COMMERCIAL

London, February 11. Some of the Aorangi's factory batter bioaghfc from 100s to 108s ; fancy sorts, H2a ; cheese, by the same »easel, Sis to 54s per ewto ; fancy sorts, 563. London, February 13. Mi? J. H. Geddes, mana«er of the Pastoral and Finance Association of New South Wales, is forming a company to ship meat direct from Australia te Man- Chester and Liverpool. Mr Bruce, of Sydney, states that Manchester is the beat centre. The steamers of the new company will be fitted up especially tor the frozen meat trade, and will call at the Cape on the voyage out. Mr tfruce advises New South Wales to sena home only the best meat, in order to success fully compete with the American article. (Receive* February 15,10.30 a.m.) London, February 12. The total quantity of wheat "wlfloiw afloat for the United Kingdom v 2,808,000 quarters, and for the Continent 944,000 quarters. _. The latest share quotations ure—.Hew Zealand Truafc and Loan Company, A-4; Robert Campbell and Sons, £2 ss. The Antwerp wool salea have opened. Competition is fair. River Plate wool is bringing five centimes below the rates ruling at the November sales.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Christohukoh, February 14. There was a large attendance at the Addington market to-day, and business generally was better than lasfc week. Fat Oatti>b—A small entry made up chiefly of cows with a few medium steers and heifers. A fair demand and prices were well maintained. Steers, £6 to £9; heifera, £5 5s 6d to £8 10s ; cows, £5 co £8. Stobk Cattle— A meagre entry, con sisting mainly of odd lots, and a few lines of young stock of a useful description sold well at late values, but badly bred lota were difficult to quit at any price. Weanera and yearlings, 16s to 35s ; two year-olds, 62a to £5 ; dry cows, £21@ £5j dairy stock, best springers and milkers, £7 to £10; inferior, £3 to £5. Fat Shkbp—A small entry, crossbred ewes predominating. The quality gener ally was beyond the average, The sale opened late, and tor a time competition was fairlj good at about last week's best rates, but as the sale went on the attend ance dwindled away. Crossbred wethers, best, 14s to 15a Id : secondary, 10s to 13s; ewes, best 11s 6d to 15s Id ; secondary, 9s to 11s; merino wethers, good 8s 3d to 10s Id ; ewes, medium 5s 7d to 6s 6d. Fat Lambs.—A large entry, and the general quality w»s better than of late. The demand was good and the fall of last week recovered. Prime, 11s to 13s ; secondary, from 7a 6d. Store Sheep.-—A good entry in num bers and quality, and farmers buying readily a satisfactory sale resulted at rather better prices than those recently current. Two-tooth crossbreds 10^ 2d to 12s 9d ; lambs, 6s 7d to 9s ; ewes, aged, 6s 7d; merino ewes and lambs, 3s to 3a 7d. Pigs.—A good supply met with brisk competition. Baconers, 35s to 62s 6d ; porkers, 25a to 38s ; stores, 14s 6d co 29a. :

CRICKET.

NEW ZEALAND V NEW SOUTH WALES.

lOhristchukch, February 15. j The criokat match, New Zealand v New South Wales, commenced in Lancaster Park this morning, when the weather was threatening, heavy clouds hanging about. New South Wales won the toss and went in first on a wicket that had been pro-, teoted from the rain- Mackenzie and Gkrald were the first pair of batsmen, Lawton and Robertson beifg the bowlers, Rons came steadily, principally from Kobeftison's deli vet ies, and after a quarter of an hoar's play ten appeared on the board. With the score at 23, Robertson dismissed Gould with a bailer, 23—1— 11, Oowley filled the vacancy, and after scoring a single, Labat missed him at slip. The mistake was not a costly one, how ever, as Robertson bowled the new comer in his next over. 27-2—3. #E. Noble then joined Mackenzie; bufc in Robert son's next over the latter was well caught at the wickets. 32-3-17. The playera then adjourned for lunch. Resuming after lunch, Moore joined Noble, and runs came slowly until 46 was reached, when Noble was well canght ao slip off Lawton. Austin filled the breach, but with the score unchanged, Moore was run out. 46 —5—5. Searle went in next, and at 3 p.m. th« scores were— New South Wakes.—First Innings. Mackenzie, c Fowke b Robertson ... 17 Gould, b Robertson ... 11 Oowley, b Robertson ... 3 Jffi. Noble, c Labatt b Lawton ... 8 Moore, run out ... 5 Austin, not out ... »... ••• 16 Searle, not out; ... ... ... H Extras 3 Total for five wickets ... 73

The Britannia Hotel Case.

At the Christchurch Snpreme Court yesterday Justice Denniaton gave judg ment in the case of Bullivant (appellant) v.Wilson (respondent.) Appellant had been fined by Mr JEL Beethara, 8.M., for refusing to admit respondent, a sergeant of police, into his licensed houße, and the conviction was endorsed on Bullivant'e license, It was contended at the hearing that no power existed to fine under the oeotion for retassl, and that a certain form—».e., looking at the register—not having beeii complied with the endorse ment was bad, flui Honor held that the inspection of the register was a form pre scribed by the Legislature as a condition precedent to the accrual of the right to make the endorsement part of the sentence, and he did not think that the maglstrata was justified in assuming Jurisdiction without complying with the procedure which created it. He thought, however, that this Court could amend the conviction by striking out such past of it as ordered fche endorsement of the license, and gave judgment accordingly.

NAIL MAKING.

A new industry has been started in Aehburton. Messrs Landells and Pres ton, engineers and cycle experts, have mada the necessary additions to their premises for the purpose of carrying on the business of making galvanised roofing nails, Mr Landells, in company with Mr J. Sinclair, of Ohristchurch, about eight years ago took out a patent for the manufacture of these nails and has been supplying the trade in Chrlatchurch until his recent arrival in Ashburton. Mr Landells claims for the "Star" brand of lemd-headed nails, an advantage not possessed by any other make, namely that the head is not soldered on to the remainder of the nail, but is galvanised on hv a apecial process and thus becomes part and parcel of the nail ftself. This has the effect of doing away with a requenb complaint among carpenters that tho heads of the nails are always coming off Messrs Lancblls and Preston expect when they get; their new plant in thorough working ord* to require considerable *bor to carry on the work, besides, utilis inff all the available scrap lead in the borough. We wish them every success 4n their venture.

NEW AUSTRALIA.

INTERVIEW WITH MR P. M'NAUGHT.

I Mr Peter M'Naught, deputy-chairman of 1 the Hew Australia Settlement Association, who is at present on a visit to New Zealand with the intention of touring the colony for the purpose of lecturing on the ethical and economical basis of the movement, was on Tuesday interviewed by a representative of the " Otago Daily Times " with a view of obtaining some some information with re gard to the settlement. Onbeingquestioned aa to how themovement originated, Mr M'Naughfc said : It grew out of the unemployed difficulty in Queensland about five years ago. Several citizens there, amongst whom were a judge, a head roaster of a grammar school, a lawyer or two, and one or two " labor " men, devised a scheme of village settlements with a view of meet ing the difficulty, and out of that movement | frew the inception of the present movement, t was intended to settle on gome land in Queensland at that time, but unfortunately land was not to be obtained in sufficient quantities to suit the purpose, and the southern and western colonies were ap proached, but we found it was just as diffi cult to obtain land there. Seeing that, we turned our thoughts to South America, and three years ago sent Mr Alfred Walker, a Queensland journalist, as our agent to that country to interview the Governments there, the result being that he got favourable an swers from the Argentine and Paraguay Re publics. We then sent prospectors—two expert farmers—to travel the country to see the qualities of the soil, climate, etc. After six months'prospecting they decided to accept the offer of the Government of Paraguay of 550,000acre8. Having secured the land,active public organisation was then undertaken, the result being that we have enrolled 3000 mem bers. We have already 209 souls on the land. We have also another lot on the way there, uid two shipments ready to go as soon as we tmve the means of transit. Mr M'Naught, on being asked as to how bhey were getting on at the settlement, said: Of course we have had troubles incidental to ill new undertakings, one of them being a iesire on the part of some of the pioneers to infringe some of the articles of the associa tion. An agreement for total abstinence was one of the articles, and it was sought to be infringed. We had thus to face early in our movement the unpleasant duty of expelling members. The latest diract newa we have had from the settlement is the following cablegram :— " Drink clique expelled. Good men solid." The promoters of the scheme, Mr M'Naught proceeded to pay, are trying to solve the labor problem without causing injury to anyone, or seeking aid from any one. All we ask is fair play and no favor, and, so far as wa are concerned, we are simply actuated by an ernest desire to solve the industrial problem which is causing a feeling of unrest throughout the civilised world. We have found that the authorities of Paraguay have treated us favourably, and that without exception all the letters te ceivedfrom the settlement contain favourable accounts of the climate, soil, and affability and kindness ol the native population. Letters also tell us tiiat all those who went to the settlement were housed within three weeks of their arrival there. Land was also cleared, cropaputin, a brick yard started, and a. driving party sent to Corientes to bring on a thousand head of cattle. In the course of the interview Mr M'Nausht, in alluding further to the move ment, said: Our organisers would rather put the dark side of the question than the bright side. Knowing that numerous diffi culties will to be faced, we are desirous that only men who are prepared to suffer and i endure should join us. It is in response to numerous requests for an organiser's presence in New Zealand that I have come over to this colony. The promoters of the scheme are all men who have been connected with the labor movement in Australasia for fifteen or sixteen years; therefore they are all well-known to the men from whose ranks they are enlisting recuita. I may say we are deteimined, so far as the total abstinence clause of our agreement is concerned, that it shall be enforced in the strictest possible manner, being fully conscious of the evils connected with the admission of intoxica ting drink into that or any other community. The promoters are as solid as they were four years ago. There has never been the slightest dissatisfaction with one another's action.- The movement has been specially successful in getting recruits from South Australia and from Queensland. In educa tional matters we have already the services of one or two who have received their train ing in New South Wales—schoolmasters in the State schools. As regards religion, we intend that the utmost toleration ahall obtain. The individuality of the members is to be fully respected as far as thought, speech, religion, and lei&ure are concerned. We eim not at the barrack system of com munism, but rather the old home life. Recog nisingfche truth that underlies the saying that "an Englishmen's house is is his castle," we i aim at cottage dwellings rather than the [ barrack system of living.

Fruit and Flower Show, February 1?

.Forty-two A.l>g*taininff Mayors,

The Egyptian Hall of the Mansion House, London, was filled recently with enthusiastic temperance reformers, who mustered to welcome a number of teetotal mayors. The meeting was organised by the National Temperance League. Of the forty-two ab staining mayors of England and Wales, eighteen were present. The Lord Mayor, who presided, while not himself a teetotaller, said it was a very natural thing that a Lord Mayor should encourage the meeting of temperance associations at the Mansion House, seeing that the many cases which | came before him in the adjoining police j court were mainly attributable to drunken ness. Indeed, the whole of the cases which had occupied his attention that day were due to this cause. Hence, any work which had for its object the extinction of the crime of drunkenness must bo satisfactory to every magistrate in the United Kingdom. Ad dresses were also delivered by Sir B. W. Bichardson and the Mayors of Hull, Swan sea, Rochdale, Burslem, Luton, Batley, Workington, Bridgewater, and Henley. The Mayor of Swansea declared, amid loud cheers, that Sunday closing had proved the greatest possible blessing for Wales. The speakers made it clear that the mayoral entertainments without alcoholic dnnka had been a decided success.

Holloway's Put* and Ointment. - Travellers to and from different chines would do well to bear in mind that these changes and the altered diet and surround ings of their lives entail manifold risks to health. Occasion is sure to arise m which they will need a remedy such as these re nowned pills ointment, and no traveller by land or sea should ever fail to have a supply at hand. Then he may truly be said to have . a physician always at his call for the various 'emergencies of travel. Chills and fevers ! should be promptly treated, and the printed directions should be carefully studied at the commencement any illness, for Holloway's emedies can be safely used in all climates.

Presbyterian General Assembly.

The Moderator took the chair ab ten a.m. yesterday, and the firab hour was devoted to devotional exercises, j Mr J. W. Mansfield, who was formerly a minister of the Church, and the Rev J. Ross, of Timaru, were associated with the Assembly, as was the Rev Mr Storey of Riwaka. HAIATKRAMEA. An appeal w«s received from the ! Timaru Presbytery with regard to the district of Hakateraraea, which dealt with the alteration of boundaries, and the matter had been referred to the Assembly for settlement. The Rev A. B. Todd spoke in support of the appeal, end a minute was read from the Presbytery of Otago and Southland, agreeing to the request being granted. A motion to that effect was passed, BIBLE IN SCHOOLS. An appeal was received from the Timaru Presbytery in reference to a question of procedure relating to the passing of a motion in favour of co-operating with the Church of England in securing the adop tion of the London School Board code of religious instruction in the State schools. There was also another appeal relating to the question of the confirmation of the minutes of the Presbytery at which the motion had been passed. The Rev J. Diekson, who was really the appellant, stated his case, and was replied to by fche Rev W. Gillies. After a very long discussion, on the motion of the Rev G. Webster, seconded by the Rev J. Patterson, the appeal was sustained, and the Presbytery of Timaru was ordered to reinstate the portion of the minutes deleted. / The Rev W. Gillies protested, and dis sented from the finding, and the Revs G. Webster and J, H. McKenzie were ap pointed to draw up a reply to the Rev W. Sillies, and to support the finding of the Assembly. Respecting the appeal against the pro cedure in the Timara Presbytery, when :he question came up for discussion there, t was now supported bj the Revs J. Dickscn and A. B. Todd, and replied to :>y the Rev W. Gillies. On the motion of the Rev G. Webster, j seconded by the Rev J. Paterson, the ap peal was dismissed. PETITION. A petition was received from Mr H, Black, of Wanganui, asking that the session of St. Paul's Church, Wanganui, se instiuoted to grant Mrs Black and limaelf certificates of church member ship. After a lengthy discussion the petition yas referred to a committee, to report tpon at a future sitting. SUNDAY SCHOOLS. The Sabbath School Committee in their report complained that as usual little nore than half the returns of statistics lad been sent in. At the annual examina ion of Sabbath schools on July 20, there wete 517 candidates in all divisions of scrip ;ure knowledge and shorter catechism. Of ;hese 75 took first, 159 second, and 145 ;hird cLss remarks. The report gave an ibstract of the answers received from superintendents in reply to circulars, isking them foi suggestions and recom mendations. The report concluded with i scheme of examination for the present pear. The report was adopted. CHURCH EXAMINATION. The Rev J. Patterson read the report sn church examination, which stated that during ths year the work had made steady progress. The Committee could not enter sn many new undertakings, but the ground already occupied must be main rained, and that; absorbed most of the resources. Under the new regulation tf she Assembly grants not exceeding £50 tmd been made for a limited time to new jharges where there were good prospects yt charges soon becoming self supporting, :he special grants to be conditional on :he districts themselves giving £150 for stipend, and the grants to be gradually reduced after the first; two years. Re ference was made to the opening and raising of several new stations in the North Island. The report concluded with an appeal for increased contributions. The report was adopted, and an Advisory Committee appointed for redistribution of grants. Ceristchurch, February 15. THE HERESY HCTJT. The Presbyterian General Assembly this morning considered the case of the Rev S. J. Neill, of Thames, against whose connection with the Theosophical Society and doctrinal views exception had been taken by the Auckland presbytery. The reference from the Auckland presbytery was read. It stated the steps thab had been taken, and gave reports of the com missioners appointed to question Mr Neill and make inquiries regarding his teaching and the division in his congregation. Rev 8. Somerville stated at leagth the case on behalf of the Auckland presby tery, and gave an outline of the anti- Ohristian teaching of the Theosophical Society. The Rev Mr Neill was not pre sent at the Assembly, but wrote explain ing that he was unaljle to attend through recent illness. He also forwarded a pamphlet entitled " History of the heresy hunt, by the hunted." Evidence taken at the Thames by the commission and Mr Neill's letters to the Auckland presbytery were also read. Discussion is still proceeding.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

PER PEESS ASSOCIATION.

Canadian i/Oiiff«r«nee,

Dunedin, February 15 Mr Lee Smith, of this city, has been appointed to represent New Zealand at the Canadian Conference.

Postal Conference.

Wbmjngton, February 15. Arrangements have been made by the Hon Mr Ward to take the postal delegates through the colony from one end to the other, including Stewart's Island, the lakes and sounds of Otago, the Otira Gorge, Wanganui River, and tfie Hot Lakes.

BRAZIL.

(Eeceived February 15, 10.45 a.m.) New Yokk, February 14. It is reported from Brazill that Admiral De Gama is dying of the wounds he received during the insur gent attack on Armaco.

Hurricanes and Gales.

London, February 12. A hurricane has been experienced over the greater portion of Great Britain. At Dudley, in, Worcester shire, a number of factories were wrecked. At East Caistor, in Nor-' folk, churches were unronfed and a steamer swamped. Lifeboats were sent to her assistance later and rescued seventy-five of those on board. February 14. Severe gales have been experienced in Germany. Many lives have been lost and much property destroyed. (Received February 15,10.45 a.m.) New York, February 14. The Blizxard caused a million dollars worth of damage in the Western States. One hundred persons perished in Oklahoma,

Steal Temperance.

(From the " New Zealand Times." An advocate of real Temperance is the Reverend Mr Walker of the New Zealand Alliance. This gentleman makes war upon the drink traffic in every shape ; as everybody understands he must, being a member of the Al liance. But he does not permit that i fact to clothe his opinions about men and things with colors that are not proper to the circumstances by which they are surrounded. For example, in spite of his mission to destroy the drink curse, the Reverend Mr Walker can be just to the Government. He perfectly understands their position with regard to the liquor traffic ; he gives them credit for good motive; he unhesitatingly declares that there are good things in their liquor law, though it is not everything the prohibitionists asked for. His numerous speeches, in fact, are a fair enough admission that the Government has a right to consider the Moderate Party, which is the party of fairness, before the Prohibition \ Party, which is the party of force. He has, in particular, singled out the pro vision of the Act relating to the in crease of licenses. To e^ery un prejudiced reader of the measure the provision for increasing the number of licensed houses in a district reads mutatis mutandis, very much like a certain brief chapter uOn Snakes in Ireland," which simply said "There are no snakes in Ireland." The ques tion of increasing the licenses cannot go to the local option poll, unless the j district population has been proved by j the census returns to have increased j by 25 per cent, since the previous local option poll. As almost no district is ever likely to increase by 25 per cent, the condition of increase is almost im possible. And this almost impossible condition is submitted prautically at only every alternate local option poll, or practically once in six years. That fact we pointed out some weeks ago in reviewing the Alcohol Act. We will quote Mr Allen, the prohi bitionist, on this provision. Having mentioned that the Government had not dealt with the liquor traffic in " the way the friends of Temperance reform demanded," the reverend gentleman declared, firstly, that the mischievous character of the liquor traffic had been acknowledged by the Government)" and secondly, that " they had gone so far as to practically say that though the population of this colony might gradually increase from thousands to millions, as undoubtedly it.would, no more publicans' licenses than exist at present should ever be granted." This provision of the law, of course, does not apply to any par ticular district in which there is a sudden abnormal increase of the popu lation, for which cases clause fiVe pro vides exceptional machinery. But the law which regulates—by practical pre vention—the issue of new licenses in districts of ordinarily progressive popu lation, fully merits the description of the reverend gentleman. He went gt> far as to say, "That the grateful ac knowledgment of the friends of Tem perance was due to the Government for this, and should be frankly ac corded." What followed in his re marks—he has been making a crusade in Southern Gtago, and we are quoting from some af the reports of his speeches —is very instructive. We quote in full :— Neither true liberalism nor any other right thing demanded, respecting anything that was publicly injurious, that there should be equal facility to either increase it or suppress it, and none of them who claimed to be Liberals must allow themselves to be carried away with any such specious and mistaken teaching. Mr Allen, we may add, spoke highly of the provision for utilising all votes that may be cast in vain for Pro hibition. If all the reformers in the House last session had been animated by the moderate common sense spirit of Mr Allen, of the New Zealand Alliance, that gentleman would not have had to complain of certain defects in the Act. For instance, the provision to submit to local option in e^ery district the question of bottle licenses, which is meaningless except in certain districts, and the question of accommodation licenses, which are peculiarly country institutions. It is a blot, as every re quirement making unnecessary work is a blot. But a very little trouble would prevent the unnecessary work from being a cause of confusion. The remedy is in the hands of the Alliance, to which body Mr Allen has given the very practical advice to communicate with every elector on the roll by addressing him a circular bearing a halfpenny postage stamp, and explain ing the whole details of the Licensing Law, It is interesting to know that he computes the cost at £15 for every 3,500 electors, This is practical, and it shows a disposition to make the best of the Act, which is creditable, be cause it is, we regret to say, rare. As Mr Allen had carefully avoided advis ing the Alliance to refrain from inter fering with the Committee Elections, we feel tempted to ask why he does not want to take advantage of the whole Aot. The drawing of the line he has drawn will be subject to hostile criticism. The reverend gentleman will be told that he is like a man troubled with a dipsomaniac friend, who ends his difficulties by leaving an unprotected cask of whisky in his friend's room. The drawing of the line is, however, valuable as an ad mission that the Temperance party has thoroughly realised that the regulation department oi the law is thoroughly distinct from the local option depart ment, and that no attempt to mix the two as under the old vsystem would be tolerated if it were possible, which it is not. But we have no wish to criticise Mr Allen adversely. He is a reformer of honesty, capacity and reasonable ness. If all Temperance men were like him, there would be some kope for the cause of reform. The fanatics, like Mr Tsitt, have done more harm to the cause of Temperence than can well be calculated. Fair Temperance criticism like that of Mr Allen is the best guarantee for the success of well-meant moderate Temperance reform.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

PEE PEESS ASSOCIATION. (Received 14, 4 50 p.m.)

OBITUARY.

Berlin, February 13. The death is announced of Hans Yon Bulow, the eminent pianist in his 65th year. (Received February 15,10.45 a.m.)

THE DE LESSEPS.

Paeis, February 14. Ferdinand de Lesseps has been appointed honorary president of the Suez Canal, and Charles de Lesseps ! will be appointed vice-president on resigning from the managing com mittee. !

SERVIA.

Belgrade, February 14, Servia Is calling out her reserves, a, step which is causing considerable anxiety in the country.

AUSTRALIAN.

RICH FIND. Melbourne, February 14. A rich find of gold in Daylesford reef has been discovered. At a depth of twenty feet two men obtained nine pounds weight of gold in two hours. (Received February 15, 11.35 »,m.)

THE TIMARU DREDGE.

JXEWCAsme, JBebruary 1&. I Sailed—Dredge No 404, for Timaru. I

MORE GOLD.

Melbourne, February 15. A rich gold reef has been found in Oorryong, in the north-eastern portion of Victoria, near the Murray river. In one claim an ounce per dish is being obtained.

A POOR OUTLOOK.

The Victorian Minister of Railways, replying to a deputation, said he was sorry to state that it would be neces sary to discharge a large number of men in the workshops before winter, and expected the Port Melbourne shops would have to be abolished altogether.

LABOR ITEMS.

* PER PKBSS ASSOCIATION] (Received February 15, 11.35 a.m.) Sydney, January 15. * Government has issued i proclama tion forbidding the molestation of miners pursuing their calling in dis turbed districts.

THE WEATHER.

A CSTOLONE APPROACHING. Wellington, February 15. Captain Edwin advises that the northern part of the North Island is now within the limit of a cyclone of immense extent, and there has been well defined evidences of its continued approach during the last two days, The centre is now not more than 200 miles north from the North Cape, and is travelling to south-south east. This roate will oring all the coun try northward of Lyttelton and Westport within the area of the disturbance.

Band in Attendance at Flower Show

There are no less than 200 applicants for admission to the Permaaent Artilieay. In the Rifle match - Aahburton v. Temuka—to-day, the Ashburton corps won by 36 points. For the past year the travelling expenses of the nine members of the Nelson Education Board totalled £431 13a 3d. A petition condemning the action of the Auckland University Council in connection with the Al&is case ia being got up. The House Committee of the Dunedin Hospital acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of £38 18s 6d as a donation to the hospital trom the Chinese residents of Dunedin and suburbs. This afternoon about three o'clock a Chinaman named Ling Ho was driving past the post-office when a horse, which waa tied by a rope behind his cart, took fright and pulled back and to such purpose that he overturned the cart. John half fell and half scrambled out, and with the assistance of a few willing hands soon had the other horse extricated from the shafts of the cart, so that the damage waa fortunately nil. The driver did not again tempt the nerves of the frightened animal, but finished his journey on foot leading both horses.

TUS ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: THUBSDAY, FEBBUABY 15, 1894.



L,.A.IVD sSAJLES, . .» —. Mr Marchant, Commissioner of Crown Lands, held an auction sale of Crown lands in the Ashburton Courthouse yesterday. Following are the results of the sale '• — < RAKAIA. Isaac Moody, T.S. 455, £7 10s. ASHBURTON. Louise Elliott, T.S.s 372, 373, 374, 375, £5 each. Nelson Eden, T.S. 376, £8 15s. T. Bullock, T.S.s 891, 892, 901,902, £710s each. HINDS. Eliza Jane McDowell, 1 block XVII, £5. T. Bullock, 6, 7 block XVII, £5 each. J. Heseltine, 8, 9 block XVII, £6 10s and £7 10a respectively. John Tait, 1, block XVIII, £8 15s 7 and 8 S block XVIII, £5 each. John Orr, 2, block XVIII, £8; 3, £9; 5, £5; 10, £6. J. Paget, senior, 11 block XVIII, £5 sa. Ellen Paget, 12 block XVIII, £5 17s 3d.



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Public Notices. ~ A OHALLENGS""^ T HEREBY challenge any man In the ■*• Oounty to Sew and Carry to farmer's satisfaction — not leas than eleven stitches—sacks from any machine in Canterybury for £20 aside. MATTHEW WOOD, 2 108 Lauriston. FUNERAL NOTICE. THE Friends of Mr William Gardner, Tinwald, are respectfcliy informed that his Funeral will move from Dr Tweed's Private Hospital, Tancred street, at 10 a,m , TO-MORROW (Friday), the 16th inst., for the .Ashburton Cemetery. BAKER BROS., 2} 103 Undertakers. rpHE Friends of James and Ellen JL Burgess, of Cox street, A shburton, are informed that the Funeral of their infant son, John Henky, will leave their residence TO-MORROW, February 16, at 2 30 p.m. 2 106 MRS Clark desires to thank the residents of Ashburton for their attendance at the School of Music last Friday, and those who assisted her so successfully- She especially thanks Mr Horace Gates for the use of the hall and his very kind assistance on her arrival. Mrs Clark will visit AshburtOD once a week if she is certain of six pupils to start with at three guineas eacb per quarter. 2 107 J. KATHLEEN CLARK. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. MOUNT SOMERS RIDING. I HEREBY give Notice that MR ANDREW MoFARLANE, being the only candidate nominated, fs DULY ELECTED as the Member for the M«unt Somers Riding. F. MAINWARING. Returning Officer. Ashburton, February 15, 1894. 2 106 \ SK your grocer for Health Tea, and v when once yon try its you will be satisfied with no other,— Henry Zander, ' Wholesale Agent, S 43



Entertainments. ADDFELLUWS 1 ITALL THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15 and 16. Direct from India and Australia LYONS OPERATIC BURLESQUE COMPANY Atter a highly successful Christchurch Season. In the ISLE OF BEAUTY or the PRETTY PERSIANS, with all the Original Music, Songs, Gro tesque Dances, and the Great RAINBOW SERPENTINE DANCE and the GRAND PANTOMIME. Popular Prices—3s. 2s , Is. Stage Manager Percy Clifton General Manager H.P.Lyons Representative Ax. Burton 2 63 Tenders. riIENDERS are invited for the pur- X chase of the crop (for seed) in the Domain. Particulars to be ob« tamed at Town Clerk's office, where tenders will be received till 1 p.m. on SATURDAY, the 17th insc. 2 98 TENDERS. (^RENDERS are invfted for Grazing— JL sheep only—for two years, from March 1, 180 acres English Grass at Lis more. Tenders received up to February 24, The highest or any tenders not necea* sarily accepted. J. D. PATTERSON, 2§lQ4 Lismore. HATFIELD LODGE. FOR SALE, BY TENDER A FARM OF 250 AOEES 350 Situated four miles from the Rakaia township, and known as Hatfield Lodge, the property of MR JOHN HARRISON. The property is sub-divided into pad* docks well laid down, and water-races in every paddock, with good house and orchard and ALL NECESSARY OUTBUILDINGS. Any person in want of a farm will do well to inspect this freehold property, as almost any terms may be arranged at 8 per cent. Tenders to be in not later than the FIRST of MaROH, 1894. 2 94 Public Notices. NOTICE TO PATIENTS. DR HUNTER wishes to notify his Patients that he has REMOVED to Burnett street, nearly opposite Dr Tweed's. 2t92 MASONIC SERVICE. rr.HB REV. A. CHODOWSKI will JL hold a Masonic Service in the MASONIC HALL, Tanored Street s ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, AT 3 P.M. Masons and the Public cordially in vited. 2 87 A. ORR, Secretary. SMOKE Star and Stripes; 12 in a Packet. —H. Zakbep "Wholesale Agent. 2 37 ASHBURTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. THIRD ANNUAL SHOW. ARCADE. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 f\PEN FROM 1 p.m. TILL 10 p.m. J. 0. CAWSEY, 268 Hon. Sec. LANDELLS AND PRESTON Burnett Street, next Ashburton Club, ENGINEERS & CYCLE EXPERTS, OUR Mr Landells having worked for the last twelve years as Locomotive Fitter in the Addington Workshops, and Mr Preston having served his apprentice ship with Charles Burrell and Sons, England, Traction Engine Manufacturers is a sufficient guarantee that satisfaction will be given to whoever may place their engines in their hands. Pumps, Lawn Mowers, Sewing machines, and Engines of every description REPAIRED Stencil Plates, Name Plates, »nd En graving one To Let—A small shop with two rooms attached, situated in Burnett street, T. BULLOCK. a.s,s. co mJ||hh u.s.s. oo If a TTNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY \J OF NEW ZEALAND. STEAMERS SAIL from LYTTEL TON AS UNDER: For Wellington—Monday, Tuesday, Wed nesday, Thursday, «ua.d . Saturday. Picton and Nelson—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Auckland, via East Coast ports—Every Monday. Auckland, via West Coas ports—Every Thursday. Dunedin—Monday, Tuesday and Friday Hobart and Melbourne —Every Tues day. Sydney, via Auckland, every Monday. Sydney, via Cook Straits, every Tues day. EXCURSION SEASON.—During the months of December, January, am February return tickets will be issued i over the Company's Intercolonial lines at Reduced Hates, available for return fm three months from date, of issue. For particulars apply to MILES & GO. LIMITED. AGENTS, iSHBURTON



Beath's Summer Sale LAST .FOURTEEN" DATS. TjiURTHER REDUCTIONS to effaot a clearance. Men's Colonial Wool Flannels 4s 63, now 3s 6d, Men's Leather Shirts 3a lid, now 2a 6-3, Men's Mole Trousers 7s lid, now 5s lid. Men's Kaiapoi Knitted Sox Is 6d, now ll|d. Men's Fawn Hard Felt Hats 7s 6d, now 3a lid, Men's Black Soft Felt Hats 4s 6d, now 2s 6d, Fast Color Heavy Fiannellettes 4s 9d, now 3a 6d per dozen. Fast Color Twill Flannellettea 6s 9d, now 3s lid per dozen, Fast Color Leather Shirting 9£d, now s|d per yard. Printed Moleskins Is lid, now Is 3|d per yard, AH Linen Tabling Is 9d, now Is 2£d per yard, Reversible Body Lining B£d, now 4|d per yard* Strong Shirting 6H, now 2|d per yard, ; Creme Holland 7fd, now 4fd per yard, Strong WMfco Calico, wide, 2a lid per dozen.' BOOTS, BOOTS, BOOTS- Men's Harvest Bluchers s lid per pair, Ladies' Canvas Shoes (best quality) 4s 6d per pair. Children's Strong School Boots from 4s lid. Balance of Stock of Ladies' Biouse, Sunshades, Straw Hate^Flowers, etc.' etc.' at half price. G. L. BEATH & CO.. TANCRED STREET, ASOURT(W -JUST AEEIVED^ ~~ No. 2, Apollo Music Album. nONTENTS -I.—*' Home Boys, Home "—Song. 2.—Florence Waltzes. 3.—Cows are in the Corn. 4.—Southern Alps—Schottiache. s.—Maggie Murphy's Home. 6.—What will you do, love. 7.—Fisherman and his child. B.—What are the wild waves saying 1 9'—Contance 10.—Take me home. 11.—Mill wheel. 12.—Maid of Athena—Fantasia 13.—The Diver—Bass Song. 14.—There's no one like mother to me. 15.—John Peel. 16.—Zealandia. # ■• Posted to any part of New Zealand, One Shilling and Threepence, S- ANDEESON, Boot Manufacturer and Importer. fVfILL open on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, a Retail Branch in East; Street, Ashburton, in the premises lately occupied by Harry Friedlander, or Sale of HIGH CLASS BOOTS AND SHOES. S. AND :p ft 8 ON, pianos, ran*., pianos SINO™%EW<K, MONr ' ORGANS! ORGANS!! OtfGA.NS - VIOLINS! VIOLINS!! VIOLINS , Itliait lfr»liA.l Hi»U MUSIC! MUSIC!! MOSIC J»«W iliawci «*eil TI7TLL be at Home to intending pupils fjWERIBOPY should have a copy o " at Gates' School of Music, WFJD. JUJ * THE TRIAD' NESDAY, February 14, from 11.30 a.m. MONTHLY MAGAZINE <^ 30JP' m' '2 82 Of Music, Science, and Art, __ "T" ~ — Kdirar Buchanan, DEESDEN PIANO CO., smoE .^ SAUNDERS BUILDINGS. OF NEW ZEALAND, HORACE A. GATES, I s willing t© coach for Matriculation or Agent and Manager Umveisity Degree Examinations. Ashburton, January 22, 1894 1 128 TO LET. — Dwelling-house of five O EALTH TEA is recommended by th« rooms, centrally situated, corner of Cass U medical faculty for people with and Moore streets. Possession can be weafe digestion, and as promoting appe given next week. fclte« Hunet Wholesale Agent T. BULLOCK 34 Tacabb. d# MACFHEBSOir Mrs A, 0, Glaridge, <LatewithAkom.) TEACHER OF Q™*** AND TEA DIALER PIANOFORT| gi ORGAN, ASD (The "TSJ^JK^ °PP^ rinv «tTT?T?wT CROCKERY, COX STREM, GLASSWARE, ASHBURTON TINWARE^ — HARDWARE, TERMS ON APPLICATION. BRUSHWARE, Era Etc. m  v— Threshing Machines supplied. ANNnTTNfIF.MFiNT OASH CUSTOMERS wHi find lam TUJILiIO AlNl\UUlNOliiMl!ilN± 9elHng beßfc goodtJ( cheapeJf thftn any —~~ House in Town. IHA YE much pleasure in announcing Orders promptly attended to. to the Public of Ashburton and Surrounding Districts that I have opened Goods delivered daily, a shop in Tancred Street, under the —— management of Mr H. Field, where all J) MAOPHEESON, my well known Herbal Remedies and all rp a _._ a j b^ kind of Patent and Proprietary Medicines Tancred Street. may be had at Christchurch Prices. Youra Truly, E. W. HALL, __ __ — MEDICAL HERBALIST, A Boo]sr 50 HOUSEHOLDERS 162 Armagh Street, and 117 Lower High It6B Street, Christchurch. ALLANDALE COAL '^THFREASOrTwHr" COMPANY, LIMITED. CRAICHEAD AND BERRYMAN A I°* ARE the LealingTailors and Outfitters —- in Ashburton— Vl/l have appointed MR JAMBS BECAUSE They keep A. fan* CSLm^^J^H^ Stock of Fashionable Twiar- 1 Cu.tomers in Cge £ smll BECAUSE They employ the Laraest I - Number of Firsb Class BECAUS^eydotheUrgestTaUo, J%?2££°2!£SFjrSr* BEOAU S i«r\e B- .** S^J^SSuTSS't*! >«#* ■ ■tb : [m-tlan. I: 15 ,,., ,^~-^ „ CIiAIGH!'.VD4BE HYMAN, .lAMBS ~LI - THE LE DinG TAILORS !St) GUf- FITTERS, -.(.aMRCnAN,, i ASHBOBOIOS ASHBUBION,