins. IN CROCKERY—The Latest and Very Best Patterns and Quality. CHINA WARE —A most Exquisite Selection. OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT is now well Established, and the Quality of our Goods well known. We therefore invite all those who intend getting .married, Or about to get married, or who are already married.to give ua a call,when they will find that for First-Class Quality, Cheapness, and Satisfaction combined we cannot be rubbed out. Country Orders promptly attended to. Goods as usual delivered to all Trains, Town, and Suburbs. Monthly Customers waited upon foi Orders weekly. SATISFACTION IS OCJR MOTTO. STEPHENS BROS.,



, Teas free from any excess of astringency Southßriti&hTea Company's pure blends All store eepers Ninian Hyslop and Co.'s "Imperial' Ceylon and Indian Teas are direct from the Tea Plantations —f Ad vt.) TTIENDERS are invited for building JL additions to House, Alford Forest Road. Plans and Specifications at nr Office. Tenders close on MONDAY October 12, 1891. The lowest or ahj Tender not necessarily accepted. R. BIRD, 10§46 Architect. THE STANDARD IMPORTED TROTTER, BLACKWOOD ABDALLAfI VITiiO has more winners on the Track * ▼ than any other horse ; sire of Bedale, Linda, Remnant, Miss Parau, Semolina, Victoria 11., Butcher Boy 11., Berlin Abdallah, and many other noted trotters, will travel the Ashburton dis trict, i -ALSO- Thb Purebred Clydesdale Stallion Young 4 New Style V\7"ILL Stand at Owner's fsrm, Lyiid y™ hurst, and travel the Methven district. Good paddocking for maros at Is 6cl per week, but no responsibility. For particulars apply to MAXFRIEDLANDER. 10 48 Ashburton. " THE ASHBURTON MAIL. The terms of subscription to this Journal ire as follows, viz. :- - IF PAID IN ADVANCE. Per Quarter ... 6s Od, by post, 8s Od „ Half-year... 12b Od, by post, 15a Od „ Year .. .. 20s Od, by post, 26s Od IF BOOKED. Per Quarter ... 6s 6d, by post, 8s Od „ Half-year... 13s Od, by post, 16s Od „ Year... ... 2tis Od, by post, 32s Od Birth, Marriage, and Death Notices, if >aidf jr at the time of insertion, 2s 6d each ; f booked, 4s each. Stamps may beseut for , jaymeafc. J.S3.S CO JIPWH U.S.S., CO rTNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY U OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited. WINTER EXCURSIONS TO MELBOURNE AT Specially Reduced Fares. L TRIP EVERY FOUR WEEKS. Saloon, £6 ; Steerage, £3. Return Pares, £10 and £6. Tickets and full particulars GEO JAMESON, Agent, W. .1. BUSH AND CO. r|ISTILLEKS <*nd IMPCBTEB9 ' .OF : ESSENTIAL OILS & FUVII ■/: ■ ■ * ESSENCES- ' SOLtTBLE ESSENCES For Aerated Water Manufacturers Extra Super Lemon, which is double ;he Strength of Ordinary Commercial Qualities. FRIiNCH CREAM GUM 11XTRACT, For producing a Head of Creamy Rich ness upon all kinds of Syrups, Waters, B«ers, Ales Cider, Champagne} &c. Artillery Lane: LondonJ Family Dairy Churns, Factory'Chu'rtt Factory Butter Workers, Family Butter Workers, Butter Packf ages, Print Butter Car-] riers, German Dairy PaperJ And everything needed m a complete Creamery or Butter Factory. Send for Circulars and Prices, PORTER BLANCHARD'S SONS, Concord, N.IL, U.S A] Established 1818 MANUFACTURERS TO HJSK MAJESTY B\ APPOINTMENT THE BANK OF ENGLAND AN ITS BRANCHES FTOBBS, HART, AND CO Jj[ Limited. Steel Safes, Bullion, ard Party-Wa. Doors, Locks for all purposes 76 CHEAPSIDE, LONDON ENGLAND. Manufactories Wharncliffe Works, Arlington stre»l London N