MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as, , under.subject to the necessary alterations :— FRIDAY, October 14. For Northern Ports and Australian Colo nies, and also for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via Brindisi, Point de Galle, India, China, Japan, &c, and for ' Frauce, Algeria,, Mauritius, Cape of Good ■ Hope, &c. (specially marked " per French packet only "), per Mararoa at 43.3 O a.m«" For Northern Ports, pei Talune, at «.3O a.m. SATURDAY, October 15- For Northern Ports and Greymouth, per i Herald at 6.30 a.m. 1

ENGLISH MAILS.

HOME WARD—DIEEOT MAILS. Arawa, sailed September 15, due in jondon October 25. Aorangi, left September 29, due in London on November 9. Coptic, sails October 15, due London November 25. OUTWARD —DIRECT MAILS. lonic, sailed September 3, due October 17. Ruapehu,, sailed^ September 17, due October 31.

The Ashburton Guardian. MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PRÆVALEBIT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1892. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Band performance iv Baring Square to night. The result of Mr Salek'a guessing compe tition will be found ia advertisement else where, i Messrs Miles and Co. announce the sale of the live and dead stock of Mr D. L. Inwood's farm at Hinds. Everything is of the best, and the sale will be worth the attention of farmers. AtAddiugton market there was another grand line of merino wethers from Buecleuch, which sold at 183 to 20s 9d. Snowdon merino wethers sold at 13s 4d to 16s sd, and crossbred wethers from Mr Stringfellow, Chertsey, at 18s 9d to 18s lid. The " Bruce Herald " chronicles the dis covery of an extensive deposit of tnoa bones in a railway cutting near Milburn. At a depth of 18 feet, and for fully half a chain, there was found a mass of moa bones em bedded in the blue clay. Andfclusian fowls are noted for their 1 irge eggs, which average six to the pound. But it is difficult to imagine how an ordinary sized hen can lay an egg such as we saw this morning, laid by one of ttiis breed, which measured Sin round one way and 6Jin the other way. In the Primitive Methodist Church to night the Rev James Cocker will deliver his lecture " Life in an English Village and some Chharacters I have not there." The lecture was postponed some time ago, owing to wet weather. Tickets then secured are available for to-night. The Dunedin "Star's" Parliamentary special says "an unsatisfactory feature of the session has been the amount of personal animus and recrimination imported into the deliberations of the House. During the past session there has been greater animus shown among members than during any previous experience, extending over several years." In order to show the delegates to the stock conference, bo meet at Wellington, every courtesy and attention the Hon J. Mcltenzie has invited a few of the leading pastoralists to meet him, when papers of interest to the colonies will be read and discussed. It is understood that Mr John Roberts, CM.G., and Mr Thomas Brydoue will be the Otago representatives. Professor Archibald, who first introduced the phonogiaph into Australasia, has arrived at Wellington with Edison's Loud Exhibition Phonograph, and will make a short farewell tour through New Zealand prior to returning to Chicago. During his recent visit through India and th« East, Mr Archibald became the possessor of a unique collection of Indian records. These are augmented by cylinders specially sent from England and America, with a special funnel for loud reproductions. The professor's present entertainment is said to be even more successful than that, given during his first visit. The proprietors of the "Canterbury Timee, 1' with their usual enterprise, publish with this week's number of their magazine, a portrait of the late poet laureate, Lord Tennyson. The portrait is taken from a steel engraving, which appeared last year as a frontispiece to a volume of his poems, and has been most faithfully copied, its excellence as a portrait having been retained in every line. The plate published by the " Canterbury " is certainly a credit to the ' artistic ability of the the litographic staff of the establishment; as well as to their speedy workmanship, the plate, Me are assured, having been reproduced in less than eight hour*. A meeting of wo>nen was held yesterday in the Free Methodist Church, Chri»tchurch. Theyidertermined to send a deputation to waiton Mr A. B. Worthington, Teacher of the Students of Truth, to condemn his teaching, and complain of his pamphlets on sexology recently issued to men, but which, if placed in the hands of young people, they alleged, would do infinite harm to the morals of the community. Jn/jtead of sending a deputa tion, however, the whole meeting arose, and marched in procession fco Mr Worthington's i^ouse, where they were received courteously. One woman asked him if he woujd leave Christehureh, as he was doinsj harm to the young people, He replied by asking if they could cite an instance of his teachings, having misled anyone, but the women said they were immoral teachings, and if he would not leave when requested they would petition for his removal. Mr Worthington replied tkajb he should not leave Chri&thurch till carried to the cemetery. He then retired. The woman surrounded his house, sang a hymn, prayed, and then dispersed, I The cost of the Manchaster Ship Canal ' has already exceeded the original estimate by five millions, and the thirteen millions already expended will nojb complete it. Tjhe Chairman of the Company, Lord Egerfcon of Tatton, at a meeting held recently, declared that, although he never was more cheerful as to the prospects of the enterprise, they must borrow two more millions jtrom tije Corporation of Man chester, who have aheady lenfb three to complete the undertaking. Jt is believed that the money will bp le.ut, as ip seems folly to abandon so much sunk capital j but the risk to the ratepayers is very serious, and the question whether the canal can ever pay is becoming more and more doubtful, as is also the problem whether it will benefit Manchester trade. Heavy tolls will destroy the utility of the work, yet, with light tolls how is it to yield the £2400 of profit a-day—excluding Sutf<J.e.ys—necessary to secure a dividend of §'§cv pojjt'! The work is too new in kind to ajl&\7 'of £aj,r calculation; but the calmness of Jyiv,erftyoj, in face of the threatened competition, "apjftyfc fc be fairly justified. The caual will, if is now con fidently expected, if the fresh money is forthcoming, be opened before 1893.

School Committees.

ASHBURTON. The monthly meeting of the above Com mittee was held on Tuesday night. Pre sent— Messrs Joneß (in the chair), Bean, Barrett, Braddell, McPherson, Meddins, and Silcook. Apologies were received for the absence of Messrs Oraighead and Paul. Correspondence from the Board was read—(l.) Reporting Mr Allison's ap pointment as substitute for Mr C. Bourke till November 1, as second assistant master; (2.) Notifying forwarding stationery and registers for school use ; (3.) Salary sheet for month : and (4) for | warding Inspector's report and results of last examination. 1 Tho Board stated that " except as re i gards the work of the girls in Standard d, the report is highly satisfactory, and creditable to the headmaster and his staff." It was unanimously resolved " That a hearty vote of thanks be recorded on the minutes to the headmaster and the staff for the very satisfactory report of tho past examination." The headmaster's report was read and adopted. It showed scholars on the roll —boys, 276; girls, 258; total, 534; highest attendance 497. The bad weather I during the month had much affected the attendance, which, however,, was rapidly improving. Leave of absence was granted to Misa E. A. Orr for two weeks to attend the College and University examinations. The visiting committee were asked to have some seats put in the. infant school grounds and some shingle placed near the pi?mp. The visiting committee reported on re pairs and painting required for caretaker's house, and it waa decided to ask the Board for a grant of £5 for carrying these out. Messrs Meddins and Silcock were ap pointed the visiting committee for the month, and Messrs Jones, Silcock, Meddins and the Chairman, a sub-com mittee to arrange school concert matters. Show Day, Friday, October 28, was granted a holiday to the scholars, and this concluded the business. The following is the Inspector's report on the examination :—

I. Pass Subjects

Number over eight years retained in P. division—lß. Percentage of passes—:s4*97. Percentage of failures—-] 0.94 Marks Class Subjects. (0 to 100) Grammar ... ... ... ... 50 History 60 Geography 40 Elementary science, object lessons, &c ... 60 Total 210 Percentage on class .subjects—s2's. Marks Additional Subjects. (0 to 20) Repetition and Recitation,.. ... 14 Dril 1 and exercis 3 ... .. ... 16 Singing 14 Needlework ... • ... 16 Subject matter, reading lessons ... 13 Additional marks ... ... 73 Staflf and Distribution.—Standards 6, 7, Mr J. B. Mayne, headmaster., John 0. Purchase, M.P. 2. Standard '5, Mr David Grant, assistant master, 1. Stan dard 4, Mr L. Owen, assistant mac ter, 2. Standard 3, Frank Curd, M.P. 4 (time expired) and Frederick Smith, M.P. 1. This class is under the hupevvision of the headmaster. Standard 2, Miss E. Sawle, A.F., and Mabel Trezise, F.P, 2 (for previous two months only with pupil teacher.) Standard 1, Minnie Bennetca, F.P. 3. Infant Department—Miss Grant, mistress: John C. Purchase, M.P. 2 (for first part of the year only); Rosamond Bonnington, F.P, 1; Edna Douglas, F.P. 1. General Remarks :—The school con tinues to s-how a satisfactory proportion of good work. The influence, however, of the break caused by epidemic just be fore last year's examination has, 1 am in formed, been felt throughout the year, and is probably to a certain extent repre sented in the present results. i The infant department is in an excel lent condition. The children are well trained in habits ©f order and attention ; I they show themselves as bright, happy and intelligent as might be wished ; and n\ every way throughout the classes do what is required of them in examination [ excellently. ! Standard 1 is also excellent, "and Sjcandapd 2 is fair, Standard 3 is substantially a good class. | It has been taught by a senior and a junior pupil teacher under the super vision of the headmaster, the seniop pupil teacher practically taking the position of an assistant and doing work which few junior assistants would do with success. ( His services deserve to be very highly appreciated. Of the more important subjects the arithmetic and geography are much to be commanded. In reading and in the distribution of the answering in response to oral questipnjng something bettpr might be desired. Standard 3, ik is general very fair with out any features in ifs group of class sub? jects calling for special notipe. In the class group it is difficult to make much out of the geography os taught under the new programme, and as the answering in Standard 2 was onjy moderate, the class mark (whiph jnpludes these two standards only) is ]ow, Otherwise the geography in the school is a specially good subject, and in Standard 8 furnishes an excellent ex ample of the full and intelligent treat ment whi«h raises the subject into the position of a truly educative one. In Standard 5 the small group of boys is an excellent one, doing their work generally in good style, and showing good intelligence where intelligence is" de manded. The girls are by contrast ex tremely weak, the weakness showing it self very conspicuously in the arithmetic, la Standard 6 ail the subjects with one exception ('grammar) are of the highest degree of merit, and the class fully deserves its uniform success. In StandarcJ 7 some work has been done in Latin; Algebra and Euclid : the childreh were, hownver, examined in the Standard 6 pro gramme only—with exce'lent results.— W", J. A.NDKESON, Inspector. ' '

HAM^STEAD.

The monthly meeting of the Hamp stead -School Committee was held on Tuesday evening. ' All the members were present. s ' The' headmaster's report gave the attendance ass fqlloifs :—Number on roll 1 3#9 ; average attendance, 282 ; highest attendance, 318. SeVerkl requisites Ve?e asked for. . .» , The report was adopted, and the requisites directed to' be jyrjitten fop bo the Board. Corre^Qn^tiUfte was xms— lsm}\ B^r^

jof Education, forwarding Inspector's report and Standard lists, and routine correspondence ; from Mr Frizzell, asking that the Board be recommended to grant him authority to inflict corporal punish ment for reasons stated. , The Inspector's report was considered, audit was resolved that the Committee I accord a vote of thanks to the head master and staff for their efforts during the past year. In reference to a remark of the Board as to the small number in Standard VI, the headmaster explained that most of the scholars left after passing Standard V, and this explanation was directed to be forwarded to the Board. Mr Frizzell's application was also directed to be sent to the Board. Messrs fhckman and Bisset were appointed the Visiting Committee for the ensuing month. A quantity of business connected with the prize fund concert, on Friday, October 21, was disposed of. The Chairman stated that Mr Gates reported that the children were making excellent progress with the Kinderspiel, and that several local amateurs had volunteered their ser vices for,the concert. The following is the Inspector's re port :—

I Pass Subjects.

dumber retained over eight years of age in P Class—l 4. Percentage of passes—4B*B. Percentage of failures—l 7 "6. Marks. Class Subjects. (0 to 100) Grammar 40 History ... 60 Geography ... .. 55 Elementary Science, Object Les sons, etc 65 Total ... 220 Percentage on class subjects—ss. Additional Marks (0to20) Repetition and recitation 14 Drill and exercises 13 Singing 12 Needlework ... 15 Subject-matter of reading lessons... 16 Additional marks 70 Staff and Distribution.—Standards 6 and 7, Mr William Malcolm, headmaster. Standard 5. Mr Robert Frizzell, A.M. 1. Standard 4, Miss Lucy Fawcett, A^F. 1. Standard 3, Matthew Kerr, M.P. 4, under supervision of headmaster. Stan dard 2, Miss Agnes Duncan, A.F. 2. Standard 1, Miss Marjorie Williamson, F.P. 4. Infants—Miss Mary Sbirtcliffe, Infant Mispress ; Miss Kate Rattray, F.P. 1; Miss Florence Bell, F.P. 1. Karnest Andrews, M.P. 3, assists in the work of Standards 2 and 4. Remarks.— Infant department— This department of the school continues to be efficiently conducted. All the subjects have more or less to commerd them, but arithmetic, spelling and word building may be noted as possessing special merits. Standard Classes.—Standard 1, —This is an excellent class, in every way very satisfactory, but especially proficient in counting. The ease and rapidity with which the children added numbers much beyond the regulation requirements form an admirable feature not often found. S'andard 2.—Exco]^ in copy book wrii,u.^,- in Wiiiuh a good many of the children are backward, the class-is very efficiently prepared in the subjects of the standard schedule, and makes fair answer ing in response to oral questioning. Standard 3, make a very fair ap pearance. A better training in drawing is desirable. In subjects of oral an swering, the history taught and questioned by Mr Kerr was much aoove the average, and was creditable alike to the class and the teacher. Standard 4, gives evidence of intelli gent teaching, but comes to grief over its arithmetic. Of other schedule sub jects reading is good, drawing excel lent, dictation, writing and composi tion are very good, and grammar shows qualities that would lead one to expect more distinct success in the sub ject. The class subjects of history and geography are fair. Standard 5.-—This class includes an unusual number of children (19 out of 35) who are not recorded as having ppssed the Standard 4 stage- (of 44 presented in Standard 4 in 1891, 3 were absent, 19 failed and 22 passed). Of the circum stances of their promotion I am, of course, not aware; but I presume, from the record of the Board's report, that most of them failed in Standard 4 last year, but were still thought capable of undertaking the work of the higher standard. Of the subjects in this class reading may be regarded as very fair, bus is jnncji wanting in the feature of comprehension ; I dictation, writing, drawing and geography are good or very good ; the arithmetic is very feeble and composition is moderate, Jn the class group history is creditable, but the grammar is worth little or nothing, and has evidently been much neglected. Standard 6 is a small group of little uniformity in their attainments, for which perhaps the general term " very fair" may be adopted.—W. J. Ander son, Inspector.

THE WORK OF THE SESSION.

« Though the session was not fruitful of legislation, a very great deal of hard I work was clone, The schedule of business transacted shows th,at 26 Gornmittiees were appointed, \69i public Bills were introduced, 150 of which j originated in the VJouse and 19 in the j Council, and 2 private Bills were introduced ; 741 petitions were pre sented, 183 divisions were recorded ; there were 66 sitting days, the daily average of the sitting being 7 hours 48 minutes ; 541 questions were asked of Ministers, and 1440 entries made in the journals of the House ; 274 papers were laid upon the table, and 676 reports received from Select Com mittees, Of the Bills introduced 87 received the Royal assent, while 81 were dropped or otherwise disposed of. The most important measures that were passed were the Bankruptcy Act —which is a consolidation of the law on the subject, with amendments which 3verp approved by the highest mercan tile and legal authorities in the Colony ; the Land, Landand Income Assess ment' Act Amendment, Land for Settlement, Manures Adulteration, Public Revenues, Selectors Land Revaluation,' Shops and Shop Assist ants,' Factories, Employers' Liability, Pontraoprs? and Wbrlcmens' 1 Liens, Dairy "Industry^ Servants' Registry Oltices, Water Supply, Offensive Publi cations, and Payment of Members Act | Most of the other eighty-seven Acts yprp pi gi%r "ft formal or a. Jqcal

character. Many of the Acts enumer-1 ated were so "amended" by the ■; Council that they must come befote Parliament next session to be restored to the shape in which they embodied the policy of the Government and the wishes of the country, and, therefore, the achievements of the session must be regarded as subject to a considerable discount. Of the private Acts the Wesleyan Trust Act Amendment calls for note as being of great importance to a large body of the public. The dropped Bills occupied more time, and were ot" at least equal importance and urgency with most of those which were passed. The Elec toral, Industrial Conciliation, Civil Service, Criminal Code and Libel Bills were all aimed to supply needed reforms, or to remove anomalies and injustice in the existing law, and it is greatly to be regretted that all of them did not pass. The Codlin Moth, Coroners' Inquests, Divorce, Govern; ment Railways, Labor Department, Manual and Technical Instruction, Noxious Weeds, Stock, and a few other i Bills—those dealing with the liquor trade for instance—were also useful, i measures, and it is a reflection upon the manner in which time was wasted that they had to suffer the fate of the innocents. Most of them will appear again, and it is to be hoped with tatter fortune. Ministers cannot be blamed with the comparative failure of the session. Their Bills were brought down in good time, and the Financial State ment was laid before the House in the first few days of the session. But the promising beginning thus made was neutralised by the conduct of the Opposition, who began their obstruc tive tactics by prolonging the financial debate for three weeks, and followed this up by debating everything and nothing at interminable length through out the session. Their evident inten tion was to kill the Government measures, a*hd in this they succeeded only too well. There is this consola tion in the prospects for the future, that a better balanced tipper.House cannot fail to have a good effect on both Houses, and more substantial results may be anticipated to accrue from less expenditure of time and temper. ,

South British Insurance Company.

—-♦ —; ■■ [per press .association.] Auckland, October 12. The annual meeting of the South British Insurance Company was held this morning. The balance sheet showed net revenne for the year £199,632 9s lOd. The directors recommended a dividend at the rate of ten per cent per annum for the half-year. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, stated that the premium income was about £2000 larger than that of the previous year. The amount of losses paid was in excess of last year's payment. £20,000 waa carried to the reserve fund which how stands at £30,000. Mr Kirker, general manager of the Company, shortly proceeds to India on the Company's business. Messrs C. C. McMillan and J. Edson were re elected directors. • An extraordinary meeting was afterwards held, and altered the articles of association so that only one witness is required to a proxy; that power for interim dividend be increased from ten to twenty per cent; that the directors' qualification be increased from 3CO to 600 shares. The chairman read a statement to the effect that the previous alteration of the articles of association, reducing the honor arium of directors from £1400 per annum to £700, was not legally carried. The directors, however, do not propose to take the £1400, but at some future time will probably avail themselves of the privilege enjoyed by their predecessors.

CRICKET.

■ —♦ ■ MARRIED V. SINGLE. The match between the Married and the Single members of the Ashburfcon Cricket Club was concluded on the Domain oval yesterday, the Benedicts scoring a win, thanks to Lane's fue innings of 58. Excellent cricked was shown by both sides, Uome of the colts played V6ry well indeed, and promise to improve much during the season with care and practice. The following are the scores:— married. G. Andrews, c Booth, bJ. Sawle ... 6 Makeig, b Dixon ... 0 Lane, cJ. Sawle, bE. Andrews ... 58 Simpson, bJ. Sawle ... 8 Denshire, Ibw J. Sawle k. ... 0 Johnson, bH. Pilbrow ... ... 6 Cuthbertson, bH. Pilbrow ... ... 0 Kingswell, run out 13 L. F. Andrewes, b Alcorn ... .., 0 Rollitt, b Alcorn ... .„ ... 0 Fox, not out ... ... ... ... o, Bell, b Alcorn,., ... ... .]. 2 Extras ... ... ... 9 ' Total ... IQ2 SINGLE. Dixon, b Kingswell .„ „, ..19 H. Pilbrow, b Lane .„ ... ... 0 J, Sawle, bLanc ... 0 T. Sawle, b Lane ... 1 Rundle, b Lane ... ... ... o Johnston, b Lane 0 J. Pilbrow, b Johnson ... , 6 E. Andrews, c Makeig, bG. Andrews 6 Booth, b L^ne, v . ... ... 6 Alcorn, c and b Kingswell ... ... 5 R. Tasker, not out ... .. ... J E. Kidd, b Kingswell 0 Extras . 11 Total ... 55 I

THE MARKETS.

EER PKWSS ASSOCIATION. i London, October 11, At the wool sales there is good compe tition. Prices are firm for medium and better wools ; faulty sorts are weak, Sydney, October 12. Wheat, chick, New Zealand, 3s 3d; milling, New Zealand, up to 4s 6d ; second class milling, 4s to 4s 3d ; flour, New Zealand, from £9. Oats, 2s 4d to 2s 9d. Maize, 3s 9d. Barley, Cape, 3s. Peas, Prussian blue, 46 6d. Bran, Is ; pollard, lid. Hay, New Zealand meadow, £7 10s. Linseed, New Zealand, £12 10s to £13. Onions, £$. Pptatoes, New Zealand, £4 10s ; Circular Heads, £5 10s. The market is a shade weaker, but prices are well maintained. Of butter there is only a limited supply. Dairy made is 8d to 9d, and factory made 9d to lOd. Cheese, 4|d to 6d. Bacon, New Zealand prime, B|d ; hanis, llkl. MBVftouß^Ki October 12. Wheat, small parcels," 3s Bd. The supply is in excess of demand. Flour, stone made, £7 15s to'£B ; roller, £8 10s to £9 10s. Oats, Algerian, Is lid, to 2s ; stout white feeding, 2s o*4 A^ia^AiDat October 12. W^eafc s 3s 4Jd. Holders generally , are asking 3s lOctl Flour is quiet; roller made, £9 12s 6d to £9 17s 6d. Qftfcs, 3s 4d to 3s 6d. Bj.-an, 9d ; p,c»l^»'d, 9d.

Addington Stock Market

CmusTCHtxacn, Opfco^pr 12. I SxpKJii Sheep,— Less activity, existed iftl

the case tor some months, the result being that, of nearly 30C0 sheep offered, a con ■ siderable number was withdrawn from sale, but several lines were subsequently disposed i.of privately. , The following are some of the leading lines:—Good sorts of crossbred hoggets brought up to 15s; four-tooths, mixed sexes, brought up to 14s 6d ; a specially forward line, 15s lOd; aged crossbred ewes, with a -small percentage of lambs, sold up to 17s; merino ewes, with a fair percentage of lambs, brought 10s 9d ; merino wethers sold from 7s 2d to 7s 6d. Fat Lambs.—Good demand existed for fat lambs, which sold at from 10s to 12s for small sorts, and from 12s 9d to 17» for bigger and better grown lambs. Fat Sheep.—About 4000 were yarded, of which there was again but a small propor tion of really prime quality suitable for export. The remainder of the entry con sisted of second quality crossbreds and merinos. The sale of crossbred wethers and maiden ewes was dull, and values receded, prices ranging from 16s 9d to 18s 9d. Wethers sold at from 15s 9d to 17s, and maiden ewes fro«i 13s 9d to 15s 6d. In the merino section the feature of the day was the sale of another draft from the Buccleuch Estate, immense sheep, which brought from 17s 9d to 20s 9d. With this exception, merino wethers ranged, for better class sheep, from lls 9d to 14s; and a lot of inferior quality sold at from 9s 3d to 10s 6d. Fat Cattle.—About 130 head were offered. Beat quality heifers only realised up to £7 10s, and heavy steers were almost unsaleable. Stoke Cattle.—The sale of store cattle was very active—yearlings from 52s to 635; eighteen-month-otds from 66s 6d to 755. Full grown steers changed hands at £5 2s to £5 Bs. Pigs.—About 200 pigs, chiefly porkers and stores, with a few light baconers, met with a fair sale at last week's rates.

Ashbuton Markets.

MESSKS MILES AND 00. Messrs Miles and Co. report on the weekly stock sale held at the Tinwald yards on Tuesday, October 11: — Considering the season of the year, there was a fairly good entry of all descriptions of sheep at the Tinwald yards—4s44 sheep being yarded. The attendance was good, but taking the sale throughout it may be characterised as of a dull nature. Entries in the fat pens were principally composed of iair to prime merino wethers, for which we realised top prices in 12s 2d, other grades selling down to 9s. Store merino wethers were hard to quit, from 5s to 8s 6d. Fafc crossbreds were iv moderate entry, no extra heavy weights being exhibited and changed owners at 17s 3d to 15a. Hoggeta were only entered in small numbers, and made from 12s up to 14s sd. In breeding ewes with lambs, the demand was easier for all desorip tions submitted than for some weeks past, and those owners who declined to accept a reduction on their reserves withdrew tneir entries for future disposal. The lots sold ranging in values from 15s to 20s. The enquiry for merino ewes was somewhat slack, except for those with a large percent age of lambs and well advanced, which realised up to 13s 9d, medium lots bringing 10s 6d to 12s Id. A small line of new season's lambs were submitted, but not realising owners' valuation were withdrawn. Our sales included the following: —68 merino wethers, 12s 2d; 46 crossbreds, 16s 2d; 319 store merino wethers, 6s 6d; 33 merino wethers, 12s 2d; 43 merino wethers, 7a lOd; 36 merino wethers, 3s; 27 merino wethers, 11s 6d. We have ateo sold during the week several lots of sheep at satisfac tory prices. In properties we have to record the dis posal of Mr Watkins' farm at Flemington, and in conjunction with Mr J. T. Ford we have sold 1760 acres of Messrs Millton Bros', Winchmore property.

MESSRS FBIEDLANDER BROS. Messrs Friedlander Bros, report upon the live stock market for the week ending Wednesday, October 12:— The Tinwald yards on Tuesday last were only moderately stocked with sheep, consisting chiefly of ewes and lambs, both merino and crossbred, with a fair lot of two-tooth crossbreds in forward condition. There were also a good few lots of merino wethers which had not come out well of the turnip feeding. The fat pens were represented by merino wethera, some of them of only medium quality, and only oue or two pens of crossbreds. The attendance was not large. Several of the Christchurch export buyers were present, but there was nothing really prime enough to tempt them to do business. Bidding all through was lifeless, and several lota were withdrawn at sale. -All through, however, a fair clearing were effected. In fat sheep* merino wethers sold at from 7s 3d to 9s 6d for inferior sheep, and from lla 6d to 12s 3d for heavier weights. One pen of crossbred wethers sold at 17s. There were also a few fat lambs yarded, but the butchers seemell shy of operating, and they were therefore withdrawn. Several lines of two-tooth crossbred sheep changed hands, at from 15s 9d to 16s 7d and 16s lid. This class of sheep should be remunerative to the pur chaser, even if they are to be kept ever and shorn, as they will no doubt pay better than hoggets at the price at which they hava lately been selling. Crossbred ewes, with 100 to 130 per cent of lambs, sold at from ids to 20s, according to condition and percentage. Merino ewes, with lambs at foot ranging from 80 to 100 per cent, sold at, 10s 9d to 13s 9d, There were only a few lines entered, but nothing of special quality, some medium sorts selling from 12a to 12a lOd, and one line of weJJUgro.wn ones sold at 14s sd. Merino, wethers did not meet with brisk st^e, as the sheep were chiefly failing mouths, Those which were sold at auction realised from 6s 3d to 6s (jd and up to 7s 3d. There was only a, moderate entry of beef yarded, and we sold on account of Mr K. Horsey 3 light weight heifera at £4 lls each; 2 at £5, 15s* and 2 at £5 10s. There were a.lso, some steers in the beef pens^ but they were evidently not quite finished enough for the trade, and were sold privately. In store cattle there were only a few springers and some calvss entered, but the demand for the, former was not brisk, and the latter sqld at full market rates. In pigs there were only two lines entered, but the demand was not strong ta the absence «f Qhristchurch buyers. We with drew a line of 1,3 as offers did not reach owners' idea of value. Skin SAtp.—On Friday last the various auctioneers submitted a large catalogue of skins, hides, and fat, our entry consisting chieflj of dry skins. There was not a spirited competition, and prices can be quoted at a decline equal to about 9d a skin all round. The butchers growled, but the buyera were not to be shaken, and talesmen did nofc have a very happy time. However, we managed to clear the whole of our catalogue of 11% skins. Hides and fab sold at scale rate*,.

THE ASHBTJRTOIS GU7AKOIAN: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1893.



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f\V VITAL INTEREST TO EVERY READER OF THIS, BECAUSE IT SAVES YOUR POUNDS -■' "O- ■"' BIG VALUE FOR LITTLE MONtY AT HARDLEY BROS. (LATE SPENCER & CO.) THE REMAINDER OF THE STOCK MUST GO DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. m HAVE ALREADY ARRIVED A BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT OF NEW GOODS, WHICH WILL BE SLAUGHTERED WITH IHE REMAINDER OP SPENCER'S STOCK KEMEMBEB, TOR A PEW MOJRE DAYS ONLY. BOOTS. JJQOT^ WE HAVE SOME OP THE BEST VALUE EVER SHOWN. OOME AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. MJLLINEBY OF THE LATEST STYLE, Under the Managemeat of Miss Turner, late of Messrs Strange and Co., Christchurch. Business Manager H. HARDLEY, Late of Mr Andrew Orr. GLAD TIDINGS. G. J. NBILL and CO. HAVE OPENED UP A NEW STOCK OF OTEKAL DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND boot c. in : FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS, , CORNER OF EAST & MOORE STPEETS. £VEBYTHING GOOD. . EVERYTHING CHEAP. A special line of 80in. Linen Twill Sheeting, worth Is 9d for Is 2cl Calicoes, 2s 6d a dozen ; Flannelettes, 3s 9d a dozen Strong Cotton Shirtings, 4|d ; Forfar, 36in. wide, 6id New Washing Prints, Ud ; New Dress Materials, 4£d Double width Cashmeres, all colors, worth 2s 9d for Isi4£d Men's Strong Tweed Suits, 25s j Men's Strong Tweed Trousers, 7s lid Wonderful Bargains in Boys' Suits BOOTS FOR THE MILLION- Men's Colonial-raade Nailed Shooters, 8s 9d Men's Colonial-made Bluchers, 5s 3d Women's Glove Kid Elastic "Boots, 6s lid A large stock of Ladies' Walking Boots and Shoes, cheap Children's Patent Leather Strap Slippers in endless variety, AT G. J. NBILL and COS. P.S.—MR NEILL |was Manager for W. W| SPENCER Jand CO. for the past four yeais. New Zealand Clothing Factory FOR Waterproofs, Waterproofs, (Our Own Make), Every Garment Guaranteed. MEN'S AND BOYS' SUITS, HATS, SHIRTS, SCARVES, MERCERY. Newest Styles and of Good Quality. AGENT FOR THE WOMAN'S FKIEND STOVE MAT (Something Few). Agents for—WERTHEIMS' CELEBRATED SEWING MACHINE. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY (Temporary Premises), TANORED STREET. OFEHIlftt OF lEW PREII9EI. saturdayToctobeb 22. SOA.LEK WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER, will show the finest Stock of • O Gold and Silver .Jewellery, Silver and Electro-plated Ware", Marble Clocks etc., ever seen in the district. Xx Coptic and Monmvai, there is to hand a very large stock of High Olara Goods, specially ordered from the Home manufacturers fOt Vor Weddin" and Birthday Presents and Presentation Testimonials, there will be opened up a MAGNIFICENT STOCK -,,•, In the Silver andE.P. Ware, there will be .shown some very choice Goods, which lor latest Home style and new designs, cannot be found in any other town in New Zealand. OPENING DAY, SATURDAY,_OCTOBER 22- S. SALBK.



CASH Advertisements under tins I heading not exceeding SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be If ft at this Office. "BICYCLE "ROAD RACK, OCTOBER 28. 10 61 OUNB, near Triangle, Puvse con taining money. Owner can have same by app'ying and describing to Miss Hoi'wooi), Tinwaid. 10 ?7 WAITED KNOWN. — Wanted to Sell, 54 inch Bicycl» in good order. Apply A. Mines, care Craighead Bros. __ [J>3 "HTrEEDING Pens separated after 30tli -D October. \ few more sittings Brown leghorns — may be booked. —H. G. Flower. __ ICE CREAM on, from 2 p.m. Saturday next. H. GK Flo\ver ; Confectioner, East Street. 10 8} R R. I. BOOTH. Temperance Lecturer, will deliver a lecture in Oddfellows' Hall, on Monday Evening, October 17. Particulars in To-morrow Evening's paper. 10 82 rpHE Messiah, cheap edition. New |_ Bicycle Song and Chorus, "The Wheel's the life for me" ; very popular. Soribner I and Harper's Magazines.—H. M. JoNE«, ' __ bOOD management of Infants and Young Children, by l>r Saunders, Stamp and Scrap Albums. New Lines in Note Papers.—H. M. Jones. ___ WANTED, at once, a first class man. Must be a good hand with horses and have a thorough knowledge of gardening. Apply Leicester Matsqn, care of Daviu Thomas. 1° 49 SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest, the largest, the best, and the cheap est. Small '.Itoods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. —W. J. Silwck. ' 41-182 BHARPLIN & Uompany, Springburn Saw Mills, have large quantities of birch and pine building timber for sale, at very cheap rates. Delivery anywhere. 9§176 ANTED Known—Grand Display of all the newest shapes in Ladies' Summer Hats. Special sample shipment. One of each shape ; at S. W, Alcorn & Go's. WANTED— Ladies to inspect our new and beautiful stock of Sum mer Dress Materials, Delaines, Pongee Cloths, Prints, etc, now open at S. W. Alcorn & Cos. WANTED Known—New Flannelettes at extraordinary prices; 3s lid and 4s lid doz. Thirty per cent under price,—w. H. Collier. WANTED Kuown--We are now show ing the most stylish and best variety of Millinery we have ever had. ! Come and inspect.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. fTTANTED Known—Dr (Scott's cele i * brated Electric Corsets can only be obtained in Asli burton afc W. H. Collier's, "Th« Corner." Gentlemen before buying » » their Suits and Clothing of all descriptions to inspect our stock. £1000 worth must ba sold regardless of cost. — H C. Skgers, Melford House. ALL Wool Colonial a weed Suits to measure; fib auJ workmanship : from 60s cash. Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Man, Saundero' Building*.. MES CONLAiN and Misa Aunott. Costume Makers, have removed to Triangle—next Hauiahan, Baker, and are prepared to guarantee perfect fit, and latest Paris fashions. Dresses made from 10a 6d. - 7§154 WANTED Known—lf you want good value in first-class Drapery and Slothing for your money go to H. C- Skgbrs, Melford House. Great reduc tions now on. WE tender our sincere thanks to our many customers and friends for their continued support. Having increased our staff, customers can now rely upon being attended lo promptly. Cash given for first class dairy produce only.—Cash Sioke, Havelock street. WHY should we let, the rain water off our roofs rot our buildings and run to waste when Haedlkv will find and fix sp mting at 4d per foot. Also good Water Tanks, guaranteed, from thirty shillings. Note his address—J. W. Hardley, Plumber and Gasfitter, East Street. fNDMILLS supplied and fixed. Hot and Cold Water Services laid on. Baths made to any size or pattern. Electric Bells fixed, and all kinds of Plumbing work done at lowest rates. Workmen sent to all parts of the district. —J. W. Bardley, Plumber and Gasfitter. fTTANTED Known—Pumps, Pumps W Pumps. I have on hand the largest stock in town of Pumps, Piping, Gas, Steam, and Water Fittings. Manu facturers of Galvanized Steel Gutters, Spouting, JRidging. and Down Pipe to any strength, size or pattern. — 3. W. Habulky, East street. WANTED Known — Being over j stocked, and having new Spring ! Boots and Shoes just arrived, J. Moison intends selling at little over cost price, some below cost, for two months. Great j Bargains. The stock is the choicest in j Ashburtotl. Hid superior own make 4 kept on hanr?, unsurpassed in New Zealand. A staff of man kept. All work and repairs under my own supervision, arad done on the shortest notice—. J. Moison, East Street Town Hali shop. The Best Tea IN TSE WORLD Hyslop'a Cey3©n. NINIAN HYSLOP, and CO., Tea Importers, 138 Cashel street, Christ church. Horn/watt's Pi/.,r*s and Ointment.—Sel Help.—Prior to Om discovery of these remedies an easy, ready attl remedy for outward disfigurations and in wnvi com-, plications was practically unknown. No one! need now be at a loss if they should unfor tunately suffer from piles, ulcers, sores, tumors, boils, bruises, sprains, etc. Envelop ing IfoiUwfli/y's medicines are very intelli gible printed dirpetions for using them,, which slioulql be ve,*-y attentively studied; and immediately followed by fcfi who resort] to tins treatment. Sooner ar lat^e £he' suffereL' will assuredly triumph over the! worst <liae»ses. The searching ointment' dispenses all tfeos-e jnalignant humours which 1 aggravate diseases of t^e skin, prevents the i licatrijcatioa of ulcera AW<i iu/Jammatory | tendencies in the system.. "KEATING'S POWDER ' destroys' IJUG3, FLEAS, MGTtfS, BEETLE J, and all other insects, whilst quite harmless domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles j fhe success of this powder is extraordinary. It is perfectly clean in application. !See the article you purchase is " KEATING'S," &s imitations are noxious and ineffectual. Sold )S Tins 6d, Is, and 2s (id each, by all chemists*



Statutory Declaration. —I, Franz Raabt, Ironbark, Sandhurst, in the colony of Vie toiife Australia, do solemnly and sincerely declare'iW^ft Ml* 25th June ' 1877! '"^ *°n Alfred, six yptip f£.km> was accidentaUy ■ hurt with an axe on his; fcfc???.. J- at once took all pains to secure medical insistence. Jfaw -ver in spite of all efforts, on the %%h i luffliflt, 1877, the opinion was given by l)r Mac"illivray that an amputation of the ■ I injured limb had become imperative, in order . ' (x> t"Vc life. At this juncture I called en • 1 Moaiu* Sai^wand Sons, procuring soirie of! '■ their Hxtrac.t f,i" Kiicalyptus Globulus, and j iby the applicn'tioii 'vi Vtvz same I had c ■ satisfaction 'of seeing my sou wiK\\]n a fort night out of all danger, and to-tlay he 'c, teScvercd. I may just add .tliat it wils when • .the crisis tad been reached that .the Extract' referred to was Gjs> applied, and I malcethis '.olomn declara-tipn, "^ : --T!Kpz Raabk, I^cla^ed a,t Sandhurst in the colony of Fictork AuSitralia, t\i« aeve^^li,^^ October, wfl'i&WßW 1 eiK\it hundred Mirl



The Best Tea IN CANTERBURY for the money, and free from any excess of astringency. COUNTESS 2s. ASK. YOUR GROO US. The " Family Doctor " of July 16 cays :— We have seen hosts of letters from all sorts and CQuditiois of people, in which the writers acknowledge the benefit they have received from the wonderful mixture, which as a curative agent cannot be- too highly estimated, since it cleanses, and clears the blood from all imp.ur\tks and restores it to its 'normal con.dvtioß.. If the blood is i diseased, th,e body is diseased, and the • patient languishes. Clarke's Blood Mixture i is a medicine of the greatest possible value, r and it has attained a. popularity almost unprecedented. Is> is. certainly the finest ; blood purifier tlaat scienceJ and skill have ; brought to, light up to the present time, and we «w with the utmost' confidence re • oenunend it to our subscribers and the ; public generally.^Advt) ! OoUSKANI^ ANJO, So.,t ■ ■JEuCALYPTB Ex i tract j& only genuine in the market, : ai\s \va&, a, yarded medals and diplomas afe ! Sydney, Mcl bourne, and Adelaide, beating 1 all competitors. For all affections of the i Chest and Lungs* Consumption, Asthma 'Coughs, Cotos,. Gravel, and Kidney Com plaints^ ib has' no-equal. Agents— iSH»U«,TON PxtTG COMIANY. TO MAKE Nie«st Scones, Nicest Pastry, Hasesi Ckkww UwAUM^BWK'sSelf.Rai^^^