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Sydney, March 8. Wheat, chick, 2s lid to 3s ; milling, 3s 6d ; flour. New Zealand roller brands*, £8. Oats in fair demand—seed, 2s 6d ; feeding, 2s 7d ; milling 2s 9d. Maize, New Zealand, 4s 6d to 4s Bd. Bailey, Cape, 3s. Bran, Bjd ; pollard Bd. Peas, Prussian blue, 4s 6d to 4s 6d. Potatoes, Circular Heads, £3 15s to £4. Onions, £3 103. Butter, dairy made, 5d to 6d ; factory, 6d to 7d ; cheese, 4£d. Bacon, New Zealand prjme sort?, Bjd to B|d ; hams, nominally 10d to lid. Melbourne, March 8. Wheat, 3s l£d ; fbur, roller brands, £7 10s to £8. Oats, Algerian, Is 7d ; stout quality, 2p, Barley, Cape, 2s 2d ; English 3a 4d. Maize, 3s lid. Potatoes, £3 to bo £3 ss. Adelaide, March 8. Wheat, 3s to 3a 3d ; flour, roller brands, £8 7s 6d. Oats. 3s 3d to 3s 4d. Barley, £8 7s 6d. Oats, 3s 3d to 3s 4d. Barley, malting, 4s 6d to 4s 9d. Bran, 9|d ; pollard lOd. (Received March g, 11.50 a.m.) London, March 8. The total quantity of wheat and fbur afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,2^2,000 quarters, and for the Concinent 808,000 quarters. Colonial stocks quoted—A usrralian and New Zealand Mortgage Agency Company (Limited), Otago and Southland Invest ment Company, £5; Robert Campbell and Co., £2 10s ;Dalgety and Co., £510s.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following cable message, dated Lon don, March 7: — Wheat—Market continues drooping. New Zealand wheat, average, is worth 29s 6d per 4961b ; New Zealand whea% long-berried, is worth 31a per 4961 b ; Nuw Zealand wheat, f.a.q., is worth, c.i.f., to arrive, 25s (nominal valrfe), per 4801 h.

Addington Stock Market.

Christchukch, March 8. The market at Addington to day was a small one, and the attendance wad anything but large, being no doubt affected by the number of buyers who are at Cheviot sale. The weather was perfect, and in spite of the small number present, speculation, especi ally in the fat sheep department was fairly brisk. I Store Shkkp—There was a very good • entry, but the demand was not in propor , tion. Crossbreds were in good demand and brought up to 13* 6d for sound mouthed ewes, four-tooth wethers and maiden ewes sold at 13s 7d to 14s 6d, and two-tooth at 10s 9d to 12s; breeding ewes and sound mouthed crossbreds, Us 6d to 12s; sound mouthed merino ewes, 6s 6d to 7s; and broken mouthed ewes from 2s to ss. Fat Lambs—Prices ranged from 11s 6d to 13s for first class, to 10s 9d to 11s for medium. Fat Sheep—Prices were fairly up to late rates, one pen of freezers fetching 17s 6d. Prices ranged from 14a to 17s for crossbreds, to 9s Gd to 12s for merinos. Fat Cattle —A good entry, prime sorts eagerly competed for; prices firm at last week's quotations, and averaging 21s per lOOlbs. Store Cattle—The sale was dull. Pigs—A very good entry, which sold well, late rates being fully maintained.

Ashburton Markets.

MESSRS J. T. FORD AND CO. Messrs J. T. Ford and Co (in conjunction with Mr Henry Zander) report on the Ashburton live stock market foe Tuesday, March 7, as follows :—There was a good entry again at the Tinwald yards, and about 12,000 sheep were yarded. Bidding during the opening part was very dull, and a slight decline in all classes of sheep was again experienced. The attendance of buyers was large, although a good number of local buyers were away attending the Cheviot sheep sale. There was good supply of fat sheep. Crossbreds good quality, fetched from 12s to 14s; crossbred ewes, 9a 6d to 10i lOd ; merino ewes, 5s 4d to 6s 6d ; two very good pens of meiino ewes brought 9s sd. In store sheep there was a fair demand for crossbred and merino ewes, and though there were several good lines of both classes represented, prices did not reach vendors' expectations. Crossbred two-tooths sold from 11s 4d to 14s lOd; aged crossbred ewes, 78 8d to 10s 7d ; merino ewes, 4s to 5s 3d, We sold for various clients- 79 lambs (culled) at 5s Id ; 116 aged crossbred ewes, 7s sd; 314 crossbred ewes, 7s 5d ; 314 cross bred lambs, 9s 9d ; 212 merino ewes, 4s 3d.

MESSRS MILES AND CO., LIMITED. Messrs Miles and Co. report on the weekly stock sale held at the Tinwald yards on Tuesday, March 7, as under:—The large entries of the past fortnight showed a con siderable reduction in point of numbers at last Tuesday's auction* the totals yarded being 11,596 sheep, 16 head cattle, and 30 pigs. We disposed of the whole of our entry, numbering 2323 sheep. The attend ance, although an average one, was smaller ihan congregated at the two former sales, several prominent buyers and dealers being absent at the Cheviot sale. Good quality fat sheep were scarcely represented, the market being largely supplied with fair quality stores, for which biddings came slowly—except in the case of breeding ewes, and for these there were numerous buyers prepared to give fall market values. Cross bred ewes, of best quality, realised up to 14s 8d and 14s 9d; fat merino ewes, 6s to 7s ; and fat lambs up to 12s 3d. A smaller proportion of merino wethers wore entered t'.ian usual, and with oue or two exceptions had to be withdrawn; a good line of forward wethers sold in buyer's favor at 93 sd. For store crossbred ewes 7a 5d up to 9a Id was obtained for old sheep, a better line of large framed ewes making 11s Merino ewes, of doubtful age, were difficult to dispose of at a reduction u£on former rates, changing ftands $t Icpm '^a^d "to sjs'6.d. Store lambs $ere in good entry, and for a large line ol th'reerquarterbredsi we topped the market at ijs. Well grown halfbred la.mbs still <jon fcinue to meet with fair demand. The follow ing were our sales at auction:—l 22 fat cross bred ewes, 13s 7d ; [29 merino ewes, 5s ; 38 merino ewes, 5s 4d ; 16 two-tooth crossbreas lls lOd; 50 crossbred two-tooths, 14s; 1339 lambs, lls ; 146 merino ewes and lambs, all counted, 6a 9d ; 3.3 merino ewes, 5s 2d ; 279 first cross lambs, 10s lOd ; 33 merino ewes, 5s 3d ; 28 merino ewes, 5s 9d ; 19. crossbred evves, IQ3 9d 5 crossbred wethers \is ; 19Q pj'd merino ewes, }s lid. \*f9 have sold privately two lines of lamba at satisfactory prices during the week.

MESSRS FKIEDLANDEB BROS. Messrs Friedlander Bips report upon the live »tock market for the week ending March 8 :—At the Tinwald yards there was a large entry of sheep, chiefly made up of merino and crossbred ewes and store iambs. Ihe attendance, though large, did not represent fchs usual number .of laVgb buyers who, flo cKmbf, were attending the Qfrevrot sale, am} Iherefore'business Was rather slack ; never itieless most 6f 'the lines changed hands at Ruction or soon after. Fat peris were filled $th merino, aftd <irosgbre4 ewfts and menno wstije'rs of indifferent quality, for which bidding was very slow, merino ewes selling at 5s 3d to 5s 9d : merinQ wethers Tib <m 7s, aftd, gne Hn« * * s ooct sheep at 9s 5d." Fat crossbred ewes sold at irom 103 to l^ and crossbred two-tooth fiheep fr^m 12a tq }$i, In s|,qrp tl;e(e spv:eraflines Mg&od crossbred' Awes ' sent Jqrward from c lion'gbeacji estate afld M? E (i, Wright, w'hic'l} towped tUe day's market at up to 11s jqr t|]e former for five year old ewes, and from lfja 3d up to 14s 8d for two, sis ftfid elght tooth sheep respective!**. am \, Sj with tbe exception ««- yne or tvyo v j ineSj were nofc of the usual quality seen in thi-s market, small and inferior sorts prevailing, and pric.e^ ruling from 83 6d to IDs 4d for sspnall, and fiom 10a r,p t,Q 123 31 for good sorts. Merino ewes 9,9 a lot were nearly all failing mouths, and sold at 2s to 5s 2cl, according to condition and quality. Merino ewes and lambs (all counted) sold at 6s to 6ft $d ( G,ur sales for the day we.rfs on, account of yarioi^s clients— 6[24 merinp ewe's, 5s 2d; 250 merino, ewes, |s 6d • 315 first cross lambs (small), 9a 4d • |7 lambs, 10s 4d. A r,ice line of two-tooth grouabred aheep we withdrew at Us 6d, not

lit aching the owner's expectation. P«vate^ *> dudng the week we have placed 15W r freezing sheep at 16s; W0 fat lambs lls 6d. There was a small ei>try of pigs, which met wiih very keen competition, stubbier* realising 21s 9d ; weaners from 7s to 14s bit. Cattle—There was a small entry of which sold at full market rates, and store cattle met with g( od competition.

The Revolver in the Billiard Room.

A METHVEN INCIDENT.

Methven has had in its day the reputa tion of being able to get through a fairly good share of hard whisky of full strength, and, when the whisky was working, of being able to get off a respectable number of fights. A row or two in the season was not looked upon as anything out of the way, and when two men disagreed over their pain-killer and became pot valiant they adjourned to cheopen spaaein front of the hotels, and, stripping to the buft, fought out the quarrel. It was then (hat the ability «w a peace-maker of the late ganial host of the "Methven was exercised, and none better able than Honest Bob Pation to throw oil on the troubled waters. But we had thought that these times were all past new, and that the Highland Village had resolved like Sir John Falstaff, to " live cleanly," that the " warriors " of tea years ago had become " ashes where once they were fire," and had retired from the scene oi their drunken warfare. At any rate the warfare was always confined to tne use of the weapons fchat Nature supplies, except when such horrors as George litmus came along. When Geovge stepped aside from the rule of the ring, and used either teeth, nail, stone, nor bludgeon, he was promptly collared, ami treated to one of he few baths he ever got in his life—a duck in tho ceek. From recent accounts, however, we learn that a new era has dawned upon the fighting men of Methven, and that some of tiiem at least would fain desert the good old plan of mauling and knuckling and betake themselves to the revolver. At least, in the case nrted below, a revolvtr seems to have been dangerously convenient after a dis agreement. It appears tint the village was last week in a staie of great excite ment over a report that there had been a shooting affray in one of the two billiard rooms it possesses. Nothing seemed to come of it, however, until Monday afternoon, when Jam-.-8 Nee was brought up before Mr W. Morgan, J.P., charged with shooting with intent ac another, Arthur Dobbs. It appears Lhat Nee and Dobbs had been having an altercation over a wager on a game of billiards, and during the evening they were pitting near each other, when suddenly a pistel report was heard, and a bullet entered the plaster wall within a few inches of the head of one known as "Jimmy ihe soldier." who at the time was in the ait of chalking the tip of his billiard cue. There was naturally considerable excre ment in the room at this sudden turn of affairs, and after some little trouble a revolver was taken away from Nee. The general impression appears to be that Nee, thoutrh he had been heard to use threats of' some kind towards Dobbs, really hud no intention of shooting at him and that the actual firing of the' revolver was accidental. Nee was re manded and admitted to bail.

THE FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA.

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(Received M?rch 9, 11.45 a.m.) Brisbane, March 9. The Flood Relief Fund now amounts to over £40,000.

The following subscriptions have been received : —

£ s d Previously acknowledged ... 191 15 2 A.H. ... • ... 4 0 0 T. S • 2 00 Ashburton Baptist Church offertory 6 2 0 Ashburton Am-tteur Cycling Ol'ib 4 7 0 Presbyterian Church, Tinwald and Fleming ton 4 2 6 .W. -J. Steward " ... ... 110 "Man "Chapel 2 0 0 (J.A.O.D ... 2 2 0 Total ... £211 15 2

THE ROYAL NAVY.

PROJECTED LARGE INCREASE,

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(Beceiv-sa March % J.1.2Q a,,m.) koifDON, March 8. In the House of Commons to-day, Sir XJghtred Kay-Shuttleworth, Secre tary to, the Admiralty, stated it was the intention of Government to have built two cruisers, which would be superior to any in the British navy, at a cost of £700,000 each ; also three second class cruisers, two battleships, and two sloops, the latter to be fitted with a single screw and sails, and suit able for the Pacific or Australian stations. The estimated total cost would be live millions sterling. Lord G. F. Hamilton, First Lord of the Admiralty in the late, Administration., criticised the reduction o,i the subsidy to merchant cruisers, from 4-3AQQG t° ,£32,00 Q. lie also declared that a numW of battleships were inefficient. Replying, Sir Kay Shuttleworth ex plained that ib was owing to the Admiralty wishing to keep one year's cruisers, subvention in hand.

ROAD BOARDS.

AM AHA,

The Anama Road Board met on March 2. Present—Messrs Coskerie, Gale and Wright. The correspondence with tne County Council in reference to the new road to the Anama Railway Station being carried through the plantation reserve was read and considered, and Hie Chairman was authorized to have gates erected at eticb, end of in? flew road, it was also resolved to form; the new road through the plantation and to pick the lar<?e stones off the remaining portion on. the open tussock land. A|soto take the necessary Steps to slqse the old roaci. A letter from the Mount Somers Road Board was read, re a missing cheque for £17—and the Chairman was authorised to give the in demnity asked for. Ace-- passe.'?. SJc payment, and the Board a*- I ]ourned until the first Thursday in Maj.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[PER PRKSS ASSOCIATION. J (Received March 9, 11.45 a.m.) THE PANAMA SCANDALS. Paris, March 8, The second trial ot the Panama directors and others for bribery has begun.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received March 9, 11.45 a.m.) FOUND GUILTY. Melboubnb, March 9. The jury after deliberating for seven hours, found the directors, manager, and auditor of the Anglo- Australian j Bank guilty of the charges brought against them in connection with the failure of that institution. The prisoners were remanded for sentence. The Magisterial enquiry into the charges against the officials of the Mercantile Bank was opened.

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

THE HOME ROLE BILL,

THE DLSTER MEMBERS.

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London, March 7. The Ulster members have issued a manifesto accepting aid from their Canadian kinsmen in the event of the Home Rule Bill passing. Mr Hogan, the newlj-elected mem ber for Mid-Tipperary, has given notice of motion with regard to the influx of convicts* in Australia from New Cale donia. London, March 8. The House of Lords rejected the Government Bill to assimilate and dis tribute real and personal property in case of intestacy. Mr Hogan has given notice to ask Sir E. Grey, Under Secretary for Foreign AfFairs, if England will suggest that New Caledonia should be trans ferred to her. New Yo«k, March 7. Judge Fitzgerald, of New York, an ardent Home Ruler, told an inter viewer he thanked God he had lived to see a British Premier plead guilty to a crime the King and Ministry had committed. (Received March 9, 1140 a.m.) London, March 8 Sir Michael Hicks-Beach intends to move the rejection of the Home Rule Bill. A large meeting of the Conser vative party was held at the Carlton Club to-day, to discuss the political situation, when it was decided to sup port the motion for the rejection of the Bill. The Marquis of Salisbury urged that every effort be made to defeat the measure, even if charged with obstruc tion. Lord Randolph Churchill pro mised to support Mr Balfour as the leader of the Conservative party in the House of Commons.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

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Dunedin, March 16. Collvg-e Honor*. Dc Chilton, rector of the Port Chalmers High School, has parsed the examination for the Doctor of Science degree, (he first-in the colony. Wellington, March 16. Th« TOw Plymouth Wreckage. A telegram to the Matine Department from New Plymouth states that the wreckage of the Gowanburn was found five milea north of Mokau, and included fittings.

Fatal Accident at a Mill.

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Auckland, March 8. A most distressing accident occurred at the Auckland Roller Mills .late last* evening to a boy named Howe, nine years of age. The boy took his uncle's tea to the mill, and was afterwards conducted out of the building while his uncle re turned to his work. The lad must have re-entered the building, which was only lighted by one lamp, and made for the ohain tackle with the object of having a swing, but overbalanced himself, and in trying to save himself he must have caught the rope that puts the tackle in gear, and he was hoisted up through two floors, and when reaching the top, the boy must have swung over the drum, his head coming in contact with a heavy cross beam, and atterwards being wound close against the drum, where he revolved with it till the mill stopped at eight o'clock, when it was closed for the night. The boy was found this morning hanging head downward from the drum with the chain around the lower portion of h,is body. The boy a,t firht was unconscious, hu,t afterwards spoke, and was remove^ fa th,e (iosp,Ual, where he djes,

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN : THURSDAY; MARCH 9, 1893.



Mr Alfred Harbison. SPECIAL ENTRY. SATURDAY, MARCH 11. BEDSTEADS, Tables, Suite Furni ture, Chairs, Crockery, etc,, ©t£.'" Without Xieserv^.' HARRISON, 3|{H Auctioneer.



Mr D. Thomas HINDS SALEYARDS. MARCH 16, 1893. T' WILL Ob'FER fOR SALE ut th^ JL above fixture :— A Cld Crossbred, WET^EBfy two, /if^i^ Two tooth EWES and. WETHERS OAA Crossbred EWES, 3*49 ' ~Ashbu~rton.



HOB SB MARKET. T WILL OFFER AT BULLOCK'S JL ARCADE, ON SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1893. On account of a Client, M Unbroken COLTS & FILLIES, from Mesopotamia. I Pair Oarrhge BAYS, with black points ; beautiful movers. Als«, Light and Heavy Draughts, Hacks, and Harness HORSES.



Holloway's Ointment and Pill?.— Abscesses, Erysipelas, and Piles.—Unvary inc success attends all who treat these diseases according t» the simple prfhtel directions wrapped round each pot aim bo,x, They are invaluable to the yquflg and timid, whose baahfulness, endangers lite. Though aM-arently' local, diseases ot this nature are essentially blood diseases, but a little attention, moderate perseverance, &w trifling expense w ill enable thonicot diffident to conduct any case to, a l«*,ppy issue without exposing sooret infirmities to anyone, lhe oitivnient checks the local inflammation urn! alleviates the throbbing pains, Tl^se direc tions also clearly poin.t ; oi^t when and how Holloway's WHs are to be taken, that their purifying and regulating powers may assist by adjusting and strengthening the consitvi ttoa.



DAVID THOMAS, 3S-5Q Auctioneer.



Entertainments.__ 11 SATURDAY AND MONDAY, MARCH 11 akd 13. EXTRAORDINARY ATTRACTION. The Wobld Famed gTJEEN-SMITH, Ainericnn Myetifiers. MARTHA E STEEN, Ihe Empress of Second bight. CHAS. N. STEEN. Originator of the Georgia Magnet and the " World s Exposer of Spiritualism. OSCAR SMITH, 1 The Refined Humorist and Ventriloquist. Thought Reading, Second Sight, Mental Telegraphy, and Supernatural Wonder Workings. Prices—3a, 2a, and 1. Box Plan at H. Friedlander s. 3i36 TBAVERS VALE, Representative,



MR T. BULLOCK. i?O A 1 C\c T. 5.777, Cox street.. | dwcvli 1 v/O» for sale at the abeve fixture. Capital building site, best side of the street. Liberal terms if tequired, viz., £2 cash, balance by instalments. T. BULLOCK.



Public Notices ITTANTEDTTENDERsIor SKIM- W MING 120 Acres Whe*t Stubble. Tanders close SATURDAY, March 11. For particulars apply DIXON & CuW, 3t53 Tinwald.



| FUNERAL NOTICE. THE Friends of Mr James Campbell are*>respecifully informed that hia Funeral will move from his residence, Aitken Street, TO-MORROW (Friday), the 10th inst M at 0119 o'clock, for the Ashburton Cemetery. BAKER BROS , 3 55 Undertakers,



ASHBUHTON POULTRY SOCIETY. ,'TIHE Annual MeHirigof the Ashburton JL Poulsry, Pigeon, and Canary Society will be held on MONDAY Evening, March 13, at eight o'clock, at the Arcade Chambers. 3 40 B. E. TASKER. Hon. Sec. STA U X FIRES. £25 fU:WAiti» THE Uudersigned efforts the above Reward to any one who will give such information as will load to the con viction of any person wilfully causing tftack Fires in any part of the Ashburton bounty. DAVID THOMAS, 3*33 Ashbnrt-on.



A PUBLIC TRIAL, OF P. & D. DUNCAN'S PATENT TWITCH GRUBBER WILL BE HELD OX Tuesday, March 14, ON the Land of MR P. DUFFY, opposite the Canterbury Roller Flour Mills, commencins? at 11 a.m. 3§56



EOT FLY. mHE WELL KNOWN PAGE'S J- HORSE OIL has been tested by experts, and found to be the best remedy for the Bot Fly. One abplication a week raises a scurf, and the fly cannot penetrate the skin THE HORDE'S FRIEND. PAGE'S No. 1 Horse Oil 3. Sure cure for sprains, bruises, or swellings ol any kind in horses. PAGE'S No. 2 Horse Oils.. Sure cure for sores en backs or shoulders, and any kind of broken wounda. Numbers of Testimonials can be produced. AGENTS For Chertsey Mr T. McDowell, Store keeper. For Ashburton, Mr Anderson, Saddler For Tinwald, Mr Clark, Saddler. For Geraldine, Mr Connolly, Saddler. For Timaru, Mr Price, Saddler.



ADVANCE TINWALD. C. Hawktn* IS now Opening in his New Shop, a very Choice Assortment of Goods, consisting of BLANKETS, WOOLS, FLANNELS, FANNELETTES BOOTS AND SHOES, AND ALL KINDS OF DRAPERY, At Prices thafc challenge these of any Draper in A.shburtcn or Christchurch. The Bootmaking Department is in charge of a first class workman, secured in order to make this branch of the busi ness a special feature, 3§l TVREfcDEN T3IANO /COMPANY



PIANOS, I ORGANS, HARMONIUMS, On the TWO YEARS HIRE SYSTEM. SHEET MUSIC, VIOLINS, VIOLIN STRINGS, and VIOLIN REQUISITES, HOKACE A. GATES, AGENT AND HANAGER School of Music, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS. 1 162 JOIIH Or, UE§TELIi, GRAIN & WOOL STORES, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON.



Sole Maker and Proprietor F. W. PAGE, j CHERTSE? CANTERBURY. 187 NOW Ife A CHANCE 'JO SAVE MONEY. NEW GOODS. NEW GOODS. —JUST TO HAND,— IF you Want a Good Suit afc a low price, go to, the \shburton. Scientific I'ajloriua Company, where you will have a Grand Asscvffcmentof Fanoy Trouserings, Coatings, and Tweeds, of great variety to choose from. Jgj£™ Don't forget the address — TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. G. J. F. LUBLOW, Manager. ■ . mm, \ "LIU Persons hying Subset)'ption 4\_ Lists ;n their o^ssossion, .must seivi the same to His Worship the Mayor, before THURSDAY NKXT, the 16th March inst., on which day ihe lists will be finally closed. > The naxt meeting of the General Com mittee wild be held at the Borough Council Chambers, on FRlD.*Xrthe March mat,, at 8 p.m. r • ft. tfIRD, Ms^yor, __Maroh BJt8 Jt ism, W i ■'3"*'""' |yfimt»w BTEAMSHIp COMPAN i %J UF NEW ZEALAND. STEAMERS SAIL from LYTTEL TON AS UNDER:



GRAIN MERCHANT, SHIPPING, FINANCIAL & COMMISSION AGENT, &c. CASH PURCHASE!* WHEAT, BARLEY, OATS RYEGKASS SEED, Hie. COMMODIOUS STORAGE AT CURRENT RATES. ALWAYS XW SALE— Cornsacks, Woolpacks, Twine, Super phosphates, TPearl-Guano, General Farm and Station Stores, &c % Gape Barley, Grass, Clover^ Twrniy* a»d other Seeds of toes.fc quality. AT LQTOT flpfcßffirf - taffEßm i AGENT FOR THE New Zealand Loan and Mercantile gency Company, Ld. Union. Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Howard's Digging Ploughs. Cooper's Sheep Dip.. Sntberland's Manure, vie, JOHN G. BESTELL, In conjunction with the SEW ZEALAHI) IOAI * «*»• (ASXIIE A«EIGV CO., I*d. JOHN R BLAND, Auctioneer. Vuctioneers, Wool Brokers, Land and Financial Agents, <&c, ara prepared to transact Farm and Station Business on the most favorable terms. WOOL. WOOJL.. WOOL LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES MADE AOA.XNST ENSUING CLIPS. So Commission on Advances, and at the LOWEST CURRENT RATES OF THTEBEST



E'or Wellington—Monday, Tuesday, Wed nesday, Thursday, vl6 Saturday. ..<.• , Nelson—Tuesday and Sattifttay. Auckland—Monday anfl Thursday. , Sydney—Every Second Thursday. Dunedin—Tuesday and Friday. Melbourne —Tuesday, Excursion Season commenced on November 1. Refused fares over all the Company's lines. For particulars apply to MILES & 00., LTD., Agents for ishburton.



KaIaPOI HOUSE. » NOW IN THE FRONT RANK WITH Complete Stocks OF LINOLEUMS £ OILCLOTHS © CARPETS « MATTINGS MATS § RUGS CURTAINS © MUSLINS !' BLANKETS, g SHEETINGS Household Linens and Furnishings A SPECIALTY. MITCHELL & TURNER. "HARYE^T CHEQUES," WILL SOON FIND THEIR WAY TO Craighead and Berryman.



BECAUSE: —''We wan*-. N"ew Suits after harvest, and as we stroll up and down East Street we always admire their new Tweoda and Fancy Coatings, and test the quality." " BECAUSE Ckaiohead and Bebryjtan have the Largest Stock of Fashionable and most Durable Tailoring Goods in the District to select from." "BECAUSE You can always depend upon Craighbadand Bekryman for"A OOOD FIT, " FIRST CLASS WORK," " BEST VALUF.,' and "SATISFACTION IN EVEUY Rti- SPECT," —SPECIAL. — Strong Saddle Tweed Trousers to measure 21s : Good Hair Hue Tweed Trousers to measure 21sj CRAIGHEAD & BERRYMAN, Tailors and Outfitters EAST STREET, ASIIBURTON.



STEAM CHAFF CUTTING j AND CRUSHING. (jT EOR GE OsBORNE Begs to announce that he ia PREPARED TO CUT CHAFF AND CRUSH GRAIN IN ANY QUANTITY. He uses Messrs Andrews and Beaven's best Canterbury Chaftcutter, and their crusher with latest improvements, and can therefore guarantee giving every satis faction. Orders may be left with MR GUDSELL, Tinwald; Or, GEORGE OSBORNE. 3*5 Willowby.



G. JESSON (Late J. Quinn), PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER, OPTICIAN, &c, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. WATCHES, CLOCKS,* JEWELLERY Every description, Repaired and made to order on the shortest notice. The Trade and Country Stores supplied. J^, Please note the address— G. JESSON PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, OPTICIAN, &c, East Street, Ashburton. PUBLIC NOTICE,



J.T. Ford & Co. Have the pleasure to announce to theii *?Ll> FKIESDS AKD CLIENTS, as well as to the FARMERS and GRAZIERS of the Ashburton district generally, that they will REGULARLY ATTENB the ASHBURTON and TINWALD Stool: Markets^ and haw amng©4 to act in conjunct^ \rit.fe r Xenry Zander, who will receive ENTRIES and take all instructions, and also render prompt ACCOUNT SALES WITH NET PROCEEDS. THE PERSONAL SUPERVISION AND ATTENTION OF Mr J. T. FOBD will be given to all Stock, etc., committed to their care for disposal, either by Public Auction or Private Treaty, and Client may have entire confidence that their interests will be fully protected. CLEARING SALES will alao have their careful attention either in Town or Country. J. T. FOBD & CO., LAFD, STOCK, & WOOL BROKERS, 154 Hereford Street, Chriatch jrch. HENRY ZANDER, 1 MERCHANT ASHBURTON



Temporary Premises 1111 -m OLD TOWi;;'fl;||| ■ . (Next MjR RANDALL). /v: ;':; .%I|^HH ■ ANDREW ORR :;:>lfß HAVING REMOVED tothe above address WUU hold^a' ''■ ■ ' :, ; '.,'; "^§i l f f|B GREAT CLEARING S4ISMM . Drapery, Clothing 'and ■B:oot0||;||f lr ||i FOR •■ • ;; ■-^'■-;:^-> il:|:!|| . ■'■■■'ONE.MOOT^ DURING THE REBUILDING,OF mSS(^l):fiEltti|K . The Greatest Bargains Ever^^^'^ ''« '■-. • History of Ashburtom <^-. :. - : :Dj :+■ " ■■■ ■. ■ —^COSJE ' EABLY,-— ":.;'":" :fiff /jj MDREWORR, 1 W. H. COLLIE it'S J CIEAHTXG SALR j STILL GOINO ( I in ..'; TEMPOR AR V PREMISE S~~ NEXT BANK OF NW ZEALAND. *".'■■ . ;; .' * A About 15 dozen Gents] New Ties and Scarves 6d, usually la. About 8 dozen Ladies Leather Bolts 6.1, usually Is. A lot of '.Children's pretty and fashionable Silk tints and Bonnets Is 6i, la lid 2s 6d, wonderful value, usually 4s, 5s 61, 6s 61. New Ladies Dust Cloaks, very cheap, 8s lid, usually 18a 6d. . . \ As "THE CORNER" will bo ready for occupation oarly in February, we '") must clear out a lot of Goods before returning to it. To do this we are offering some wonderful value in all kinds of Drapery, Clothing, and Millinery. LADJES SHOULD OALL AND SEE.



Great Cheap Sale —OF SUMMER DRAPERY, MILLINERY, MANTLES, DRESS GOODS, PRINTS, &c, NOW ON". IN Consequence of the General Depression, we are making VERY GREAT REDUCTIONS on all SUMMER GOODS for CASH. Purchasers are invited to COME EARLY and Secure Bargains ''}. S. W, ALGORN & CO., EAST STREET. THE PROPRIETORS OF THE MANDARIN AND TIGER Pure Blended Teas HAVE much pleasure in announcing that they have now made arrangements through the Agency of MESSRS STEPHENS BROS. MAJWKMT HOUHE, for the introduction into the Ashburton District of these now universally favored Teas. THE MANDARIN BLENDS ate a skilful combination of the Choicest Teas o China, India and Ceylon. * - - THE TIGER BRANDS are the first Blends introduced into the colony contain* ing a judicious mixture of the highly flavored Ceylons with the rich strong Indians. Retailed at 2s, 2s 4d, and 2s Bd, in packets, tins, and half chest 6. Every sensible and economical Housewife will give these Teas a trial against her present mixture. . Samples may be obtained from MESSRS STEPHENS BROS. J. RATTRAY <fe SON, Dunedin, 2 65 Wholesale Agents.



WILLIAM SPABROW, |(Late of the firm of Sparrow and Berryman} ( Tailor and Outfitter, I AM DETERMINED TO DO THE Tailoring Trade of the Town And ts enable me to do this I have decided to charge Prices that have new baa* heard of in Aahburton^ Come and See for Yourself NEWEST Tweeds, Coatings, & Fancy Suitings. THE ADDRESS : fHff* TheJShop between J. Fealy and Go.'s ano H. 0. Sejers. EAhl STBSBT, ASHBTJRTON]