with new mm: Then the JeT!33 will commence. It will be; easy^o get ■ew men into the mills, howerer, for the railroad nesses directly through the pro 'u .?J^ lnb? of iron "* ***** nulls that closed on June 3Q is estimated at orer four hundred, ordimwili employe *? g ? ne * W^; tho*»nd men. The gUaa factories which shutdown on July 1 employed twt> handed »nd «ty thoviwd An>i;g at Oiirneprie'f works reached % ehmax on July 6. when three hundred •nned men were brought fc Homestead w> oTerawe the stnkers and take posses won of the works. They belonged to the runkerton ' detecliTs office. A bloody tMttln ensued between these mercenaries and the workmen, which luted all day. Many Htm Were lost on both side.. The striking r mpn fought; with desperate bravery and finaflir 'defeated Pinklrton, who bwged iterfey, and anidthey had g| f ««N»lf«i the object for which they w«i¥ fse»tt: f ft, wta mAj by judictei managemerit.otf the part of the leaders of the 1 strike that the Minihilatrah of ■ the" Severs! 6o«p*hi«J or sytemrhlia have rende»vou»4 j>. Homestead.

GENERAL SUMMARY.

TB*polfce authorities M tendon lately •quipx^ a^mber rfjwlicemen with the eleetrfo* lamp instead- of 4*W oil lantern with which they have been hitherto sup plied. ..The e^ntneiit: was a complete success. The' lamps weigh"' only four police force. The Marquis of Salisbury will accept, •n retiring from office, the dukedom The London ""Star," of July 11," says indecency. He wan domestic chaplain to) Lord Salisbury. The papers are very* gu«d*d bii t*e nJaWff,) »nd the exact nature of the immorality has not been; made public. < oj& apf£*£% however, the! clergyman has much" influence ever the] Salubugrfagtihr, which? includes the JftevLerd^Wiflia&^CefciL Lord Salisbury's second son. It is sup* posed Edwards has''fled to the United States. .. . , ,.  . I A London 1 deepitcH, of July 17, is tq the effect th|^P.rjnceßaJfakry, ,of Teck is certain' £6 be made uucneis of York. The] Queeß k djKiroqq Jkhe Duk« should marrjf Victoria, daughter of Prince Christian^ but the doctors have, advised against the view of the necessity, of healthful heirs to the-«rowri.; TJ^/Pokeat York propw* tdtbewPrime** atCiaaaes in. April fast '-> mad was refused,,;. He ( . proposed agajq rin Londboy and then tb« Princess wjote to 1 the^Quean; asking I her. advice.. Queen - 'Victoria's rttoly wm; "Accent, with my blessing." The wedding iifijjjiepublicnr ■„ .., . ']■"' ■• •' .'The Dnblia'.'lJ^pwidept'' (PsrneUite) o# July fl£, *«yß—"Nioe elecUd sui porters /(£ Cornell's • prificiplss will / H '! flftnrily independent, owing to '- lo'Bnglisluparty^',!.': a r.,.,, j,..,,,^ ti ,. ;.: -i i>Mts Aim Montagu,, nowipr praon, at Dublin ."for kiUins ;h«r,, .tkfee H -ye»^o|d *Mtrhter, rave birth to a son on June 37. ■ ■ All London w«i»J|u^hing oaJuiy2 at ' O«(ir- Wikk'» #hr«at to Ucpme a Fr6ncoi- Waft, bao«»eUjfc e»mii|W^ E?»y?>fe ' tm*d\o allew>W"BUom«,'.' to.be pre ['^fcMrtes\:on the s&ge: ' Tlia new play is :detaribe4 m » realwlic mixture cfioSctipture.-anjl.'of modern! fimcWyinA «oi4y lit for production Ist *uvt; Madame < Saw Bwabardt was to -piaVtto part of ?? Salome,:; , ; Edmund Yates, in a special cablegram : totKe uNeV;Y,ofk Tribune," July 18, ' «ays there is.no foundation forth© state-* mfcit which has been going, thejrbundssof' the-papers thatthe Prince of Wales pto pose* to attend.th». Autumn man^uvres, 1 which take.plae* in HungaryinSept^mber. !, Prince is going' early, in r August \to Hamburg, and will returii ,to KhgHnd about the * second p veok 'in Bcptemtsor, . when he is off to Scotland on a long v|sit 1 Hto the Duke > and Pucheas of Fife; at < Sraemar. Projiably in the course, of Autumn, the betrothal of .Princess Milita "Victoria, of Edinburgh, and, Duke, of Augeaburg will be announced officially. Crown Prince of RoUraanur, has Bent to .; avrinoess Marie., who is now fiance of |he ' Prince, the love letters she had* received from him. The English Court, according. to a despatch; is excited over the scandal, and the matter is considered to. be withoutfNowUint. ' J ' The young Duke of Aoeta, nepheif^pf, the K*s»fl« 'Italy, MtgfclVfrgLtlie prince Amadeuß, ex-King^f «pain, *. said to be' favorably inclined towards' Prinoeas Maud of Wales, who is affew: ? months his Jnhlor; 1 Frahw; fcjwsyer, shares the general aversion of English and German royalty to interttariiage mhfltdiah. -■ -■■ •'--'- ■ •*. :\ •. .. ■ I . 1 '-:• LeiterS WrittW bf Barwi WangAeim *f.'are soon to be offered at auction, Lon dfon:[" They describe tht privaw life of U.B.H. if Bdirird, Duke of.i Kenl* and father of the Quee«: Adeipatoh says the. documents arestatthng. They represent i-ffiß.^: not only as'a'^llatit, but as an afcawlniw libertine^ *nd Wh «' affairs." are :' J astetsntisted ■by I most/ minutsr details. B»re« Wasgehium wM the Pake's tutor. SwitzattandJlias de»de<i.,to grant • credit of 1,290.000 francs to fortify St Maurice, one of tKe Bt, Gothardchain of extends from Lunstist to Genoa, and Fhich will have cosi'aboufc ten million fraocs. Queen Nathalie, of Bouwania, Carnwn cJronte inyiSijßL Tias written, to a friend at Manick #mb-lisc illness wiU soon end fatally. , . ; A terrific cyclone swept the provincfl of B*tigoin'ltaV;DnJuiyl9. Thavilage oTPoleseWon the left bank of the river Po, of 4QO inhabitant?, was almost com-1 pletely "destroyed, and many of t|e vi ■ , v lagers wep? .buried in the ruins of Wielr housei. ' ' lrf~ ""' '-'

Imperial Politics.

An election petitfoo has been lodged ;J .j{»fi^te*^HWlyjMJP.«or : Long - /^^tl^^nded by fifty-five radical and labor members pi the House of Commons it was, decided to m Parliament advanced radical and . labor questions, ,„ _ I '■ m tfte course of hia retries upon Beply, thefluntir aitfnibertai| hoped . that iHthe ; nevr ..GoyjWjßmenfc Lord Eosebery would be Foreign Seoretary, as both Mr Gladstone abd Mr wished to .evacuate Egypt Mr • fi Morley denWd this. , t Mr E. Blake, Q.C., who Was formerly Oauadian Parliament, and Was electea " at the general eleetjwnfo.r, the Insh constituency o* SduOiOUmgfprd, is en de*vourin« to bring afcoat*^reconciha f S^n^<fcOar% and Bed :;-•■»■'-• Blake desires a thprwgU iet^ent i of : the Hoitie Hule> question, ,and that ; the rightsr of the Crowtt should; ba fully, ■••"•" 'nweajm*» and : af dfßp^ir,; b^t be the ' ; : l batk-bon*, and! :glory \of the

««* Jfc JK*is-IJ*«fr,«tes!pp that meniberf of the Democratic Club will tit m opposition pending the introduction of jh»bw legislation lti# GoTttTunent ooniidns that the |«Mt House of ComaoM, owing Ww* n^Mtfffirat putiat, k, d^g^oß»to*|ecouatty. . ,-•■/-■• • Tbe division on tne *m«Sto«pt ta *c AWrtM-in-Reply U th» large** on i miH. - Ttai ■■■ mlj.lv afaiintgeV excUdinf tteSpeaker.» -On thyteHers annof^iciog tjpe , result there fas ivftfaw^atplKwring. , ' ..5.;,!%". . , The Htm. A. J. BaKour, Leader «f Ithe Hbnse, inovWrifie adjournment until the 18th inst, but made no statement as to the" intentions of the Government. ''"'

, (lUceiy«o August 13. 10.40 a.m ) 7LoNi>oi» t Augiwt 12; After Mr Ch&mberlain .had finished, Sir J. Lubbock, Sir H. James and Hon. Mr CliApliu i continue the, ; de bate, but no Liberal members spoke, though there were load criea for S>H" W. Harcourt and Mr Morley. The Irish members greeted the result of the division with cries of " boWh wifeh Coereidn,'^ i4l)oirfr\v<th Balfour," hissing and boohooing. The| Ilnioni** respondecl by ■tandjng. up,j •^Wing. their, hat* and, cheering plr ' A Cabinet Council.was held' tld-dtfjM and Lord Salisbury' afWWiTrcfs to rigib Mr! Gladstone waits on Her Majesty on-I jSatnrday.K ? M." h l - fft,i > {t ,; fl ,\T ...,..-.•,; * '■'•''■ -Aym /'-jinii.i, ji'iu, ,',,],) ."•. "' '

THE MARKETS.

PJU XKKSS ASSOCIATION. ■'■'!■ imo.f usfsfi Kaasa&thbitfi . - .■ ■■

(Received August 13, 10.E5 a.m.; T^e total reserve m the Bank of Kng lantT i« £16,033,^)00, and t^epcoportipn ol reserve to lwbiliU** W. 46-52. The rate o\ discbunt for three months' bills is 1 pel oen^ v Market fiim. I * Consols 07i. New Z»al*nd *.pei' j cen|i inscribed stock 104^; ty 94i. Neir Zealand long-tarried pwheat c wareho«se33»6d, market cjuie^l ' For of coast 1 targpes rtllew ask 31S 9d, bu buyers are onljT:willing.4o give 30s Sc Adelaide wheat ex warehouse 34s 6d

nwi-tet fIM; Viotorian ditto 33« 6d,  f Canterbury mutton 3|d/lamb' sfdJ; Wellington iiautton 3Jd,; . beet, fort quarters 2§d, hiodquarters 3jd. .

Grain and Produce.

The following is the CKristchnrch Co^n £xchßng» rtpott (or the yretk ending August 13 :--Great 'foresight >ai' shown by t|e Jockey Club m making the Grand National meeting for this week~as it gave our produce merchants and exporters two days of relaxa tion whet «l«nt.i!«gb ahjfesitely nothing doing, and possibly helped them to forget $>r Uhe timethewantof business and their other troubles. Whkat remains m the eaiie '.dtpEejwfid^ state. ;We have beqn shewn, tfie returns of a consignment to fchgwnd; it netted 2s 9d, and for this parcel we offered 3s lOdbefoce, shipment. We would draw present holden* attention to ,'tttis fact; BAKLEt-^A'littlr enquiry atahftut 3s, but buyers want good value. Oats f till look healthy. Potatoes m Sydney remain the samepaad wu Aiarket ; m sympathy. The following are. prices to farmers *<?*b.. OMk asjes extra;- potatoes ,<«xqepted : rr-.'Wne^t, prime milliag, .3s t ßd to 3s 9(1. Barley, malting, 4s. Oats,, milling, 2s: ;Peas, V* 6* to 3s 2d. Iteans, 3s. Potatoes say 15a,! at stations.; ;Batter,* fresh .faotory, Is Bd. Cbetse, 3Jd 'to 3d, supply greater tb*n demand. Cocksfoot,'4dTtof4|dJ . '•

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

; "" '(PKRPB'isssrASBOCIiTION) ) (Received Aueust 1», 10.40a,ra.)i . , A VI&ITOR, * LetrnoKV Angto^i; 10, Hon. St. John Broderick, Conserya tive raember for Guildford, visits Aus tralia shortly. ; r ;

THE AFGHAN TROUBLE.

St. Petkksbukg, August 1?. ,Thr lcNavosti",sayß Russia cannot remain a pastive onlooker of the Afghan crisis. :) ...  ."' .",,. ..'.'/, j r -, ■' . .. .'.; CAj-qyTTA, Acg(wfcl!2. < Tt is reported;that another ,coUi«ion how occurred between Ru*siana and Afghans in' Alfchut, m the P«mir district, '' ■ ■:i >.:. • „.'. :•<■" . (Received August 13,11.30 ».mi) 1'•':.: ?' :■■ < v '>:^Lo*Don, August 12. A Chinese force is reported t$ be proceeding towards the Pamir. (Received August 13. 11.30 a.m.) . -.m . CFNTftAI* AFRICA. ; Bsrwßui, August |12. "" Great disturbances have been taking l^lacimCentral Africm., -The Belgiau stations have been destroyed, and the agents killed, tm the Upper Gotigo and < in'lCatodKa; ■^ ii *'.'■' '■ '' -

MORE FRENCH ANNEXATIONS.

■"• ■"■"'.-•-■■■■ -pAWAupnitia. France has annexed Amsterdam and (J|. ( P«ulJplandf, iq tbe»lpdian ocean.

AUSTRALIAN.

Au«usfc,l3, 11,30 a.trf.)

CRIISIS IN TASMANIA.

[ . Hoba»T% August! 13. 'The Ministry has derided to' resign m consequence of the adverse; vote upon their financial policy, * J" ;

BISHOP OF ROCKHAMPTION.

- . ; Brisbane, August 13. Rev, Mr Pawes, has been elected Bishop of Rockbampton.

SPORTING.

CANTERBURY TRQTTING CJAJB. Christchuiich, August 12, ■ "i The Canterbury Trotting Club's Spring Meeting was held on the Agricultural Show Grounds to-day. The weather was fine, but cold, and the attendance was good. There were some large dividends, including a phenomenal one of £62 12s. Following are result! of principal events v SiiE?' C. tri? Handicap Tkot (harness); aip* Wife<lO'"llinensand 30 3ovi Two m ile ? , T -T*|Olis>Jlue Gown, Sfebos, 1; Mi »«wi«^?ft-%»tndqr / Wj|to,j 34secs, 2 ; Smulerhnd and Jardiue's Kentucky, Ber, 3. Sevan others started. Tiiae -smin 59secs. Dtvi4end-^£6B ia.s : ■1 AiflSiKdfUif s (saddle), pf 50 soys. Two. mil**. —P. t)'l>dmnell's Spider, IScsfVjitr Bowes* Boy, 24aec«., 2 ; r£Fatren's WiHefteht*/#»e«|i ? f. i Twelve Dividend-^fSO 16s. ; wlWWw&&^*'WtonJ* 29mm, beat mm&W****** *»»• Telegraph; Stakes, 1| iSiI^ t aMjJafdW dividend of Jt'^3 5s 6d.

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING.

>>l\J°r?f?<%tfimaßOMM, AUg|Bt 13.;; loncs,—Aquarius lOst 71b, lj W<*nganu% idl*f rffii^^rid, m ioib a Tinie, train, I7|sw. DivW«id^|fi7te<»a it,:'"

•ndttleM.'- 1 ; *"HBwfiWlfOßfS;-*f» wvk' *«♦*•»- Glen, 12»t Lib, 1; Weiteagi, lfcttib, 2 i Indurtw, Hat 71b, 3. Time," Uun 61 we. mriimdi, £12 6. 64 wd £13. H |OKA2n> National Hurdle Rack, o£3M i sots ; 2 ni)«s. ; Kulnine, 11* 61b^ .«' • ; (Clwk) 1 Eringo-Bragh.lOst 41b, (Sheenan) 2 CapUin Webb, 108t, ... (Hickey) 3 Won faHlj. Time, 4min. Dividend, jI3 2aMid£glg. , .j.i

THE ASHBtJRTON QTTABDIAKi SATURDAY, AtTCFTST 13, 189S



: An "At Home "will be held at the f Wesley an Church en Tqenday; evening, this • being the last social gathering' prior to the removal of the church. 3chman J. H. Pauling was elected resigned. In the Legislative Council on Friday Mr Downie Steward' leoved the second reading of the BiHe Reading in Schools Bill. Atteriis long debate, tfae V prerioos question,'* moved by Sir G. Whitmore, was ektHM by li so 11,'ahd the-Bill was thus lost. Several Bills were advanced a stage, and' tW. Council adjourned at. 4.2f ip.m. The House of Representatives were occupied in dkcuMiag the. Industrial Con ciliation Bill, the Local Authorities Accounts aiitfi Audit Bill, ; and,' tae Laod Board* Election Bill. The second readings of all the Bills tteje agreed a* rjQnt repor^ of the proceedings is unavoidably held over. Coi/KWiKB Artkfidjr EtfcAtvvwt Ex tract is the only genuine in the market, and was a warded medals and diplomas at Sydney. Melbourne, and Adelaide, beating Chest and Lungs, Consumption, Asthma, Coughs, Colds. 9f4^ and Kidney Com plaints, ' ii Mri 'hxajdal. -Agent*— a BHBVKTON DfttTG CjCUI ANY. Whoevorseeks tomprov* the domestic Wppl the. people by increasing A their daily happiness is a philanthropist Uraeid. Suofl.is}ths. object arrived at in (heJ>ro-| ductioh of WAMJuitftw'6 Oks't B fI«ATf Baking Powdkr. p Oj»« tried always used.* '• Caluopb " CifCLiM.^lOustrated Ks of " Calliope " Cycles hr season 1892-93 is now issued and will be sent post free ico any address—Seville's Cycle Works] 1 sooLiittirrf^j/v. of j Where .are,you,gpjng to, ray pretty maid | the Scores' or some Bisekits jM 8! jfthe said? | What kind do you get, my pretty maid i Why AciAEHßOOK'*iQfWjeg9s r sir 1 shsaaid i Sui'port Local Industry. — Tbi Lozenges, Jujube»,;Com£tß and Londoi Mixtures manufactured by Aclsbbkooi and Co. t i»M equality >e|t injported. The Okslow Biscuit. The latest anf most: delty{*Jb;ii*piti [mufutared bf A.fJsebrook and Co ' * '' n I Kkating's Cough Lozenges cure Cougha, Asthma, Bronchitis. Medical testimony states that no.othvr^nedicpie is ho effectual in the cure of those dangerous maladie|> One tae^nge «l9ne gives easp,,one or two ft bedtime ensures rest. Far rekevfog mfficulttr of breatJiing jbhey, are invaluable. They contain no opium nor any Violent drug. Son by. »H Chemists in tins Is id and 3s Qd eac| NOTICK. T : \ tilt apcouniai owing, to' the fcV4^~ XX signed are requested to Wf paid to John Higgs by the 20th inst^' after which legal proceedings will be taken ff>r, .their recovery.' ■ - >, ■ , L} .. , \ ' B*B4 » James diJAfdiE^ rtJiWf,:* bRAVGK-'HAEL..'- '-tn j W. CortHie Jt>li»«tou j WILL (D.V.) give ADDRES^IS . TO-MQRiBOW., Sunday Aft#r aoon, at3p.m;. and in the EVENIIfG,,! 8.30 p.m., in the t>range, HalL Plefsej bring your Bibles. B|B9J Ail at Home ~T i TTriLL Be Held at the ABHBURT6n ▼ ▼ WESLBITAN CHURCH, Camefon Street, orr ' ! '■" '- | ! TUESDAY NEXT, August |6. Programme for the Evening : Shore - Spfeohqi,, Recitations, Readings, Music, RefreM.QieQtn, » n d Qurionities. j Thisbeu, the last Social Gathering, prior to the i>,n oVß l o f the ChurchJ a [arge.«ttend»n<Jß- ej-w^ ■. Proceeds in aid of the'lffcuit Fund; ' admission, Is. Commence 7.35. 8 80 THRILLING STORIES. } Of Missionary Work and Adventure, .- "• -■ -; .■ ; BY; : . r v i , TJEV. riEORGE "DPIOWN, D.D., F.R.G.S.,,General Secretary Aus tralasian Wesleyan Missions, &c. Odarellows 9 Ball, WEDNESDAY, AUGU^T ; I7,I*92, AT 8 P.M. I i* \* > • *:' ■ ...'!.", ' ■'•" j Lantern Illustrations of Scenery j and Missionary Incidents in jj! A SPW BRITAIN KEW GUINEA, -* , , etc.; .'«u£, ,i_ j •'" Collection for .Mispion .Funds. ) 7J2__._ V_LJL k. = ! 1 THE AStJBURTON ; , T, PRES^YTJSBiIA'N CHURCH ANNIVERSARY'TEA'MEEtING 'ODDFELLOW HALL,; ON" TUjE^DAY, - SEPTEMBER 6. v . Tea at n^ o'clock. mO be followed by a POPULAR _L LECTURE by Very Revi Dk KfcMSME, M.A. Musical Selections by the Church Choir.. Tea and Lecture, 2s. fLe/Jtureqnly t 'l«., ; ','", , , B*B2 TINWALD DOMAIN BOARD. |\T OTICE is hereby given in pursuance ll ' of the "Public"''Reserves. Act, 1885," clauses 5 and 6, that the Tinwald Domain will be set apart for the Annual Race Meeting, of ,the Ashburton County Hunt Club, on FRIDAY, the 19th day c* i August, 1892, on which day charges will be made for: admission thereto on the following scale, yiz,;— 5 Tor each Adult '■'.'., ... One sh Urn?. For each Horse .'.; ... One shilling. Adsiisssion to GrandStand I and Saddling Paadock Three slfllings. MARK SCOJT, Chairman Tinwald Domain Board Tinwald, July 1,1892. |,-7-M FRIEDLANDEir BROSTP | ipyp?% .pAl^^ 1236 Awre Farm • ' -AT WAKANUi. j ; , :;r , } MESSRS ' FRIEDLANDER > BROS". . are" Instructed to sell by private treaty the Farm occupied by Mus Ma^ma.' Gibson,'either id/one/ Lot or subdivkfod' into Lots ranging from 100 TO-898. AOBES,: ' ' '- ' 'I ' /'I .5 < ! t .as aho r wn on plans, , » ? , Intending purchase.^ wll please otim : . muhicate with us, when tull pajtfibulars' as ( 3f«onaitions wid terms {can be



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SEED f§p|A;*OgT' Now is the «4&|^|pSu^jS»«?^a "|en^ BEAUTY OF BATH, or BEAUTT OJV HEBKON POTAI?OEBi sarliest and best, true to name, heavy wrappers and good quality. RHUBARB ROOJ'S of best varieties grown. A. W itandcll. 8*22 TOWN HALL. [ NEW SHOEING FORG^ '< , ; ,-, AND L BLACKSMITH'S SHOP. FItA% X I> A. TL. f!T» Late of Ashburton Forks, WISHES toiu»io«ii his friends and the public of the Ashburton dis trict that he has OPENED in above Business in ' NEW PREMISES, WAKANO *OAD, Behind Post Office and Kilworth's shop. Good roomey stand for Hones. He trusts that with good workmanship and strict attention to business to! merit f a share of public support. Horse |hoemit atyeoiato _ f —■?. LOOK_HERE! IX order to make room tot. put. Spring goods <.whioh 9/re, ju«6 arriving,; we are oM(^dto^9utbirV I -;„ i % SURPLUS STOCK, | jfAnd in order to do»«* . £ J ' determined to »*' + . -- + luVf About: JIJICI tJlem to tne *F" ac at COST PRICE. | \ ? 1; ,■ 7.',/ Come early and secure bargafcs. , , , All work done in Our usual first class w^ . |;:::^; nifpt f|b C raUhead MERCHANT TAILORS, TANCRED STREET, ASHBUBTON. i i - i



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.; ! '■'j ■ ■ .■' :,,.. ■, ' \.'M} ■■.■■ '.''i 1 s" ; _^ 'V^'jjji'iLjJlLiiiili'll '"ii'livi^A i-'::-i:i!:'-^i.':' rjiJJHrtiii"1!1- s"i:^l!!-!= v-"'::= v■ aj-"i!: 1:'i":'-"-"i:--!"iiu lir'-fl i! i f VTOVELTIEB in Fancy Work forth* -. I Madame WeiKd'sfaAhion JoqrtoftJa and :'■■ ■;.'.':: "'■: Stockings, homejnifc^::;f||:|||||| W[. : : ■, '■ : ■; .■;. :*»»(f ;:i::i»||^fil,|l|:v|?lj|||! ■Ui^o«W M*terial», viz., fieart Pciu, , I Heart Stake*. Sheopyaid Rails, Straining I be had at » rmy obnrenient plaoe, w f«>4«n ma^ bie sent from Biniiicbarn 'i''l:lliilMßtalidii^::^:4.f^ :, ; V;v:"^^:i'¥H I Koonis oppoaite Mail Offitte, Btjlii^ I |1; administerpd. I Private Rkßldence—Cameron Stree*; ■'.:'.■■ '■■■■■ '•■■■'■ ■■-■'■ ■:' l'■"''■:,■''/ '.'."';■: '■■■'..■"' '■■■: '" ..■ -■. ,'": '>;■:''<' <?:•'■:■■■}'''■'o 55 JKWKN BTW6BT, LOHDOH, E.O. i Lw^' ¥ Vanety idmi:',k^ : '"iii'"iloofc'':''.' "t ?$& Ist A^*^^#'|TA-iii: jij.' r '■'■,: :^^' ts" ill ■• ■ ness ufwn^riL'iatfi^^'^rrtJ^ij'^ll^nW'^ U /lIS »f, w«•*!■ teiwj^jbaii.,.■" . ■ ;■;;:,: <■&■??ss Alijbth«rg we Imitation* Factory Churn . ■-:••:.•.• «gt» l Print Butter CarJ v-v- '^f :;|| if^iii^ .;■.. ■: ■ rf:;v :' ■': y,.:. "essences,, ■', ■„■-::'.;.;; ||| j,»ji ■■■.•■■■ .-■■_••■■■■ ■■■,■-'; •.;.";■ '"■;.:■■■•■■'■:■ v ' ;'■■' ■■ "■.':.:.■;'''■:".'';'-.;'"siV^ For 'Aerated Wftter:: : Manttfw^i^;';'rs|>-|f| > Extra JSuper Lemon, which is doable th^S^jtb ot-Orflfti^cl.ncrcial ■nP'lU^Cn ■■■ ■:'■ A/ijrAT 'lc ■ TP '< **"• ■ -:;'$M



s nSBOTOBBaEPHTrr^fiTvrr GREAT SUCCESS^ GREAT SUCCESS '-PHE Public delighted^ .^tjff^ A Professor's work. The first lot of proof* to**= now iwady for < distribution, and are on view at the Sfcud^ljqofe'; [street, where the Public Are requested to" [inspect the work, which will compare ; fnvorably, with aft in the cqlopt-j Come [early.' I Vontoxkim fdelighted. Studio hours from 9.30 t» ?4p.M. A. T. ROBOTXOM, . .-.. .:, Photographer, Moore street, « (Opposite P*v»lH©t*l).j v7tlr V HAiRDRES&ER- iiav'ti&tiMfltiM*' HAS re.o^n^^2iHfc!M#tW; occupied by pßOFj^ottllofeoTToai, * East Street, Aahburton, with a complete stock of Tobacconist's Goods The HAIRDRESSINO DEPARTMENT !«o well ami favorably known in the trade. 7*94 \\r H T WEAR ft- L O pTT, VV when you can get YOUR CLOTHBB MAD* T<? ORDBR v AT SUCH LOW PRICES. SALES being the order of the day, R. H. Bowie Raa determined lutf&# b*\*hifoLrtTf\ intends to give his Customers anclW* ' Public Benefits no other Tailor can give. AN EXTRA PAIR OF TROUSERS GIVEN WITH EVERY SUIT. TROM. 11 WE TIAIB9 ,T4JLQR," ( , ■ ARCADE. ESTABLISHED 17 YEARS. „„_,, I. Fruit Trees. /^pfiMfi^t^l^eilks o|ai imiaf n the Colony—guaranteed the beat ob tainable. 'v~\ ■'■ *vr *■* Forest TTd^ n iC ' ' OF ALL SORTS. 6rnamental^r9je|S ? Roses r/J. £,L|(B6p|A^p CHOICE COLLECTION. CHRYSANTHEMUMS- Of Every Class, the Choicest and Best As we are purely Nurserymen, and do not gr^f^.lßj^^rotie^^r. . patrons m»y re^ r t>n obtaining wnatis most likely to prove satisfactory either for exhibition or other purposes. Thos. ieafy^ .vr|^rb^!n4, a* tßt^Toit I STAKTLING NEWS. James Porter; I THE WELL-KNOWN NURSEYMAN Of so many years, standing, has '■* FEtri^T'TEEBS^ _OF ALL KINDS. >> (:."-'i;' f nn ;tfPLE TREES, *■•.* % p', JLJ^not Stocks. t ORNAMENTAL. TREES & SHRUBS, ! Of sildescriptidns; : ; 1 <;F b' R'%' S T^Vr'E ;E%," f In great variety^ . : A special line of two years old PINUS INBIGNIS, 6s per 100. I have - been at great expense in .importing all the Latest Novelties and Prize-takers direct from English and cJlgerican Growers, and our success at tiM two laat Chrysanthemum Shows at Chri«tchurca, ohpuld W B«fl»i0^ gti»r«ti .t«eits to die g^*qsVfc£tjt $<aibu Stock,; | hiving taken sixteen prizes,' including five 'champions. , , t __; ( . . \N.^.'— All orders, shall receive my prompt attonlltW^K:^ .»s«3iji l &i. Chrysanthemums sent out in October. JOIIIT «. REJiTBI,!, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. GRAIN MERCHANT,* "SHIPPING, ,' FINANCIAL & COMMISSION T CASH PURCHASEB \ OF WHEAT, BARLEY, OATS RYEGKASS SEED, etc. COMMODlblis S^TOyA^B: AT'» ; . CURRKNT RATES. ALWAYS "ON SALE— < Cornsacks, Woolpacks, Twine, Super phosphates, Pearl-Guano, General Farm and Station Htores, &c. Cape Barley, Grass, Clover, Turnip and other Seeds of the best quality, 1 AT LOWEST CrTRRENT PRICES. \ AGENT FOR THE • New Zealand 'Lmb §q4. Mercantile , Agency Company, \A. *■'• •**" j Union Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Howard's Digging Ploughs... . Coopef's^SheepPip. -J\ ' /■ Sutherland's Manure, «tc. ' «.".. JOHN G. BEBTELL, In conjunction with 1 tine" * ■ JOHN R BLAND, Ano^- Auctioneers, Woci p" " -»v>neer. ... agents, »o.,Wi prepared to transact Farm and Station Business on the most favorable, 'terms.' :r •? WOOL, WOOL. WOOL. L.IBERj«L;L>CASB,ADyA^rpE^; ; | MADS AOIWBT '" ' ' * ■*• * ENSUING CLIPS. No Commission on Advances, and at the LOWEST CURRENT RATES OF INTEREST'



"""" to'Fiiuiriranrdißßr^ f T HAVE tht following PROPERTIES I ■*• FOR SaLE :- «..*-,. 1216 Acre* flfarat&faMftf/ Mf*™*; ; 500 Acres Lyndhurat Jhßtnct 5 647 Acre- <#«*»? :: , .-.'ftW I 440 Acres Dromore J^! 0? , 486 Acre- Wakanui; ,;,; P»™{ , 495 Acres Westerfield District SOGAcrw Mount Someis f) «U»tnot , ! 441 Acres Wakwroi ■>.£««?«* > 205 Acres Westerned - J>wtnct * 604 Acr» Hinds -.. DwWcJ 376 Acres MountScfners District 79 AonM ■'"■■ Hinds ' ... /.' J?frU»tt And other Properties. F»U particulars on'application. > ■ ?.■:*-.•■ r ; ii -.,■>■» FOR SALE— 23fe Acres, close to town, nice little Homestead. TO LEF—TWrt-fcoomeihOotlpge, Peter r TO'LIST.—For ;a 1 torop let Oatov *• HomMt«fr~f>ddock afc-*>The <**•»« Farm^tV^WSAcr^ ,^ ■; Estate Afrwtt. "".>' PubUp Notices. -:<> />■■'■!,- wiUi: Band m usual. - j.-^ :f r -.A Saturday Afternoon FBJ^r Sfca^ 6^ LAZABUS' PATiBNT SYSTEM OF SIGHT TESTING AND SPECTACLES. SOLE AGENT FQR ASHBURTON, Theq^ofT«iUiaiid(L<|ii^i ; irore in Mrf Salek's fireproof safe at the time of the fire,| AND ARE NUT* DESTROYED. )9a Saaprenand as. hitherto to Correctly "* Win " SPECIALITE v SPECTACLES, A ni*Xtfitffi b^ Measvnn*,? Ad jutting, and Ensuring Perfect Vision. 7*9 v I ' O,':'4 i.' ■ i|j. .'") _ i. t . »' |in 'j> t-j I IT FORD * COi -VfEW ZEALAND WOOL FORES* JJN (Late R. Wilkin and Co.), | 154, Hirkford Stkeet, CHRisTobr^^ ACO%ONRBitB A«l> OOMMISSIoi AGENTS | For th# 8«le of Stoclt, Woql, Skiqs, ? | < ]; Hides,praint^r<)ih^Produced '| LAND and STATIONS Vatded and so^ either by Auction or Private Treaty. ; Will attend Addington Market weekly t Ashburton Md tiunUt.vkcf alternate Tuesday. < rrtoolhlyi : y ;r, CLEARING SALES in Town or County Wnifreceive .prompt attention. : „ .-. MR ROnEHT JKFF will attend to, tji« Receiving and Delivery of Stock eb trusted to us for Sale at the Ashburton ihdTinwkldYaras.' - «•> } •! Postal Address— |ROBERT JEFF, \ '■ "■' if -. ' ■■:' '','■:> Tinwald* ;«• ; -JviT. Ford, i ,;., ■ a ... ■, j ; . -,' Auctioneer 1 timberT BEING Desitous of Reducing jmy Stock of Timber very considerably, InowT>egV» oflfeu to Farmers, Buildjers and others, thei<* requirements i *AT^RIC*fe>T*WVIOUSLY UIWnSAIID OF IN ASHBURTON. ? T OOAL #; COAL. ; CUAL.| T" Am now Receiving into Sljock ,100 TONS QE VERY, BIiST J NEWCASTLE COAL Which I shall Sell at : LOWEFT,CURRENT PRICES.: MALVERN AND MOUNT SOM±RS COAL ; ; Kept in Stock. { i Jotin O. Re§teU, WEan? STREET^ ASHBCRTO^j ESTiBIISttUD Jlß^7. I Incorporated bf Actof Comcil as a $ank ot Issue* fßiscount, Deposit, {and Exchanged .. i A.uthorised.Qfcpital#3,OOQ,OpO., l£ J*g-u§ , Capital «1,?5p,00^ . £e«erWlFund ■,; i ;. ( .£990,00p"', '> j TTIOR th« transaction of General 'J? Bankiwf business this Bank will open at RAKAIA on THURSDAY^; 14th July instant and, thereafter, once a week, on each succeeding Thursday. \ : .\ Forthi Bank pf-New South Waleß, ir.«i Bmnd,i I!ffI»PCCT4»R. Cbrißtchurch. July 11,189*. 7 7 NOTICE. ! 1 HAVE thw day I^UGHT from Mr JL James Craigik, the whole 6f his - S T O C X; OF ' f PAPERHANGINGS, GLASS, PAINTS, etc., and will * - -. CONTINUE THE BUSINESS IN THE OLD SHOP, BURNETT STREET. Having bought ; the Stock, at a BargaU I am prepared to Sell at GREATLY REDUCED RATES, • Estimates given. Orders promptly at | tended to, and charges reasonable.' John Wilson, PAINTER, PAPERHANGfI|, etc. Burnett Street, Corner of Arcade. \ 7 8( ASHBURTON MACHINE wdRKS \ND BRASS FOUNDRY. Cameron Stkeft. AshburtoJn, near Post Office, Thos. F> Imworf n, ( - . Pboi'riktor. I>HE>E works are well equipped wit best' Modern' 1 Maohinery forth ICxeenHdn of FIRST-CLASS WORK i Iron or' Timber. •■."'. : Specialties The manufacture of ,ORAS*;ANDGRKiN :^ANING ri'tNARY 1 W*TSR WHEELS FOft>tJMPIN IRRIGAtIONi J^s ■ > 'lit ' ' <<>'• v i^gsth} [ ,|jt> > I\M© R.EBAIRS OF . Traction, .'Porta^,; ,anjl^ Stations Engines, Reapers and Binders e,tc^ 9t ■( " -■ - ' '•!'•». „' /,"'•' '. ' ' ;