not half the available evidence had come out in the Supranae Court. Si* Robert Stout regretted to Hear of Mr Cadman's resignation, and he thought that there was nothing in the finding <> the Napier jury that necessitated such v step. He found that there was an entire misapprehension in the public mind ovei the case. Mr Rees had made several charges against Mr Gadman, but h« (Sir Robert Stout) contended that he had brought forward no proofs whatever in respect to any of them. Mr Rees now said that he was not allowed to bring for ward his evidence, owing to technicalities, and that he wished to appoint a Commit tee of the House to go into the whole matter, but he (Sir Robert) would remind the House thai there was no punishment for perjury on the part of witnesses before a Select Committee, and Mr Rees was well aware of that as he himself had had experience of that formerly in the case of a Napier gentleman. Sb Robert Stout dealt at length with the position of native land connected with the recent ease, and quoted from reports of the House to show that the charges against Mr Cadman could not be sustained. As to the costs he said that the jury left that question to the Judge. The jury never said that they did not wish to give costs. Mr Scobie Mackenzie and Captain Russell also spoke. In reply to Mr Mackenzie, the Premier •aid he would endeavor to procure a copy of the Judge's notes In the case, and lay them before the House, to that members could deal with the subjec impartially. Mr Rees having replied, the subject dropped. The House rose at 5 30 p.m. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. THE ADDRBisS-IW-RBPLY. Mr Willis moved the Address-in-Reply to the Governor's Speech. After paying a tribute to the memory of Mr Ballaice, ha went on to refer to the prosperous state of the colony, and said although one of the youngest offshoots of the British Empire, New Zealand was the most visorous of them. All the sister colonies of Australasia were at present in anything but an enviable state, but New Zealand still progressed, and was destined to be the grandest place is the two hemispheres. Mr Willis paid that he h»d promisee to support the Electoral Bill, but he had done so with great hesi tancy. He approved of the one-man-one vote principle in its entirety, and hoped t» see it accomplished. Mr Earnshaw in seconding the motion said that it was a proud thing for Few Zealand that she was the most progres sive colony, not only in the British Em pire, but in the world, and it was sst's factory .< o learn that the Governor in travelling through the country had found the people thoroughly loyal to the system of government by which they were ruled. In paying a tribute to the memory of the late Premier. Mr Earn shaw said that he had always been a con sistent friend to the Labor party. Mr Rolleston congratulated both mover and seconder of the Address in-Reply on the manner in which they had performed their task, especially complimenting Mr 'Willis on his calm and deliberate speech. They had heard a great deal about the v success of the Labor Bureau, but he con tended that there had never been a greater number of men out of work than at the present. In the vicinity of towns there were a large number of artisans and other men out of employment, many of whom were ready to take the lowest possible wages if they could obtain them. The fact was that the Government were being found out, and the people would discover before long that the colony was being flooded with unemployed. Mr Rolleston traversed several other planks of the Government policy, and condemned many of tbe public statements of Ministers during the recess as insinoere. With respect to the native land laws he thought that the sooner the Government got somebody not interested in native land, and who had no particular fads, to prepare a Bill dealing with the whole question, the better it would be for all parties. The Premier said he thought the House was to be congratulated on the return of Mr Willis for Wanganui. He also com plimented Mr Earnshaw on the speech he had made. It showed a marked improve ment on his previous utterances, and was much more moderate in tone. In spite of Mr Rollescon's assertions to the con trary, Mr Seddon ventured to assert that more people had been put on the land during the last year than during any two previous years. The Government were using every effort to deal with the unem ployed question, and fie challenged the statement that more men were out of work now than ever before. The fact was that men now worked nine months of the year as against three months, as was the case when Mr ReHeston was in office. The Government had largely reduced the public floating debt, and last year they had taken from the surplus £200,000 for public works. They were living now within their means, and were not living on past finance. Ha would say now to the House and the country that the time had come when the Minister should have some control over the railways, and it was not for the leader of the Opposition to gay tint the House was not to be trusted with the control of what belonged to the State. The Government were determined . to go on and introduce legislation which, while encouraging labour, would also protect capital. Mr Duthie spoke, and the debate was adjourned until to-morrow, on the motion of Mr McLean. The House rose at 12.10 a.m.

CABLE SUMMARY.

A large number of forged £1 notes on the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney are in circulation. A man haa been arrested who had in his possession 200 of the notes. The "Westnvnster Gazette" says a fall in silver is inevitable owing to the clos ing of the Indian mints, but Australia will suffer less than America. A case of cholera has been discovered at Shields, the suffertr have recently arrived by vessel from Nantes in France. Cholera is raging all over Mecca and apparently can not be checked. On Sunday 451 deaths were reported. Dr Cornelius Hettz, oue of thooe accused of being implicated in the Panama scandal, is now reported to be dead. He had been HI since his arrest was ordered, and has never been able to leave England. The French have occupied additional islands on the Gulf of Siam. The French squadron is preparing to blockade Bangkok, the capital 61 Siam. The French com mander reports the islands in the guif of Siam which have been occupied are oi strategic importance, as they afford good anchorage and storage. The French failed to oqcupy the left bank of Mekong- It is expected that gunboats will ascend the Menam, on which the capital is situated, and that the coast will be blockaded. The Europeans in Bangkok are getting ex cited. __«____,_-^—^»■■

IJoiiLO\yAY's Ointment. — The great climatic variations whigh soldiers and sailors experience render them liable to a variety of diseases, the development of which is favored by exposure and hardships —often, it is to be feared, by their own carelessness aa well, Holloway's remedies AfFoid a safe and easy means of curd for those constitutional and local maladies which are so frequently engendered by residents in unhealthy climates and by in cautious living. Ihe ointment is a wonder ful healing application, and cleanses the surface of foul sores and ulcers, soothes the throbbing and pain in cases of inflammation, »nd checks the progress of skin diseases, tfhe pills purify tfye blood, cleanse fcbe liver, and remove all noxious matter from the eysteai,

LOSS OF H.M.S VICTORIA.

Lovnow, June 27. Lord-Mount Stephen has increased 1 his subscription to the relief fund to £500. Lady Tryon has expressed her grate fulness for the marks of sympathy received from Sydney, where the late Admiral was so long stationed. The Benbow replaces the Victoria as flagship of the Mediterranean squadron. The Malta correspondent of the " Daily News " telegraphs that there is no foundation for the report that Admiral Tryon'a body had been found. The squadron was ranged in two parallel lines, six cables length apart, the Victoria and Camperdown leading. Sir George Tryon ordered the forma tion of a single line, and it was in executing this manoeuvre that the collision took place. The Camperdown rammed the Victoria, her bows crashing right into the centre of the ship. (Received June 28,11 a.m.) London, June 28. After the collision Admiral Tryon endeavored to run the Victoria ashore, and ordered all the men on deck. When the Victoria began to settle, he, ordered same qufpeut. All those on deck jumped overboard, except Admiral Tryon, who remained alone on the bridge. The vessel sank head fore most, the stern was for a few moments in a perpendicular position, and the hull then turned orer. There were tremendous explosions as she sank. , The Gamperdown was kept afloat by closing the water-tight chambers, and the use of the pumps. The Admiral was last seen in the water waving a telescope to rear Admiral Markham, who was on board the Camper down. The latter immediately after the accident dropped her collision mat, and had to go full speed to avoid the wreckage. Some eye witnesses state the Victoria disappeared in six miuutes. Telegrams have been received from the Governors of Tasmania, Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and New Zealand, and a joint letter from Messrs H. Heaton, Hogan, T. Cur ran, B. Cur ran, W. A. Mac Arthur, and F. O'Dris coll (as Australian members of the House of Commons) expressing regret and sympathy, and highly lauding Admira.l Tryon's personal merits. (Received June 28, 11.15 a.m.) The "Standard's" special correspon dent wires that the forecastle of the warship Victoria was instantly sub merged when she was struck. Admiral Tryon ordered mats to cover the in juries, and signalled to the whole fleet for assistance. Boats were sent with the utmost despatch, but the Victoria turned turtle before they arrived. The propeller ef the ill-fated ship could be seen furiously revolving in the air. A number of the crew crept off the tides of the ship to the keel. Boats were kept busy in rescue work, but many of those who gained a position on the bottom of the vessel were sucked in the vortex. H.M.S. [Nile nanowly escaped ramming the Victoria on the port" side after the collision with the Camperdown. The Victoria's crew observed perfect discipline. Nobody moved from his post till ordered, albeit their hideous fate was apparent. -A d | miral Tryon remained cool to the last, and refused the offer of a buoy, telling the coxswain to save himself. Though ordered to jump into the sea the crew heroically persisted in fixing collision mats. Admiral Tryon went down with folded arms. The vessel capsized owing to the upper chamber flooding, the lower was intact. H.M.S. Triumph has been ordered to proceed from Queonstown to Malta to convey the survivors to England. It is proposed to erect a monument in St Paul's to the memory of those who were drowned. The Lord Mayor's relief fund has reached £6000, including £500 from the Duke of Edinburgh and £500 from the Rothschilds. A memorial service to Admiral Tryon was held in Elm Square. The Dukes of Cambridge and Edinburgh, Lady Tryon, and many ladies of society were present.

CRICKET.

♦ [per press association] London, June 26. The attendance at Trent Bridge ground. Nottingham, was good, and the weather fine for the first match played by the Australians against a picked eleven of England. The ground was in first-rate order, and the English batsmen, upon winning the toss, took every advantage of the good turf. At present they have only lost seven wickets for 357 runs. The following are the scores: — Grace, c Giffen, b Turner 49 Stoddart, c Trotfc, b Bruce 94 Gunn, b Giffen. 64 Palairet, c Lyons, b Giffen 71 Shrewsbury, not out ... .... ... 30 W. W. Road, c and b Giffen... ... 27 Peel, c Gregory, b Giffen 1 Wainwright, c Turner, b Trumble ... 6 Lock wood, not out 0 Extras 15 Total for seven wickets ... 357 The batting was of a brilliant descrip tion, the first hundred being scored in eighty minutes, A shower fell after Grace and Stoddart had been got rid of, but did not affect the wicket. Stoddart's batting was as usual dashing and scientific, but he gave several chances, which should have been taken. Gunn played his customary ■teady game, taking no risks, and with Palairet, the Oxford captain, added 111 before the third wicket fell. The latter's batting was of a particularly stylish character. Numerous changes in the bowling were resorted to before these two men were separated. Both Shrewsbury and Read played cautiously. Peel was finely caught by Gregory on the boundary, The fielding was generally good, but Blackham was not in form with the gloves. The following will play for the North of England against the Australians at Man- Chester :-Br*ggfl, Attewell, Flowers, Mold, Storer, Hornby, MacLaren, Sugg, A. Ward, Shrewsbury, and Gunn. Noue ,of the Yorkshire players are included in the team. Trumble at present holds the first-class bowling average of the season, with 12.48 runs per wicket. (Received June 28, 11.15 a.m.) Lonbon, June 27. The first innings of the All England team closed for 416 The Australians in their first innings were all out for 111, and will have to follow on.

SPORTING.

{London, June 27- The racehorse Meddler has been sold I for £14,600.

Aucki^nd, June 27. The racehorse The Dincer was brought from Sydney by the Rotomahana. Ihe son of Sword Dance was offered for sale in Sydney, but the best offer was 205 guineas, and Mr Nathan would not part with the horse at the price, j The Auckland horse Mangere has been scratched for the V.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase.

Parliamentary Notes.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Wellington, June 28. MR O'ADMAN. Following Mr Hislop's example, Mr Cadman will be white washed by an expression of confidence on the part; of the various centres in his electorate, and he will then rejoin the Ministry ; mean while Messrs Beeves and Carrol will administer his portfolios. THE TOTALISAIOR. I hear on reliable authority that what* ever the fate of Mr Smith's motion re garding the tocalisaior, the Government, who have been approached on the matter, have given assurance thab they will not bring in a Bill providing for its abolition. This will be welcome news to Jockey Clubs and others desirous of witnessing its continued existence. THE COUNCIL. The choice of an assistant to Sir P. Buckley in the Council is narrowed down to Messrs Montgomery and Walker, and the claims cf both are being pressed on the Cabinet.

Some time since 4 Select Committee wa appointed by the House of Commons to in quire into the question of providing a uniform standard of weight for corn sales. This committee recently held its first sitting. Mr Clare Sewell Read gave his experience I of the matter, and eaid that the East Aglian farmers almost universally sold |by measure and weight, and liked to adhere to old forms. If the standard for the sale of corn by weight became universal, these farmers would, of coarse, adopt the change. He had no great objection to the basis now used for corn averages under the sanction of the Board of Agriculture and the Board of Trade of 60lb for wheat, 501b for barley, and 401b for oats. Theoretically, he preferred the cental of 1001b, but he did not believe that the system would be considered desirable for general use.

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under, subject, to the necessary alterations:— THURSDAY, June 29. I For Gisborue and Auckland, per Pukaki, 6.30 a.m. For Northern Ports, per Talime, at 0.30 a.m. THURSDAY, July 6. For United Kingdom, etc., per Aorangi (specially addressed correspondence only). Due London August 16. WEDNESDAY, July 12. For United Kingdom, etc., via San Fran cisco. Due London August 16.

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Public Notices. ! (\T7 ACRES tar Sale near Pendarve U I School. Easy terms. j T. BULLOCK THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY'S LINE. REHTJOED FARES FROM LON DON TO NEW ZEALAND. A RRAKGEMENTS can be made J_A_ with the Agent-General in London to procure passages by the above line at the following greatly reduced rates :— Second Saloon ... £28 Os Intermediate £18 18a Third Class £13 Oh For further particulars apply at offices MILES & CO., Limited, 4.shburton and Rakaia. TINWALD.—For Sale sections num bered 17 and 18 fronting the Main South Road and Railway, capital site for cottage. Apply to T. BULLOCK. THE LONGBEAOH DESTROYEK The only guaranteed effectual means of coping with the SMALL BIRDS PEST. T\ \HE Longbeach Estate ha been for 1 the last two ypara kep freer from Birds than ever before, at a merely nomi nal cost, and to Mr Grigg entire satis faction. Longbeach is n< w freer from Birds than any similar property in New Zealand. Testimonials from all parts of Dew Zea land snd Australia. Supplies may be obtained from FREDERIO POWELL, Care of John Grigg, Esq., 5*153 Longbeach BURNETT STREET —RE STAVBAI T.— MRS. C. I BRYANT BEGS to notify that she has taken that centrally situated RESTAURANT in BURNETT STREET, lately carried on by Mrs Ranger; and hopes to be favared with the same liberal support that was accorded to her predecessor. i HOT MEALS AT THE USUAL HOURS SPECIAL TERMS to Weekly Boarders. CATERING undertaken for balls, etc., on the shortest notice. 5 142 Llewellyn Owen* PIANOFORTE, SINGING AND HARMONY. ARCADE CHAMBERS. (Dances not attended.) 421 GREAT SALE AT B. ALCOfiN'S, SAUNDKRS' BUILDINGS. DOUBLE BLANKETS 8 — from 8s 9d to 12s 6d 4 10 — from 12s 9d to 17s 3d 4 11 — from 16s 9d to 22s 3d 4 THESE ARE THE BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED IN NEW ZEALAND. MEN'S and BOYS' COLONIAL SUITS, HATS, CAPS, SHIRTS, SHIRTINGS, JFLANNELLETTES and FLANNELS, RUGS, CARPETS, LINOLEUMS, SHEETING, BOOTS AND SHOES. BTEB YTHING REDUCED FOR CASH FOR ONE MONTH.



Friedlander Bros. Furs. Furs. Furs. SATURDAY, "JULY 1, 1893, At the Orange Hall. OWING to the inclemency of the weather on Saturday last, we shall offer the remaining portion of the con- ) signment of NATIVE AND FOREIGN RUGS, Manufactured by Mr S. R. Clark, the Premier Furrier of Australia, comprising Carriage, Railway, and Hearth Rugs, in Wallaby, Bear, Kangaroo, and Grey Oppossum, etc, etc, as for merly advertised. Sale at 2 p.m. FRIEDLANDER BROS. R. FRIEDLANDER, 6t176 Auctioneer. Entertainments LOYAL ASHBURTON LODGE, 1.0.0. F., M.U. fTHE above Lodge will celebrate its JL Twentieth Anniversary by a TEA AND SOCIAL, To be held in the ODDFELLOWS' HALL, ON Friday, July 7. Tickets for Tea and Social 2s 6d. Chil dren Is. Refreshments provided. Tea at 6 o'clock. Dancing at 8 o'clock. R. MINxVIS, 6t175 Secretary. STRAYED into my paddock about a week ago, Grey Gelding, about fifteen hands? Owner can have same by paying expenses. 6t172 W. T. KINGSTON. ASHBURTON WORKING MEN'S CO - OPERATIVE SOCiETY, LIMITED. CTTANTED, a good man accustomed to »V horses, to drive a cart. Apply ants to state whether married or single, and wages required. Schedule of duties may be seen at the store, Applications, with references, must be in the hands of the Secretary before 6 p.m., on Saturday, July 1. I WILLIAM McRAE, 6 170 Secretary. DIRECT VETO Convention will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall, on Thursday, June 29, at 8 p.m. The meeting will be purely political 5 no col lection. His Worship the Mayor will occupy the chair, and the following gentlemen will address the meeting. Messrs S. Lawry, D. Henderson, W. Wilkinson. J.Keir, G. W. Leadley, Tfi. Watkins, S, Chapman, A. Blake, W. Harding, J. Cocker. Opportunities will be given for discussion. 6 173 =Pin^ lOa- cheap T,S's. 606 and 507, corner of Harland; Grove, and Jane streets, Tinwald, with Comfortable Cottage thereon, price as above. The owner having gone to the North Island is the reason why the property ia for sale at such a low figure. MB JAMES BEGG'S PROPERTY, Tinwald. Not having sold this by auction, I am prepared to receive offers for it up to MONDAY NEXT, July 3. =£>•>*> ino3OWN SECTION, £jfm)& lvo Quarter-acre, corner of Walker and Peter streets west. Capital site for a cottage; easy terras. 6 ACRES FOR SALE.—An Orchard well stocked with fruit trees, great variety; conveniently situated at; the corner of Cambridge and Wellington streets, Hampstead. To be sold as a whole or in two or three allotments as maybe desired, on exceptionally easy tWm|< ?, BULLOCK.



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Market House. LAMPS7 <!)~LAMPS. ALL NEW AND FASHIONABLE. TCST received Lamp Fittings, and Lamp wicks. We invite intending purchasers O to give us a call. HONEY. HONEY. This Season's extracted and Virgin Honey retailed in any quantity to suit pur chasers. N.B.—AH goods sold at the bottom legitimate prices, and delivered to all parts of the Town and Suburbs and Railway Station. Country orders specially attended to. Town Customers waited upon if requested. STEPHENS^ BBOS. Stephens Bros., Market; House, WITH CONFIDENCE beg to draw the attention of their Customers and the Public to the Mandarin and Tiger Blend Teas. THE TIGER BLEND is a mixture of the very finest quality of India andt Ceylon, whilst the MANDARIN is a combination of the choicest flowery pnngen Chinas. These Teas will be found to compare for Quality and Value with any other brand placed in the market, and we olaim for them the premier position for Economy, Quality, and Purity. Price—2s, 2s 4d, and 2s Bd. , SAMPLES GRATIS to any one wishing to give them a trial. ' ORDERS BY POST despatch Punctuality, TOWN ORDERS delivered l>*Jy. AGENTS FOR ASHBURTON— Stephens Bros., MAHEET HOUSE. Agents for y<»w Zealand—J. RATTRA7 <fe SON, PT7NBPTN. 419



Public Notices. OFFERS are invited for T.S. 622 Peter Screet, containing £ acre. T. BULLOCK. "OEOPLE about to marry and furnish 1_ their houses, are invited to call on Plckfora A llndrlll, A.T THE ASHBURTON FUBNITUBE WABEHOUSE TANORED STREET, Next Building Society. -NOW ON VIEW— ' Dining-room Suites in Kimu, Bedroom Suites in Rimu, Iron and Brass Bedsteads, Chests Drawers, Washstands, 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 Repolished on the Premises. —Note the address— TANCBED STBEIT, Next Building Soslety. £1 O^fc ~ Cottage and Section, cen- AV7*J« trally situated in Peter i Street, Price as above. T. BULLOCK. Fruit Trees. Having Decided to give up NURSERY GARDENING, and attend entirely to my business of PRO DUCE DEALING, I offer my large stock of Apple and other Trees at LOW i PRICES. They are all of the best sorts obtainable, and having grafted them myself can guarantee they are true to name. ALSO,— A Grand Lot of ORARI POTATOES CHEAP. 2001bs Sack Best Stone FLOUR 14a 6d. BRAN, SHARIS, ROLLER FLOUR, and all kinds of FARM PRODUCE. A Splendid Line of ONIONS. J.THOMAS, HAVELOCK STREET. £30.—For Sale 2 roods 3J perches together with small building, price as above. Apply T. BULLOCK. «JTTHEKE do you get your Ironmon- YY gery ? At Hakdlby sof course, where we get the best value in Sheet Lead, Nails, Locks, Hinges, Plough Chains, Rope, Wire Knotting, Gorse Knives, Spades and Forks, Lamps, Fender and Fire Irons, and anything you require. j~Tahder ahdTohs 1 EUCALYPTI EXTRACT There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract in the market now, products of simple distillation forming crude resinous oils. In order that these crude oils may not be taken Our Pure Volatile Euca lypti Extract* which is recognised by the medical division of the Prussian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, as prr information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 18 State :— It is proved by tests made by the Medical Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Greifswald, Prussia, and reported by Dr Schulz, Professor of Pharmacology at Bonn, and Professor Dr Mosler, Director of the Medical Clinic at Greifswald, that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed of acids, resinonß and other substances, adherent to primary distillation, will develop the sanative qualities proper to the plant. Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract, according to these authorities, and according to Professor Dr Lister, of England, and to Drs Bauer, Mclntire, Wood, Hazard, etc, of America, is the only extract corresponding to scientific tests, and the only one which possesses the proper therapeutic value. All other crude oils are to be classes among the turpentimes, which have, when used as medicine, no therapeutic effeot and are abandoned as an internal medicament. These so called Eucalypti Extracts, which may have received distinction at Exhibitions as commercial articles and are used for mechanical purposes only are discernible: . By their deficiency in pungent odour (which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extract, develops most freely , through its surplus of oxygen). 2. By their alcoholic thin and mobile appearance, being reduced in specific density through the presence of acids. 3. By their taste, the result of the contracting tendency of resins and tannater. If these crude oiia, or so called eucalypti extracts are applied by mistake in cases of croup, bronchitis, diptheria, internal in flammations, dysentery, wounds, etc., the consequences are moßt appalling. For safety sake ask always for Sander and §on»' Eucalypti Ex tract and get the old, well-tested and reliable preparation.—Bandhur«t,VicU>ri Australia,-»and*T and »ott»



-: Cross bred wheats. :- a I TI/TESSRS JAMES CARTER & CO , of London, in 1882 commenced a course of experiments in the ero»totfßjtf9 Jy| tion of WHEATS of various kinds. It is well known that almost any variation of quality, character, form and colour, oaaJMS "* developed in Flower* and Vegetables by cross breeding, and fixed permanently by selection. Also in tha shape of Tarnfpt ■■■§■ Carrot* and other roots, including in the nase of Wheat, squaro or pointed ears, large or small grain, long er short straw, or almostmml special quality that may be desired. With well selected parents cross-breeding impart* increased vigor in plants as Will as in ■ninwlr 1 and Wheat, being a self-fertilizing plant which is bred in-and-in year after year for generation*, aB is the ca«j with most of o»r Wha*jfc.'[fl Crossing should have the effect of producing more vigorous and productive varieties. This seems to have been confirmed by BftaMfi ' < Causer's experiments, who, after several years careful selections of the strains produced by crossing were successful in &***g tfct f: characteristics of not less than 11 varieties of new Wheats, which they distributed in 1889 at necessarily fvicy prices. y -1 The Farmers of this district may be congratulated on the fact that they can now obtain some of the best of these varieties from tfcil $ undersigned. A full selection of the eleven sorts were obtained in 1890 by them and given to MR T. SEALY, of Riverbaak, tm--': experiment with. The following year another district was chosen, and after very careful observation, discarded six out of the elmgT^J as unprofitable. They then last year distributed the remaining five selections among fanners in different parts of this County, msf% were rewarded by excellent yields, this in the face of the very trying season they had to contend with. As may be supposed, tkf \M varieties differ greatly in length and colour of straw, shape of ears, colour and size of grain,, period of ripening, etc. For frttfufrot &»';■'■ Selection F is the earliest ripening Wheat in cultivation, and should prove a great acquisition in the district towards the Hills, and tm' ?J the South, where an early wheat is indispensable. Another variety, S«ncriow G, produces straw of a short, stout description, whioh ,''■ cannot be laid by rain or wind. This should be invaluable for sowing on moist land, which in the ordinary varieties of Wheat fn4wm 'T1 long straw, likely to be damaged by wind and raim Other sorts, as Sblbctiox I, is practically unassailable by Birds, so that fflmdi j these sorts come largely into cultivation our feathered tribes will not be able to levy their usual toll on the fanners' crops. Some writes ' !»i has said there can be no best Wheat for all districts, but only for particular situations, soils, and climates, which the various aorta of & Wheat are naturally adapted to. We would recommend our friends to obtain a tufioient quantity of aeed of these Hybrid Wheat*, and <S i test the capabilities ef them on their own land. This would undoubtedly lead to far-reaching results by bringing into general "ilUmtiosj ** varieties of Wheat suited to the various soils of the district, of high quality, hardy, and robust in constitution, and a prolifio ehamotar. * * The following will describe the five varieties we have to offer :— v>^£ SELECTION I—A bearded wheat, prolific. It seems of the variety to sow late and harvest early Straw, medium length, wevj '/■ ; ■ headed. Valuable for late Spring sowing. \■> -„' -,J. «! SELECTION F—An early ripening Wheat, even when sown late. Straw, median length j very long headed; a valuable Wheat '? ': \ The chaff is furnished with stiff awns which seem to keep off birds and protect it also from wind. Birdaadh"'' ■ Wind-proof Wheat. ' , SELECTION G-—Straw, short and strong, not likely to be laid by wind or rain j heavy-headed and very prolifio. Should pro** . invaluable on lands which produce in the ordinary sorts straw so long as to be damaged by bad weather. Thk 'ii is the " Tom Thumb " of the wheat family. > J SELECTION P.—Straw, medium length, strong, half-drooping habit; very well headed ,• very productive, and likely to prove a ": ■ valuable Wheat for general purposes. ; SELECTION B<—Straw, very long, strong, and white; ear a fair length, thick set | a very productive Wheat. For Further Partiootabs, Apply to FEIEDLANDER BROS.



Prepare for a Rainy Day. HAVING PURCHASED a choioe lot of Manufacturer's Samples of Waterproof Coats, rery mucK below the regular prices, we have decided to give our Customers the benefit of our BARGAINS- Men's Tweed Waterproof Overcoats, sewn throughout, usual price 38a, reduced to 25a. Men's Tweed Waterproof Orercoats, aewn throughout, usual price 45a, reduced to 32s 6d. ' ] Men's Tweed Waterproof Orercoats, sewn throughout, usual price 60areduced to 45a. Men's Tweed Waterproof Overcoits, sewn throughout, usual price 655, reduced to 483. Men's Tweed Waterproof Overcoat*, sewn throughout, usual price 70a reduced to 52* 6d Men's Tweed Waterproof Overcoats, sewn throughout, usual prioe 80s, reduced to 655. OBSEKVE. KF" We are now making MEN'S SUITS to measure, in out well-known style FIT and WORKMANSHIP, from 15s to 20s LESS th:*n Christohurch advertised prices for same Quality. Largest Stosk of Tailoring Goods in the District to select from. GENTS'BOOTS and SHOES of the Best Quality. HATS, SHIRTS, TIES, and every description of seasonable MERCERY, etc., at LOWEST PRICES. cbaigheadX bekryian, THE LEADING TAILOBS AND OUTFITTEBS, ASHBURTON. unparalleled CHE A P SAL E. HIGH CLASS DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS. :o;—: —COMMENCING— Saturday, Jime 24* — < -y— Astounding 1 Bargains. —:(o): __ _ — — . .^jja NIBBLES! NIBBLES! NIBBLES! LADIES SKIRTS «. 2s 6d LADIES' FUR LINED CLOAKS ... ... 15s Od LADIES 1 FUR MUFFS ... 3s 6d HEAVY DIAGONAL DRESS 7s 6d OREWDSON'S CALICO 2s lid FLANNELLETTES ... 3s 6d TABLE DAMASK ... la 2d SLATE SILESIA ... 2a lid UNION SHIRTING ... B£d MITCHELL and TURNER.



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