CABLE SUMMARY.

A carriage in which Madame Melba was driving in pairs met with an acci dent, and she had her ear and face cut, but otherwise escaped injury. In the Senate the member.B interested in silver are adopting obstructive tac tics, in order to defeat the repeal of the Shearman Act. A conspiracy against the life of the Czar has been discovered in Moscow. Eighty-five university students, eight professors, and five ladies of the nobi lity have been arrested in connection with it. A train going from Chicago to Cincinatti, collided with a cattle train; six persons were killed and twenty injured, The debris caught fire and several persons were badly burnt. A number of bulls escaped and gored many of the passengers. In connection with the male im personator who died recently at Kil more, it is believed that she assumed the disguise owing to the difficulty of obtaining female employment, due to a terrible facial disfigurement caused by a fragment of a shell in the Schleswig- Holstein war. It is stated that the ' woman also served through the Franco- Prussian war. . Lieutenant Hamborough inherited a quarter of a million sterling. He left Mrs Monson, the wife of the man in custody on the charge of murdering him, £20,000. Deceased was buried at Ventnor, on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. A post mortem exami nation strengthens the charge of murder against Monson, who has been committed for trial for the murder. Francis Adams really committed suicide with a revolver, though it was given oat at first that he had died of consumption. At the inquest Mrs Adams declared deceased broke a b'ood vessel, and, finding himself choking, shot himself with a revolver. She was present, but powerless to prevent the deed. Adams was in great pain, and > as the case appeared hopeless, he ap-' pealed to her to allow him to die quickly. She had previously removed deceased's false teeth at his request. The jury returned a verdict of suicide, and regretted the action of his wife in not taking steps to prevent her husband killing himself.

LABOR ITEMS.

London, September 6. Miners' riots have broken out In Alfreton, Derbyshire, and troops have been despatched to reinforce the police, and the Riot Act was read. The men ■were still out in Llanelly, Caerraarthen shire, and the houses of several of the workers have bean wrecked. Rioting has also taken place in Barnsley, YorksMrp. The miners illtreated the manager of the mines, and wrecked the colliery offices. They also set fire to a coal train, and attempted to run the trucks on the main line in order to cause an accident, London, September 7. The Trades Union Congress at Bel fast, representing 900,000 men, by a two-thirds .majority instructed the Labor members of the House of Com mons to support collective ownership . and control of all means of production and distribution. Riots have been renewed in the vicinity of Barnsley with' serious re sults. A band of six hundred miners attacked the men at work at Warth Colliery, destroying the books and machinery, and setting fire to the coal heaps. These outrages were repeated at Manders Maid Colliery, and the rioters then returned to Warth Colliery in a drunken state. They burned down the offices, and rolled blazing tubs down the shaf b. The police were sum moned, and succeeded in dispersing the mob. The strike in South Wales is at an end. Mr John Burns says that the |in structiona of the Trades Congress reach to the kernel of the social labor problem. (Received September 8, 10.40 a.m.) Lonj&on, September 7. Much rioting has taken place in Leeds and district. Eight thousand colliers, many of them armed with weapons, brutally hunted off freemen, and compelled the owners to dis continue employing them. The police are unable to cope with the rioters. The military maintained order in Derbyshire. Much violence is dis played in Sheffield and Nottingham districts. Troops have reached Barnsley. -a- _ li ___ —

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS v AN ENGLISH ELEVEN.

Lojipox, September 6. In their second innings the home team have lost, five wickets for 168 runs. The following are the principal scores in the second innings of the Englishmen:— Stoddarfc, b Giffen, 26 ; Jackson, c Gra ham b Gjtfen, 68 ; W. W. Bead, b Giffen, 24; Newham, c Gifien b Trumble, 37 ; Peel, c Blackham b Giffen, 81. When eight wickets had fallen for 230, the innings was declared closed. Giffen secured six wickets for 88. Stoddart and Jackson severely punished Turner and Bruce at the opening of the inning, but Stoddart lost his wicket immediately prifteh went on. The Cambridge captain again played dashing cricket, and kept up his high average against the Australians' fowling. There were ten tours in his score." Newham and Peel made a good sfahij, and $it 1 GJunnV^splendidly oaught "before he got set. Upon going in again with 185 to get, the Aus t?* I*™1'*™ ™Cl wl'tu vie "bat, losing five wickets for 87, and the match was left drawn rather againgt them. Bannerman was bowled by Peel after staying an hour for lg, but L^ons h}t out in his usual aggroMve style and made 47, in which tnere were nine boundary hits, besides one five for a tremendous drive over the ropes. He was eventually bowled by Peel, and Giffen was caught off the Yorkshireman for 10. The others did nothing. Peel's three wickets'only cost him 18 runs.

SOUTH OF ENGLAND V . AUSTRA LIANS.

(Received September 8, noon.) JtjQWPOir, September f. The match South of England 1 v. Australians b,egan te-dav. The weather i% splendid and an excellent wicket is prepared. There \a a good attendance of the public, ilex. Hearn replapes Brann |n t^e Bo&lish team. Gregory, Jarvis, »nd'Conmgham stand out of'the Colonial team. The \ustralian3 batced first and made a poor display, all being o^j: fsr 62. t^oni* vj"»s' top scorer with '13, and Trot't 1 iiezb Tfi'th 10. Tlie first seven wickets felf in forty'five minutes. The visitors attribute their collapse to their being

THE CHOLERA.

London, September 6. There are twenty-two cholera patients at Grimsby. Several deaths from cholera are re corded at Constantinople. The disease is decreasing in Galicia and Hungary. Another death from cholera has occurred at Hull.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[per press association]

(Received September 8, 10.45 a.m.)

CHOLERA.

London, September 7. A death from cholera is recorded at Kotherham, also one in Hull and another in Grimsby, and seven deaths at Swansea. A seaman on the steamer Etna died from cholera in the Red Sea.

YACHTING.

The Prince of Wales yacht Bri tannia defeated the American yacht Navahoe in the international match.

MASONIC.

The grand lodge of England has confirmed the decision given in June respecting the Cambrian lodge of New South "Wales, and has voted a sum of 300 guineas for the relief o& masons who were sufferers by the Queensland floods.

MASHONALAND.

Capetown, September 7. Horrible details are to hand of the Matabele raids on the Mashonas. Many of the latter were burned alive, and the tortures are described as of a hellish character.

(Received September 8, noon.)

A REVOLTED NAVY.

Washington, September 7. The officers and" crew of three Brazilian warships have revolted, and it is reported that the mutinous vessels have blockaded Rio Janeiro.

THE COAL DEARTH.

London, September 7. The Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin coln Railway Company have stopped fifty-five, and the Midland Railway Company fourteen, additional trains, owing to the want of coal.

BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.

The profits of the Bank of Austra lasia amount to £60,000, with £10,000 brought forward. A dividend of 7£ percent per half year has been de clared, and £10,000 carried forward to meet the year's account.

SAMOA.

Mr Henry Ide, who succeeds Baron Cedercrantz in Samoa, is an American, He sails for Apia in October.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received September 8, 11.45 a.m,)

THE METROPOLITAN LOAN.

Melbourne, September 8. Two hundred and forty-eight tenders were received for the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works £300,000 loan. The tenders aggre gated £415,000. The average was between £98 5s and £98 756.1.

PRIMAGE DUTY.

The Primage Duty Bill has passed the Legislative Assembly. An at tempt was made without success to include flax and hemp.

VICTORIAN BUILDING SOCIETY.

In consequence of the persistent drain on the resources of the Victorian Building Society during a prolonged and arduous struggle to maintain its position, the Directors have decided to call a meeting of creditors and share holders on Saturday. The last balance sheet shows—shareholders' funds, £280,000 ; indebtedness to depositors, £513,000; other creditors, £95,000; assets —present value of properties, £829,000 j offices, £32,000.

The San. Francisco Mail.

GENERAL SUMMARY.

(European dates to August 17th.) In reference to the Siam trouble Lord Rosebery is reported to hawe sard on August; 4:—-% * We were nearer to war with France a week ago than at any time since Waterloo." A correspondent at Cowes sends the following on August 11, guaranteeing Its authenticity :—" Last Sunday thsre were six hours when the tension between France and England was so great that war was considered almost inevitable. The Queen was hourly in formed qf the state of affairs. The Ger man Emperor on hearing of the acute paint at which the Siamese question had arrived, rubbed his hands together with glee and said " Now the dance is going to begin." It has been definitely asserted that Mecca is the centre from which the cholera radiates, and that the Holy Well of Zein zein is the nucleus, In this well all the pilgrims wash themselves, believing in the efljicacy of its sacred waters. Water from this holf well was analysed recently, and it contained more animal matter than the average in London sewer waters. It chows traces of pollution equal to six times the average of London' sewerage. None but M^homedana are allowed to enter Itfecca no proper inscription, of the horrors of this summer have been printed. There have been 6666 deaths from oliQJera in Mecca and 2133 in Jeddah Since the present epidemic broke out. Among the passengers by the Monawai are seven young lady Missionaries for Honolulu, from Ohio. ■' !4 ' " United Ireland " stated on August 17 that the Home Secretary h.ad become con-, vinoed that Dr Thomas Gallagher had become insane, and hud ordered his release from prison. When a question on this* statement was raised in the Hou,se of Commons, the Home Secretary, Mr Asquith, said that there was not the slightest ground for the report. Mr John "huskin has almost recovered his health, but' Has relinquished all liter ary work, and is taking a res.t. Dr Walter M^ay Reed, a trembling old man, penniless and despairing, once a brilliant writer, and a protege" of Thomas Carlyle, was arrested in New York, charged with being the manufacturer of bogus medical certificates, He is an Englishman hj. birth.

The debate on the licensing question between Messrs Pollins, of Christchu,rch, and Adorns, one of the. local Prohibitionists, drew a croweded audience in the City Hall, DuDedm, on Thursday evening. The pro ceedings were pretty lively at times. The tnseting broke up in disorder.

COMMERCIAL.

London, September 6. Sir J. G. Bray, in an interview respect ing the sale of colonial produce, thought that it would be found impossible to abolish the middlemen. Mr Perceval • Save it as his opinion that, provided a strong company were formed, the scheme might prove workable. • The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile will probably divide each ordinary share into two of £10 each, and issue preference shares of £3 10a each. Baron retains his priority claim over the assets. It is proposed that holders of bills shall receive half in cash and half in first mort gage debentures. The present debenture holders will not be required to accept shares. The visible American supply of wheat is 64.300,000 bushels. The beef market is glutted. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,884,000 quarters, and for tne Continent 1,250,000 quarters. Three months' bills are discounted at 3f per cent. The Australian and New Zealand Mort gage and Agency Company, have declared a dividend of 6 per cent for the year. Brisbane, September 7. Mr Harton, Attorney-General of New South Wales, who has just returned from Vancouver, speaks highly of the prospects of trade between Canada and Australia. 1 trial shipment of canned beef and fruit sold readily at good prices.

THE ASmuiRTOK GtABDIAN: FBIDAY, SEPTEMBEft 8, 1893,



FAKM AND GAEDEN.



AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION OF IN TEREST TO RURAL READERS.



A Po-altry House Described Which After Sereral Years' Trial Is Recommended Its Combining More Advantages Than i Do Some of the Elaborate Structures. The homemade poultry house-depicted Is described as follows by Prairie Farmer: p?he main building is 14 or 16 feet long and 5J- feet wide. Front post 8 feet high, rear posts 6 feethigh. The floor is 2£ feet from ground, above which is a drop door, running the entire length of the building, 18 inches- wide. Eighteen inch es below the roof is the window, which is made by using two pieces of |-inch ceiling, placed 8 or 10 inches apart, with ,the panes of glass slid into the grooves. They should be placed close together in winter, but in summer can be slid a few inches apart to admit air. A few slats Jshould be nailed back of them to pre vent accidents from domestic evictions. | The roosts are 8 feet above the floor, 18 or 20 inches apart, and are secured at the ends by nails. The laying room is attached to the north end, which affords a double protection to the 'sleeping department, besides being very for a storeroom. Its advan tages are that in gathering eggs or look ing after "sitters" you are in a clean jroom, and do not have to disturb the re mainder of the flock. This part may be made 10 feet long and 5 feet wide, ex tending it several feet in front of main [building, to serve as a-wind break. The pirniture consists of anything at hand— . ■old boxes, half barrels, etc. In the basement is the winter feeding place. It is a protection during ramand storm. By putting in slatted partitions you CONVENIENT HOME MADE POULTRY HOUSE have a jail for surplus sitters, also a place to confine mothers with brood, [which when old enough can go upstairs to roost. The droppings can be taken out at the drop door. All you have to do is to raise it, and with a hoe rake out |the manure into a wheelbarrow, replace straw, litter or dry earth, and you will find it a pleasure to take care of your poultry.



KEATINGS COT7GH LOZEJTG-E3 cure 3 Cough "Vsthtna, Bronchitis. Medical testimony tates tlies no otter medicine is so effectual in the cuof th ss dangeious maladies. One Lozange atone gives easa one or two at bedtime ensures rest. For relieving difficulty of breathing they are invaluable. They con oain no opium nor any violent drug. Sold by al bcmifits in T><js, Is ljd and 2s 9d each.



Mr Alfred Harbison SPECIAL ENTRfI. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. -J SINGER SEWING MACHINE, in _J_ case, nearly new. Quantity Clothing, etc. ALFRED HARRISON, 9 f-56 Auctioneer.



F. M, Rickman. POTATOES. CLEARING SALE ! off O A SACKS of PAPANUI DER- O\) WENT POTATOES, At F. M. Rickman's Store, Burnett street SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,1893. As I have let the Store, these First Class Derwent Potatoes, will be sold at 7s per sack included. 9 57 "f~~M. RICKMAN,



; Spring Dwindling- of Bees. j At the annual meeting of the Inter national Beekeepers'association the ques tion was asked, "Is spring dwindling greater when bees are wintered inside than out of doors?" A. I. Root said that when the bees were wintered out of doors and had a chance to fly every month they came out stronger and were better able to go through April. E. R. Root thought that the loss from spring dwindling was greater when wintering indoors, as the bees in the cellar were often suffering from the temperature being too hot or too cold—a matter over which the beekeeper had but little con trol. John Nau said that in sevei*e winters the bees wintered better indoors, in mild winters out of doors. He did not put Ms bees in the cellar unless the temperature got very low early in the winter. R. McKnight had wintered both ways for about ten years, and found that they dwindled more when wintered in the cellar. He thonght the cause was the lack of proper ventilation to the cellar. He thought tlit? weak looking condition of the- bees wintered in the cellar was due to their ill health, owing to the lack of pure air during the con finement. He thought, however, that in hard winters cellar wintering could be carried on with less loss than outdoor wintering.



Friedlander Bros. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE. FOE ABSOLUTE SALE. MESSRS FRIEDLANDER BROS. have received instructions from the Mortgagee to sell by Public Auction at noon on SATURDAY NEXT, SEPTEMBER 9, at their GRAIN STORES, WEST STREET, Ash'.urton. All that piece or pared of land situated in the District of Totara, in the County of Westland, containing — 13r ACRES %&? The land is in its native state and situated in a Gold Mining district. For further particulars np^Jy to FRIEDLANDER BROS. R. IRIEDL.INDER, 7t39 Auctioneer



! Maintaining the Fertility of tlie Farm. j In an address before one of the New York farmers' institutes Secretary Wood ward had the following to say on main taining fertility of the soil: I "Rotation will not save land. It puts off the calamity of exhaustion. It simply equalizes the ratio of exhaustion. It is said 'tillage is manure.' Tillage does not add any manure. It works it out faster. jWeeds are better than bare land. Sum mer fallowing is a very expensive proc ess. I had rather grew weeds and plow them under. It would be better for the land. Bare land loses its ammonia. Sow !rye in the corn to conserve the fertility. Naked earth is a losing,earth. How shall we make fertility? We can do it by the purchase of commercial fertilizers; but this system is too costly, unless forspecial crops. Another way is by means of stable manure. "I have," Mr, Woodward said, ("banished the word barnyard from my Vocabulary. A barnyasd is a nuisance. My stable manure paid me last winter, by feeding stock, over $1 a load profit over and above all it cost. I buy cotton seed and linseed meal, middlings and bran, and my manure comes from these foods fed to animals. By this system the farm is getting richer all the time."



Government Notices. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. 'LENDERS are invited for Leasing L about 528 Acres oi Kailw ay Reserve No. 1925 near Rangitata. Plan and Conditions may be seen at Stationmaster's office, Rangitata, where tenders are to be lodged before noon on September 23, 1893. The highest or any tender nofc necessarily accepted. BY ORDER. Railway Engineers' Office, Christchurch, 9 53



2ft ~S .9l.k»^A y^ V' ■■"' MnMBSflMr R LAND SALE. | CHEVIOT ESTATE. NOTICE is hereby given thab in October ne^fc about 35,000 ACRES OF FIRST-CLASS AGRICULTURAL LAND will be offered to l}\a public in sections of from 5 acres up to 640 acres each. Prices and terms will appear in a future advertisement. Preliminary plans may be seen at all Post Offices, and copies may be obtained on application at the District Land Offices, Auckland, ISapier, Hew Plymouth, Wel lington, Blenheim,, Nelson, Hokitika, Chiistchuroh. Dunedin, and Invercargill. JOHN McKENZIE, 8 145 Minister of Lands.



TUe Best Quality of Bacon. The best quality of bacon cannot be made of meat that is not well drained of Its blood, says American Agriculturist. !Meat that is intended for the best qual ity of bacon should be thoroughly bled, and butchering, by which act the main artery is cut, does this in the most ef fectual and speedy way. It rids the jneat of the largest percentage, of blood, trad leaves it in i^sA condition that is best for curing and keeping well. I Herein lies a defect, and a serious one, Jin much of the ordinary bacon and salt pork of the day. It is not divested of its blood. In fact, it is no doxibt $i»e ainj with most packeis to retain vtne blood ia order to havis the meat weigh, heavier. [JQiis' practice, opposed as it certainly ia fo both Scripture m& BWJ hygienic Irules, cannot be too severely condemned. The old Jewish law strictly forbids the eating of blood, and doubtless some of the diseases and ills of jnaiiMad at thd. 'present day might bo traced to the blood detained in the flesh when slaughtering!



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AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY New Zealand Branch Head Office, Customhouse-quay, Wellington! Local Board of Directors : rhe Hon Morgan S. Grace, M.D., C.M.G., MX.O. (Chairman) The Hon Charles J. Johnston, M.L.C (Deputy Chairman) Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq The Hon Edwara Richardson, C.M;G, M.L.C John Duncan, Esq Medica 1 Officer : Dr W. G. Kemp, M B.C.S. (England) THE OLDEST, WEALTHIEST, AND MOST PROSPEROUS Australian Life Office, 4nd the LARGEST IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE. The only Colonial Life Office which declares a BONUS EVERY YEAR The Method of Valuation adopted by this Society is of the most Stringent Character, and ensures a Consi derably Larger Reserve to meet Liabilities than that be.d by any other office in the Australasian Colonies. : __ I ACCUMULATED FUND EXCEEDS £11,000,000 (ELEVEN MILLIONS) Sterling All invested to yield nearly 6 per cent. POLICIES IN FORCE ... U6,505 Sum Assured ... , , £38,888,283 Accumulated Funds .. .. £ 11,328,448 Annual Income.. ..  £1,900,123 Cash Bonuses Divided .. .. £5,431,622



BONUSES CASH BONUS for ONF, year, 1892, ;£504,201, yielding Reversionary Bonuses amounting to .£],030,000, after making SPECIAL RESERVES, amount ing to i'2.'M,3U. CASH BONUSES declared for last FIVE voars, over TWO MILLIONS, yielding Reversionary Bonuses exceeding FOUR MILLIONS. ASSURE YOUR LIFE IN TUB A.M. P. SOCIETY And Secure a BONUS EVERY -SEAR. Expensea of Management 9J per cont o the total income. EDWARD W. LOWE, Resident Secretary. Branch Office— Custom House Quay, Wellington. W. H. DERRY, District Secretary, Christchurch. H. ZANDER, I Local Broker, Ashburton. j



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Public Notices. MISS BAJRRATT'S SCHOOL will RE-OPEN September IL. Subjects taught—' English, Music Drawing, and Singing. Miss Barratt will be at home from September 9. 9 43 SEED. SEED. SEED. QPLENDID SAMPLES of Canadian and Danish Oats ; also prime Tuscan and Hunter's Wheat for Sale at lowest prices. JOHNG. RESTELL. 8 5



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A Large Stock of Ladies', Gents', and Children's Boots and Shoes always in stock at prices to suit the times. REPAIRS DONE AT {[REASONABLE RATES] X. Bishop's, ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE; TANGRED STTMTJ



IMPORTANT TO INVESTOR*, IMPORTANT TO FATHERS AND MOTHERS, TMPC 117 ANT TO EVJSBYBODY. TAG YOU WISH for a good Investment! Then be wise and purchase ft HOUSE I SECTION. You cannot go wrong in buying latul at a reasonable price, which increasing in value, and becoming less in quantity every week. Everyone should possess a home that he can call his own, and the properties such as are now offered should not be missed. Toung man, you may feel free and independent now, but yon will want to settle down. Be wise and purchase a House and Section by instalments of payment that yon will not feel the loss of. Saving lead* to wealth; yet Many people go on paying house rent all their lives, and are either unaware how oMty tiw* may become house owners instead of rent payers, or singularly negleotfal of each opportunities as F. FERRIMAN offers. Do without luxuries for a little while, buy a Section and House What you are now; paying for rent will toon pay the of your property. No more landlords, no more rent. Anyone In active employmet of any kind can save encugh to pay the instalment by cutting down expenses. Wha many spend in cigars and beer, horse-racing and cards, would buy a House and Section. Don't hesitate because your earnings are small; make your expense! 00l a little less than now. Many will be ready to take it off your haads at a profit. It is an axiom in political economy that should be written in letter* of gold—} The man who lives up to all he owns Is ill prepared for fortunes turns, But who spends less has home and health, Long life himself, his children wealth, Like drops of water, grainb of sand Tkat make the ocean and the land; The penny saved to sovereigns grows, What poor men hope, the nch man knows.' ', -BaUt,



I ■ MOORE;STREET'ASHBURTON EXTENSTON, For ftaiG— 1 AOp*^6?o^ GROUND; capital frontag., rui Odl« on Beach Road. Upon the land isbuUt a9om; fortable^'Dwelling of five rooms. Shop and Stable. A good opening for any small business, Poultry Farm, etc. F. FERRIMAM. -.FOR SALE — AT HAMPSTEAD, a Oomfortable Five-Roomed Honiie, with Scullery and good Outbuildings. Situated upon two sections of land of nrßt-cla6B qu»lnV. well planted with choice fruit trees in full bearing ;an abundant eupply of water I** excel* lent frontbge^^on Main Road, neat School, and within sight of Railway eVa*ion" clearftitle. , *■' . * •. ~ * F. FERfiIMAK/;



A HOME YOU MAY WELL BE PROUD OP, TOGETHER WITH LASTINO AND SOLID SECURITY. uao*i«w WHAT MORE can mortal man desire than Lots 137, 3,4, 5 6 and 7 about U .ACRE.!* of rich, highly productive Land, with Brick Dwelling of 'Five Rooms, dose to ScHools, and few minutes walk to Post Office Savings Bank. For with this pw perty and a small nest egg in cash you can be comfortable now and in the evenins of life. Price- £250, which [at 4 per cent interest, is only four ehillibgfl a week rental for the above Banks go Jvp, Banks go down, hut this may stand for'ever.—Tfe abovt\fuis been sold. ' ' F. FERRIIffAK. —IFjfOR SALE — A VALUABLE BUSINESS SITE of i-ACRE, opposite]the new offioe o ihe, rßuilding Society, in Tancred Street.— Since^Sold. F. MBRIMAN, —FOR SALE— HAVELOCK STRMPr/i-ACRE. Capital corner, close to centre 1 of town Comfortable Villa of five room*, wkh^Qutbuildinga ; good garden, well sheltered • must be sold ; owner leaving for North Island. He may wish himself in hie old home again. Many that leave Aishburton wenifal like to return. If you buy thit home you will want more cash to get ycu out than owas^will take for you and yourt v fgol*D«— The'/oregoingfPropertyhaglbeendispoaen dj F. FERR«*g;



—FgO R S;A L*E— TO'JTUOSEIwho study sanitation tlw Alford Forest Road offers all that yen can desire. I have for Sale \ ACRE and good House opposite Mr John Qrr'a ■•. i dence. This propeny will suit>ny one living in town or working at" the Woolle Factory. Price! low. F. FERRIMAN, ~!OR SALE SECTION and HOUSE near Canterbury^. A safe investment eood horaelfor^little money] l^easy terms. 6 F. FBRRIMAN.



—FOR SALE— THAT CAPITAL FAMILY RIfiSIDENCE known as Troy to* Villa, sitnaled on!the Wakanui Road, containing Large Dinning Room, Drawing 6i* &riMwTmT Kitchen, Bath Room.and Pantry. The ground oonsbta of Plo?er G«£!l uJS Kitchen ©arden,lStable, and with back entrance ; the whole formitia'a^moat dJ£ able property. . •"^"*»...«»w n FEERIMAN.