COMMERCIAL.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

PBR PRBSS ASSOCIATION.

Sydney, May 24. Wheat, «hick, 3s 3d ; milling, 3s 6d; flour, New Zealand, £8. Oats, fair feed, 2s 7d; bright feed, 2a 8d ; Beed, 2s 8d to 2s 9d. Maize, prime dry, 3s Bd. Barley, Cape, 2s lid to 3s. Bran and Pollard. Bjd, to 9d. Peas, Prussian blue,- 4s 4d. Potatoes, local and New Zealand, £3; Circular Heads, £3 7s 6d to £3 10s. Butter, dairy made, «d to 7d ; factory, 9d. Bacon ssd tG 6Jd. Hams New Zealand lid to Is. Melbourne, May 24. Wheat, 3s 2d to 3s l£d ; flour, stone made. £612s 6d to £6 15s ; roller £7 to £7 6s. Oats, Algerian, Is lid ; stout, 2s Id ; seed, 2s 2d. Barley, English, 4s ; malting, 4s 7d. Bran, lOd to 10W; pollard, lljd. Potatoes, £2 10a to £3. Butter, factory, 10Jd— market having a downward tendency. Cheese, New Zealand factoiy in bond, ssd. Adelaide, May 24. Wheat, 3s 2d ; flour, roller, £8 to £8 2s 6d, Oats, 3s to 3s 2d—duty paid. Barley, Cape, 2a 6d to 3s. Bran, lOd ; pollard, lid tolled (Received May 25, noon.) - London, May 24. The Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, at the request of the depositors in the Aus tralian banks, has appointed a Committee of Observation. The Chamber advisee the banks to give fuller dutails as to their position.

LIVE STOCK.

Mr John (k Restell, in conjunction with the New Zealand Loan and Mer cantile Agency Company Limited, re port* for the week ending May 25 ;—At the Ashburton country sale yards on Tuesday May 23, a large entry of sheep came forward for this season of the year, and although the sale was dull a large proportion of the entry changed hands at prices about on a level with those of previous Bales. The attendance of farmers and others was large, including buyers from north. The fat pens ware ohiefly filled with merino wethers from medium to good quality, all of which changed hands at prices a shade in advance of those obtained at last week's market, being 8s 9d, 9s, 10j, to 11s; old fat crossbred ewes, from 12s to 13s; crossbred lambs 8s lid, 9s 2d, 10i sd. 10s lOd, to 12s Id ; merino ewes in lamb, 4s 7d, to 7s 4d; crossbred two-tooth freezers, 13a lOd, 15s 3d to 16s Id; stores, 12s lid ; store merino wethers, from 53 7d to 5a 9d. The total entry comprised about 7000 sheep of which we sold 1500 as follows :—lO crossbred two tooths, 15s 3d ; 43 merino wethers 9s ; 40, Bs9d; 3P, 7s lOd ; 40, 9s 9d ; 160 ■tore merino wethers, 5s 9d; 275, 5a 7d ; 101 fat merino wethers, 7s 6d ; 25, 7s ; 01 crossbred lambs, Us sd. During the week we have sold privately 500 cross bred two-tooths, mixed sexes 14s.

SPORTING.

Afe iheDunedin Jockey Club's Birthday Meeting Magpie won the Handicap Hurdles with Le Roi 11. second. First King woa the Maiden, yielding dividends of £30 ]6a and £30 18s. For the Birth day Handicap, of 300 sots. Melinite and Captive ran a dead heat. Dividends- Melinite, £4 8a and £4 6a; Captive, £4 12s and £6 16s. The Selling Race wad won by Lord Aston, with Pennine and Quibble second and third, and Au Revoir won the Tradesmen's Handicap with Lady Zetland second.

[fir prms association. J IHtnidin, May 25. The following handicaps in the principal events for Saturday's races have been declared:— - Hurdles ; one mile and a half.— The Idler 12st 91b, Magpie 12st 71b, Bniugrier list 31b, Rebel list 31b, Moon light lOat 21b, Le Boi 9st 121b. Provikoiai Handicap ; one mile and a quarter*—Prime Warden 9st 21b, Hip pomeneg Bst 71b, Wakawatea Bat 21b, Saracen Bst, Malinite 7at 12lb, Heather Bell 7stlOlb, Lady Zfltland 7st 81b, Au Revoir 7st 81b, Retina 7st 71b, Conjurer 7st 61b, Tempest 7»t 51b, Vogenstang 7st 41b, Captive 7st 21b, Galtee 7st lib, | Awarua Rose 6st 91b, Frivolity 6st 7ib, Dun Joseph 6at 71b. St. OtAiR Wkltjsr ; seven furlongs.— Wakawatea lOst 81b, Melinite lOst 3lb, An Revoir lOst 21b, Retina lOst lib, Conjurer lOst, Vogengacg 9st 121b, The Idler %t 111b, Captive 9st 91b, Galtee 9st 71b, Porbury 9«t 21b, Awarua Rose 9st 21b,Tanoi Maid Bat 101b, Paramu Bsf 101b, First King Bst 81b, Wayland Bst 61b, Cactus Bst 41b, Olva Bst 21b, Don Joseph Brt 21b, Napier Bst 21b, Jack Bst 21b, Maribyenong Bst, Changeling Bat, Solano Btt, O'Roarkeßßt.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

[nil TRESS ASSOCIATION.] CattM MilMmg. Hawera, May 25. At the Magistrate's Court the cattle and horse stealing cases which have caused considerable interest were begun. The McLeans (2) and Albert Young were charged with stealing horses, the property ofoneJoll, of Okiawa. A great many informations were laid, and the oases are likely to last several days. ftfc*f>p BtrnmUmt; Woodviixe, May 26. Brown and Wilson, for alleged sheep stealing, were committed for trial. Th« Kalfe. Wbixington, May 25. A fireman on the Elderalie, named Mehrman, was sentenced to three months for drawing a knife on the second inginwr. Mr Graham, 8.M., said this aort of thing must be put down with a strong hand. . A nine-roomed house at the Lower Hutt Was destroyed by fire last night. It was unoccupied and owned by theJVfisses Webb, of^ngland, for whom Captain Baldwin was agent. The burfdmg was insured for £700 in the Sun office. The origin of the fire is unknown, The police view the fire with suspicion, and are making enquiries. It is believed the house must have been set on fire. JD!r«rce. Duwkmn, May 24. Judge Ward delivered judgment in the case of Ahfeld v Ahfeld and Helwig, and said there was not a shadow of a case acainst the co-respondent. The Judge condemned as a base action petitioners brother Max intercepting an alleged latter, and discredited fa evidence. As the case rested vertually on the wife s confession, which she emoatically denied, and as no vestige of ocular eviderce of Dersonal familiarity was given, the Court xertoinly would not act on the unsup- Parted statement of the petitioner. The petition was dismissed with costs.

CRICEKT.

AUSTRALIA* S v YORKSHIRE.

, London, May 23. In their second innings Yorkshire scored 71. With 125 to make to win the Australians begvi their second innings tad: have lost four wickets for twenty four. Lyons' score in the match against Mvylebone Cricket Club was 145. Lonw>n, May 24. The weather during the latter part of the match between the Aastralians and Yorkshire Couuty was showery, and the wicket heavy. In their second innings the visitors could only knock up 60 runs, thus suffering defeat by 65 runs. A cricket match was played yesterday between an eleven representing omcea oi ths Australian Agents-General and a team from the offices of the Agents-General for New Zealand and Tasmania. .The game was not tmtehed, being drawn in favor of the Australians. Mr Peiceval made 53 in the first innings and two in the second. [Sirß. 0. N. Braddon knocked up 43 in the second innings.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

TOR PRESS ASSOCIATION.

THE DROUGHT IN EUROPE.

(Receired May 26, 11a.m.)

London, May 24. Tke "Daily Chronicle" estimates the loss by drought in France will amount to £32,000,000. 16,500,000 acres of feed crops have been de stroyed. In Germany alsa the drought is ruining the crops.

HEAVY SENTENCES.

Paris, May 24. Arton, one of the Panama accused, was sentenced to twenty years' im prisonment for stealing tbe funds of the Company, and to fiVe years' im prisonment with loss of civil rights, and a fine of £l 6,000, for try in* to corrupt Deputy Sans Lev*.

THE ITALIAN CABINET.

Rome, May 24. The Giolette Cabinet, with the ex ception of the Minister of Justice, has taken office again.

GOLD SHIPMENTS.

New Yo«k, May 24. Nearly $200,000 in gold were shipped to London this week.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE DAVIEB-MILLEDGE CASES.

(Received May 25, 11.20 a.m.)

Melbourne, May 25. The Victorian Premier has called upon Mr Isaacs, Solicitor-General, to resign. The latter has willingly com plied.

A CURRENCY PROPOSAL.

Brisbane. May 25. Government has decided to ask Parliament to sanction a temporary unconvertible note currency. The pro posal is to supersede the Bank circula tion by legal tender of treasury notes to the value of half a million, and also to deal with the locked-up current accounts in a similar manner to that adopted by New South Wales in the financial crisis.

PRINTERS' WAGES.

The Master Printers' Association has resolved that the scale of wages adopted in June, 1691, be suspended lor six months, and that firms con nected with the Association be empowered to make the most satisfac tory terms they individually can with their employees.

SHIP ON FIRE.

Sydney, Kay 25. A fire broke out on board the four masted ship Port Jackson, lying at ft Sydney wharf. Most of the 'tween deck cargo was removed, but tbe ship is burned fiercely, almost fore and aft. If the flames reach a quantity of in > flammable goods and spirits on board nothing will save the ship. Five steam fire engines are pouring a hun dred thousand gallons of water per hour into thi vessel. The cargo is valued at £50,000.

COLONIAL FINANCE.

A conference of Australian Premiers will be held in Melbourne on Satur day. Sir G. R. Bibbs will endeavor to induce the other colonies to adopt similar legislation to "New South Wales, and it is also probable that a suggestion will be made to obtain a great financial expert from England to investigate the whole system of financ ing in the colonies.

THE MINING CONFERENCE.

(Received May 25, noon.)

Brussels, May 24, The Mining Conference, by a large majority decided in favor of a legal eight hours day. The minority are exclusively North of Englandand Welsh delegates.

THE ASHBUBTON €WA»DIATN : THUIISDAY, MAY 25. 189&



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RAKAIiT SECTIONS.—I have the following numbers for sale, for which I am prepared to receive offers viz: -26, 121, 124, 203, 291, 292, 295 297, 298, 462, 468. Apply to T. BULLOCK. kinglMky's PATENT SELF RAISER T7IOR raising land lever of three-furrow and other Ploughs. Can be obtained from MESSRS P. & D. DUNCAN, 5 205 Chmtchurch and Ash burton. THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY'S LINE. REDUCED FARES FROM LON DON TO NEW ZEALAND. . A RRANGEMENTS can be made lX with the Agent-General in London to procure passages by the above line at the following greatly reduced rates :— Second Saloon £28 0s Intermediate .. ... ... £18 183 Third Class £13 0» For further particulars apply at offices MILES * CO., Limited, 5 21 Ashburton *nd Rakaia. jDci ~i Pc -~ByOrder ot the Morfc * d^LJLt) 9 gagees. One aero with Cottage thereon, being sections 523, 524, 531, 532, situated between Harland and Grova Streets, Tinwald. Mast be sold. T. BULLOCK. THE LONGBEAOR DESTROYEif The only guaranteed effectual means of coping with the SMALL BIRDS PEST. ri>HE Longbeach Estate has been for 1 the last two years kept freer from Birds than ever before, at a merely nomi nal cost, and to Mr Grigg's entire satis faction. Longbeach is now freer from Birds than any similar property in New Zealand. Testimonials from all parts of New Zea land %nd Australia, Supplies may be obtained from FREDERIC POWELL, Care of John Grigg, Esq., 5*153 Longbeach TPE ASHBURTON ARCADE TpAINTING & -pAPERHANGIIfG ESTABLISHMENT. JOHN WILSON (Late Jas. Craigie), Has in stock a Choice selection of PAPERHANGINGS in New Designs. BORDERS, DADOS, AND CEILING PAPERS in Great Variety. Estimates for Painting and Decorating given, > ■•-•■. All work executed promptly, with 'the very beat materials and workmen. JOHN WILSON, ARCADE, BURNETT STREET. 3 80 - T3EOPLE about to marry and furnish JL their houses, are invited to call on Plckfora & Undrlll, AT THE ASHBURTOB FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, TANORED STREET, Next Building Society. —NOW ON VIEW— Dining-room Suites in Kima, Bedroom Suites in Rimu, Iron and Brass Bedsteads, Chests Drawers, Washatands, Spring Mattresses, English and Colonial Peram bulators, Horse Hair, Kapoc and Flock Mattresses, Duchesse and Fancy Tables, Floor Cloths and Linoleums, Carpets, Hearth Rugs, and Mats. Furniture Repaired, Restuffed, and Repoliehed on the Premises. —Note the address— TANORED STREET, Next Building Soaiety.



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FOR SALE—Private Residence, cen trally situated, coiner of Cameron and William streets, half-acre, being T.S's. 715 and 716. Easy terms of pay ment T. BULLOCK. " BURNETT "STREET — R ES T A IRA* T. — MRS. CiT BRYANT BEGS to notify that sh« has taken that centrally situated RESTAURANT in BOBNFTT STREET, lately carried on by Mrs Ranger, and hopes to be favored with the same liberal support that was accorded to her predecessor. HOT MEALS AT THE USUAL HOURS. SPECIAL TERMS to Weekly Boarders. CATERING undertaken for balls, etc., on the shortest notice. 6 142 PRINCE ALBERT TEMPERANCE HOTEL.  MRS KAIiOEH OEGS to announce that she has GIVEN UP THE DINING BOOMS, BURNETT STREET, And concentrated her business as above. Thanking old Customers for their patronage, she trusts they will continue their favors. Well Furnished Bed and Sitting Rooms. Hot, Cold, and Shower Baths. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. MRS RANGEP will continue to cater for banquets, balls, weddings, and parties. Cutlery on hire. s|ll f\rj ACRES tor Sale near Pendairw \j i School. Easy terms. T. BULLOCK. SPECTACLES! SPECrACL ESI ». Salek, JEWELLER, ASHBURTON, IS Sole Agent for Lazarus Patent System of Sight Testing and Spectacles. The perfect sight that has been given to all who have been fitted by this new and perfect method of Sight Testing is making LAZARUS 5 SPECTACLES A household word throughout the district. S. SALEK has been thoroughly in structed in the system, and will shortly publish a few testimonials from those who have had their sight tested and remedied. Public Notice. J. T. Ford & Co. Have the pleasure to announce to their OLD FRIENDS AND CLIENTS, as well as to the FARMERS and GRAZIERS of the Ashbutton district generally, that they will REGULARLY ATTEND the ASHBURTON and TINWALD Stock Markets, and have arranged to act in ton junction with ME HENRY ZANDER, who will receive ENTRIES and take all instructions, and also render prompt ACCOUNT SALES WITH NET PROCEEDS. THE PERSONAL WpERVISION AND ATTENTION OF Mr J, X. FORD will be given to all Stock, etc., committed to their care for disposal, either by Public Auction or Private Treaty, and Clients may have entire confidence that their interests will be fullj protected, CLEARING SALES will also have their careful attention either in Town or Country. J. T. FORD & CO. LAND, STOCK, & WOOL BROKERS, 164 Hereford Street, Christchurch. HENRY ZANDER, MERCHANT ASHBURTON, »



BfiNOT JL I»_ HOI 1 li: K. BABItETT BEOS *T*AKE this opportunity of thanking their numerous friends and patrons for the, ■*■ generous support accorded them since starting Business as ] GENERAL DRAPERS, •CLOTHIBBS, <fco They have now much pleasure in announcing their intention of REMOVING TO LARGER AND MORE CONVENIENT PREMISES, THE OLD TOWN HALL, EAST STREET, Where by strict attention to the requirements of Customers, they hope to retain the liberal patronage already accorded them. The Business will be carried on in connection with H. Bairstow's, Furnishing Department, i THE FIRM TO BE KNOWN A3 BAKKETT BR >S. AND BAIESTOW, THE HALL, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. BARRETT BTCOS. AND BAIRSTOW, . FAMILY DRAPERY AND FURNISHING WAREHOUSE, The Hall, East Street, Ashburton. OPEN TNG SALE-SATURDAY, MAY 27. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN HOUSEHOLD DRAPERY, CLOTHING, tc. New Goods to open, no old Stock. A lot of odd lines and Remnants to be cleared very cheap. Everyone invited to walk through and inspect the stock No one asked to buy. All Goods marked in plain figures, at LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE. DOORS OPEN AT TEN O'CLOCK ON SATURDAY MORNING. THE HALI>, EAST STREET. . . o —■- ■ ■ ■—— ' ; — ; ■», --- ', GRAND DISPLAY — os— High Class Drapery § Clothing. ANDREW ORE IT AS OPENED his NEW PREMISES, next Union Bank, with a MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY -OF— Ladles' J> ckets millinery Dress materials Corsets! Underclothing, Ac. NEW SHOW" ROOM j Contains an EXCELLENT SELECTION of MILLINERY, FLOWER^ FEA.THERS, and all the Latest Novelties. GAEPET AND BOOT BOOM Is well stocked w^th BRUSSELS CARPETS, LINOLEUMS, etc., FLOOR CLOTHS ! , and HEARTH RUftS. J SPLENDID STOCK of LiDIES' and GENTS' BOOTS in all Makes. ! Special Agent for the STANDARD BOOTS, by far the best Colonial Boot made 100 PiIRS BLANKET 3, slightly'soiled, GREATLY REDUCED. ANDREW ORB. WILLIAM SPABBO W, [(Late of the firm of Sparrow and Berryman), Tailor and Outfitter, I AM DETERMINED TO DO THE Tailoring Trade of the Town And to enable me to do thil I kava decided to charge Priced that have ntnt r bat "fceard of in Ashburton Gome and See for Yourself NEWEST Tweeds, Coatings, & Fancy v?OTB THE ADDRESS ggß* ; The Shop between J. Scaly andJCo.'s ano H. 0. Segers. ' RAtl BTBEBT. ASHBUKTONJ DEPRESSION IN MELBOURNE i A GRAND PUKCHASjB. SUPERIOE BLANKETS ttf EXTRA LARGE SIZES. THE DRESS DEPARTMENT IS EXCEPTIONALLY "WELL STOCKED WITH CHOICE GOODS PROM 10s; 6d FULL DRESS, A BEAUTIFU L SELECTION OP TRIMMED HATS, TFOIBE-QUARTER CAPES, Ac, IN SHOWROOM. MITCHELL and TURNER.



Business Notices ." i" __________ i MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY §\B.li OLDEST, WEALTHIEST,' rr M. ■ and ' rs'- MOST PROSPEROUS VUSTRALIAN LIFE OFFICE V AXD THK . ' ■ LARGEST IN THE BRITISH KMPIHB. ■' The only Colonial Life Office which declares a Bonus RYery Year* The Method of Valuation adopted bj his Society is of the Most; Stringent, Character, and ensures a Considerably Larger Reserve to Meet Liabilities than that held by any other office in the Aim ' - tralasian Colonies. V ACCUMULATED FUNDS €10,500,000 (TEN AND A HALF MILLIONS STERLING), All invested to yield nearly 6 per cent BONUSES SASH BONUSES declared for the last FIVE Years, over TWO MILLIONS, yielding Reversionary Bonuses exceed ing IOIJR MILLIONS. CASH BONUS for ONK Year, 1891,^ £489,828, yielding Reversionary Bosoms ' amounting to £1,009,000. The Cash Bonus was equal to 42*4 p«r ;ent on the premiums received during the fear. INJURE YOUR LIFE nr m A. M. P. SOCIETTY And Secure a BONUS EVERY 1 EAR. Policies in Force 109,333 Sum Assured £37,066,211 Annual Income £1,860,447 Expenses of Management LESS THAN 9J PER CENT ON THE TOTAL INCOME. EDWARD W. LOWE, Resident Secretary. Branch Office- Custom House Quay, Wellington. W. H. DERRY, District Secretary, Christchnrch. H. ZANDER, Local Broker, Ashbnrton. , rTt BOOTH'S Golden Heanedles. r PHROUGH the influence of friends in jL America, and after the expenditure >f much time and money, I have succeeded _ obtaining, and now hold in lawful possession'l TOE SAFEST AND SUREST Cl RE 15VER DISCOVERED , - VUK THB LIQUOR, OPIUM, ti AM> TOBACCO HAbITS. IT aBSOLOTEIFdESTROTS THB - APPETITE. Jand Aii ■ OR A eiNGwn ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS! AND ALL DESIRE TO SMOKE. NOT FOR DRUNKARDS ONLY ALL MODERATeTdRINKERS, ALL SMOKERS CAW KOW QUIT THEIR HABITS With Perfect Ease, with No Nagging of che Nerves, and with No Bad Nights. THE LIQUOR HABIT IS A DISEASE OF The Nervous System and of the Blood. I THE GOLDEN REMEDY No. 1. I Cures the Disease by Removing the Cause, and along with it all desire o return to tb> dbihx. X_»««»b<* _aT« htmu Vww4k For yon there is Hope, Help and Health I THE GOLDEN REMEDY No. 2. | 1 Brain, Nerve, and Blood Tonio. certain Cure for DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, WEAK ENED ENERGY, NEURALGIA, AND POVERTY OF THB BLOOD. READ~ThIS : I hereby certify and declare that—After over thirty yea»r experience as a phar_a> , ceutical druggist and manufacturing '■ chemist, and being familiar with the formula »nd composition of nearly every tonio preparation on the market—that in my opinion the formula of R. T. Booth* GOLDEN REMEDY No. 2, as submitted to me, is the best I have ever seen. From . my long experience of articles of this [ nature, I have no doubt that it will set promptly and effectually in til eases of exhaustion from whatever cause, for neuralgia, poverty of blood, and general nervous disorders. M. MARSHALL,, Dunedin, N.Z. R. T. BOOTH'S GOLDEN REMEDY No. 1, For the Liquor, Opium, and Tobaooo Habits; and X T. BOOTH'S GOLDEN REMEDY No. 2, . A Brain and Nerve Tonio, .. AKK !£_Ttrf ACTC_EI) BT R. T BOOTH AND: CO., LIMITED, Burton's Studio Buildings, WNEDIN, N.Z. Agencies in che Australian Colonies sad Continent of Europe. P. HAYMAN _ CO., Wholesale Agents for N.Z. Price, 5s per Bottle. Sold by all Chemists and .Storekeepers W be supplied, through the post by retail medicine vendors. R. T. BOOTH, Maiaeiasr , Direoto* •WING T() THE SUOOESS v WHICH HAS ATTENDED MY BUSINESS, I find it necessary to 1 PROCURE ASSISTANCB i ' .*■..-'' Which I am now endeavoring to do. T TAKE tbe opportunity ti» thank the Public of Ashbonon for their kind patronage, and to say that I hope to continue t0 merit their support. ; H. E. BonnlntrtOH, CHEMIST & DKUGOIST,