CABLE NEWS.

The rate of exchange to Australia has been reduced one-half per cent. Mr D. Gillies, the new Victorian Agent-General, has left for London. The Australian Mutual Shipping Company declared a dividend of six per ceut per annum. The barque Bacehorae, with grain ftom Australia, has been wrecked at ■ Calais. The crew are safe. , The Shah visits St. Petersburg in June, and thence makes a tour of Europe. The Argentine Press oppose the ex tradition of Jabez Balfour to Eng land, In the New South Wales municipal elections throughout the returns so far show decided opposition to an increase of publicans' licenses. A sensation has been caused in London by the reported discovery of Jack the Ripper, the author of the Wbitechapel murders, in an English lunatic asylum. Baron Soubergran has been arrested in Paris, charged with obtaining 34,000,000 francs from the*Sooiete Immeubles to cover rash speculations of the Banque d'Escompte. Mr Thomas Salt, presiding at a meeting of the New Zealand Midland Railway Company, said the Directors had not declined the Government's terms, and with vigorous efforts would raise £1,250,000, necessary to com- j plete the east and west route. Official barbarity is reported in a convict prison in Saghalien, a small island of the east coast of Asia be longing to Russia. Convicts were mutilated and beaten to death. Can nibalism is common owing to lack of food.

MR GLADSTONE.

London, February 10. Mr Gladstone was accorded a great Radical welcome on his return from Biarritz.

The Russo-German Treaty.

St Pjstbrsburg, February 10. The leading commercial people are highly pleased at the prospect of the commercial treaty with Germany.

BRAZIL.

Rio be Janeiro, February 9 A plot has been discovered to murder President Peixoto. Several persons were arrested and shot on the spot. February 10. One of the Government torpedo boats ran ashore. The remainder have returned to Pernambuco. Great Britain, America and Italy have refused to recognise the insur gents as belligerents. February 11. The commanders of three of the President's warships have been re moved on the ground of their being suspected of disloyalty.

The French in West Africa.

Paeis, February 10. News has been received of the massacre of French troops in Tim buetoo. The troops were surprised while asleep in camp at Dongoi, and the Tuaregs overturned the stacked arms, thus preventing the soldiers from firing. Captain Bonnier and eight other officers, ten non-commis sioned officers, and sixty-one native aoldiers are missing. The Tuaregs threaten to attack Timbuctoo, which Captain Phillips holds with 300 rifles and six cannon. February 11. In the Chamber o£ Deputies, the Premier, replying to a question as to the massacre of French troops on the West Coast of Africa, declares that the Government had no intention of evacu ating Timbuctoo, which is threatened by the Tuaregs. Reinforcements, he said, were advancing rapidly to assist Captain Phillips, and, if necessary, further assistance would be sent from Algeria.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

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Accidentally M Iliad,

Auckland, February 10. A man named David Evitts was aceS» dentally killed at Waitehuna near Sag lan jesterday while exercising a horse.

JBumI)l«tloni.

Wellington, February 12. i The Kilburnie (suburban) School Com mittee and the Education Board have •quarrelled about the appointment of a teacher, and the whole Committee have resigned, on the ground they can bo of no service to the district, and do not wish to expose themselves to further dis courtesy from the Board-

A H«t«l J»nru«d,

Pahiattxa, February 12. The Union Hotel was totally destroyed by firo at three o'clock on Sunday morn ing. Nothing was saved. Several inmates were severely scorched in escaping from the building. Tuckey and Company's stables adjoining ware also destroyed, but the contents were successfully removed. The hotel and stables were owned by Mr Christsnsen, the hotel was occupied by Mr Eastwood. The insurance on the hotel building was £600 in the South British 5 furniture, £300, but in what -office is unknown; atock, £150 in the National; stables, £100 in the South British

Mmmg 1.

Mr E. K. Cooper, who went home in connection with the Fame and Fortune and Jubliee mines, in the Thames distict, returned by the Gothic. These mines -are owned and worked by English com panies, Mr Cooper succeeded in floating the first with fifty thousand shares at a pound each. He wants Government to amend the conditions on which the Jubilee owners have to spend £2500 upon the mine within a specified time.

iEfew Australia-.

Dunbdin, February 12, McNaught, one of the New Australia settlers, is in Dunedin, and intends lecturing throughout the colony on the settlement.

Vh« Cat>l«.

The Terranora has picked up the north --end cable, and m now engaged in splicing *he broken ends.

COMMERCIAL.

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(Received February 12, 11. a.m.) London, February 11. 1 Tallow, medium mutton, 25s 6d ; beef, 245. The English wheat market is lifeless, the Continental depressed, and the American declining and weak. A cargo of Victorian wheat sold at 25a. Butter is unchanged. I

ASHBURTON MARKETS.

Mr D, Thomas reports upon the live stock market, for the week ending February 6:—At the Tlnwald yards I held my usual weekly sale of stock, when there was a small entry as farmers were taking advantage of the fine weather to gather their grain and put it into stack. The total of the yard consisted of 2000 sheep, 20 head of cattle, of which my entry comprised 686 sheep, 4 head of cattle, which were sold at the following prices viz: — Fat crossbred ewes, 7s Id, 8s 9d. to Us ; fat crossbred wethers, 16s ; merino wethers, 3s,.|jp*fi|res—Crossbred lambs, 7a lid to 8a ; merino, wethers, Is 6d. A grand line of two and four-toetha from 11s to 13s. The chief entry at the yards was fab cattlej/ £&.7s 6d, £6 10s, £7 17s 6d. #' I have sold privately durag the week a good line of 700 fat crossbreds at 158.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN.

J«BR PKESS ASSOCIATION.

(Received February 12, noon.)

AN OUTSIDE COMPLIMENT.

Sydney, February 12, The "Telegraph " publishes an article praising the taxation policy of New Zealand.

FROZEN EGGS.

Melbourne, February 12. A case of eggs placed in the Govern ment refrigerating chamber on January 1 have been found to be in exccellent ' condition. In jsome instances the shells were cracked, which is believed to be due to the temperature being, son^ewhat lower than necessary. The average temperature was 26.72.

THE KANABOOKA.

Brisbane, February 12. It has transpired that the seaman Cheshire is not among the survivors of the Kanabooka disaster. He is sup posed to have been washed overboard during the storm.

THE DORUNDA.

The British India Company's steam er the Dorunda, which was on fire at sea, arrived at Java safely. A thou sand bales of wool and forty cases of preserved meats have been damaged, while the vessel herself has also suffered severe damage.

THE DORA DOHA MURDER.

Jackey, the Dora Dora black, who cleverly escaped from the custody of the police } has been recaptured.

Friendships.

Now, genuine friendship between a rich man and a poor man, or between a rich family and a poor one, is rare. Of courae it ia natural that men should form friend ship for the most part with thoae who are in much the same position in life as them selves, and whose sympathies, tastes, and pursuits, thetefore, are likely to be similar to their own ; hence it is in large measure that so few friendships spring up between those who differ much in social position. But doubtless there ia another and deeper reason for it. Friendship between per sons who move on different social levels is much more difficult than between those who aie on the same level. When one is rich and the other poor there is danger lest on the one side there should be patronage and condescension ; and on the other dependence and an undue deference, if not servility, or if instead of these there be independence, then that very indepen dence is apt to beget irritation, jealousy, and a quickness to sake offence. But where there is patronage or condescension, or where there is an undue deference —a deference which is given on any other ground than that of character—there can be no true friendship. The man who patronises me, or condescends to me, cannot be my friend ; he may be, richer, wiser, greater than I, I may look up to him, but he must not look down on me. Nor can I be the friend of a man whom I flatter. This is the great difficulty in : the way of friendship between men of unequal social position; and, hence, where thare is a true friendship between them, it says much for each of them ; it shows that they have learned to care for each other for what they are in themselves, not for what they were, or for the posi tion they hold. The priceless value of an honest, constant heart, of a pure and up right life, of moral or intellectual endow ments, compared with all the accidents of position and wealth, has baen seen. Such friendship is possible only between those who know what are the best things In human character and life, and, knowing, also lova them. —Rev. H. Bonner.

One Thing at a Time.

Often the greatest benefit conies from passing from one kind of work to another which ia entirely different The great trouble is thai; we, too many of us, permit ourselves to do more than one thing at a time. While we are working in one direc tion our brains are busy in anDther. going over the necessary steps for the accom plishment of something else, thus using all the mental force that will be required in its accomplishment before we are ready to begin, The busy housekeeper who, while washing her diahes, thinks over the number of rooms she must sweep and dust before noon, has really exhausted herself by mental action before she begins the physical. Prentice Mulford says in one of his essays that " the principal means for holding and increasing both physical and mental strength lies in the training of the mind and body to do but one thing at a time or in other words, to put all the thought necessary for the perfor mance of any act in that act, and to put all other thought out of the mind save what belongs to that act." Here lies the true philosophy of labor ; it is to have mind and muscle co-operate. If you are sweep ing, give direction to your efforts with the mind, then you will do the work with the least outlay of strength, because you have broughb thought to bear upon the best means for doing the w«ck well. If, while you wield the broom, you are thinking of others things, you are really wasting strength and force. In other words, you aro sending your energies in two directions, or at least makiag a strong effort to do so. If we could learn to concentrate our mind and effort upon one thing at a time, we should find ourselves with much greater power to do and with much leas need of rest. It is this dissi pation of brain-power in diiter«nt I directions that exhausts and sometimes breaks down fehu physioal iorca entirely.

Strike of Rabbieters.

I The Lumsden correspondent of the "Southland News" states that a novelty in the way of strikes is taking pace in the district. All the rabbitoi-s employed on the extensive runs of the New Zealand Agricultural Company have signified their intention to cease work. The cause of the strike ia the notice thafc after next week no more small skins will be accepted —not even those already caught. All dogs are ordered off the estate at once. Nothing but trapp for rabbit-killing is to be allowed In future. Only on three days a week are rabbits to be taken over, and these must be caught and packed Into Lumsden by the rabbiters on those days. In his jacket, instead of as formerly for his jacket only, and any rabbit which, when "gutted," weighs less than 2^lb, is to be rejected. In order that they may be frozen and sent Home every rabbit must be clean and not bruised. The men | have been able by working their hardest, with their dogs, every day in fche week, at the old prices (for the skins only), to earn about £2 53 per week. Under the altered conditions, and on compulsory half-time (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays only), they say positively no thing can be made, so they have a truck. Probably the Rabbit Inspector may have something to say about this strike if pro longed.

Older But Happier.

The seoret of a bright, full, and aon tented age 1b found in the continuance— I mildly and quietly, it may be —of all the 1 interests of the active world. We may, las the poet may put it, cause the Gulf Stream of our youth to flow into the Arctic regions of our lives, and so the years that otherwise would be bare and sterile will be warmed and fructified. Instead of the forbidding portraiture of age which we get from those who describe life's decline aa only looking backward and seeing " Long processions of the dead And buried lives and hopes, and far-off years, Spent joys, and dried-up tears," let us strive to keep our natures mag netised, so that they may respond to all the present aspirations and doubts of humanity, so that we may not be only spectators, watching a played-out drama, the end of which we know and in which we have small personal concern, but rather that we may be actors, still caking our part with zest, though it be but a small one, bringing, as occasion serves, " from the treasure-house of years some fair-eet counsel long-time worn," steadying the tumultuous energies of youth, but never failing In responsiveness to its dreams of a better day, though we may know that its remedies will not transform the world more quickly than did our own panaceas.

Mr J. R. Sovereign, the New Master Workman of the American Knights of i Labour, vigorously proclaimed in a recent address that he was opposed to labour strikes ; that in ail his years of connection with labour oiganisatioas he never engaged in a strike j that a strike is a failure when it is a success, because ifc settles no great principle; and, finally, that the ballotbox was the place to settle all labour troubles that could not otherwise be harmoniously settled. When he proclaimed these principles he was greated with the heartiest and longest applause of the evening, showing that his large audience was in full sympathy with him. Mr Sovereign believes in arbitration every time. There has been very little in the way of entertainment in Ashburton of late, and the announcement that on Thursday and Fri day ntxt an opera-burleaque company will occupy the Oddfellows' Hall is therefore all ihe more welcome, and will be almost certain to attract largo audiences. Lyons' Operatic Burlesque Company, will open in " The Isle of Beauty " or " The Pretty Persians," a burlesque which, judging from exchanges has "caught on "wherever the company has appeared. The young ladies of the company are credited with being superb in their dances, which form the chief I part of the burlesque, the rainbow serpentine I dance by Miss Blanche Young and her ! attendant fairies being particularly fascina ting. A pantomime which concludes the ! entertainment is guaranteed to be a cure for all the ills which pester life. Professor Falb,, the well-known astrono- { mer whose meteoiological predictions have so frequently turned out correct, issues another list of " critical days " for this year, that is to say, days on which violent storms or other forms of atmospheric or terrestria disturb ance may be expected. The days are given in the order of maximum disturbancs—■ August 30, September 29, February 20, March 21, August 1, April 6, January 21, May 5, and October 28. Thus the most serious dis" turbanee may be looked for on August 30» and the slightest on October 28. Professor Falb also states that the earth will some six years hence come into close conjunction with a comet which was first discovered in 1866, and which has seemingly been since moving in an uncertain orbit. According to Dr Falb'a computation this comet will probably collide with our planet about November 18, 1899. At the breakfast in connection with a wedding at Masterton the other day a novelty of an interesting character was in troduced (says the "Wairarapa Star,") After the wedding cake had been cut and the health of the newly married couple drunk, it was suggested by one of the guests that the bridesmaids should by turn stand at a short distance from the table and cast a silver fork—dart fashion—afc the cut part of the cake. The one who caused the fork to stick into the cake the first time would be married before the year closed. It forms quite aa interesting diversion, especially when accompanied by the apropos comments of some grave and elderly guests as to theij; bashf ulness or eagerness in succeeding.' The "best-man" follows and has to run the gauntlet of a good deal of chaff on his per formance. We cannot do better than recom mend some of our young people to get married for the express purpose of giving their bridesmaids the chance of learning the truth of the cake and fork test. In the Oddfellows' Hall on Sunday after noon the Rev Mr Agergave his introductory address on the subject of " Our Lord's Return." There was a large attendance, and the discourse was listened to with marked interest. The speaker read for his lesson Dan. ji., and took for his text part of the Lord's Prayer, viz.: — " Thy Kingdom Come." Pointing out that the Lord's second coming was of the greatest importance as a study for mankind or the following reasons,wkich he gave as headings to his remarks :—This subject is taught by our Lord in the prayer ' so universally used, and some knowledge of it is necessary to use the prayer intelligently, otherwise it becomes meaningless and is no prayer at all; some knowledge of this ! subject is necessary for a proper understand ing of the Scriptures containing the pro mises made to the church through Abraham, David, and the Prophets ; it is also necessary to have a knowledge of this subject tq properly understand full salvation. Aa a study it becomes the greatest stimulus to holiness of life. It is further necessary for a fuller understanding of the glory and happiness prepared for the redeemed. At the close of the address notice was given that the subject! of the next discourse will be " Where is the kingdom of Heaven,"

Tragedy at a Borough Council Meeting.

THE MAYOR SHOT BY THE CLERK.

SUICIDE OF THE CLERK.

|(Eeceived February 12, 2.45 p.m.) Sydney, February 12. \ A tragedy occurred in the Burwood Council Chamber this morning, when Mr Redfern, clerk of the Council, shot Mr Pasley the Mayor. Bad blood has existed for some months^ past between Redfern and several of the councillors and the latter allege J| they were harassed by the clerk resigning. He was to vacate office on the 24th inst. His mind was apparently unhinged, and he had been carrying fire-arms for several days, He had been assiduously working the municipal elections to get 'candidates favorable to himself elected, but the result on Saturday was dead against him. While the mayor was engaged signing documents Red fern shot him 'behind the ear. Mr Pasley, instead of running into the street, ran into the strong room. Redfern followed and fired three more shots into his body, and then blew out his own brains. The doctors believe that none of the Mayor's wounds are , fatal. So far as known there was no quarrel between Redfern and Pasley s and the crime is described as merely the act of a madman.

THE ASHOTETON QUAKDIA.N : MONDAY, FIBBUABf 12, 1894.



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T eneiers, mENDERsTWanted bySATURDAX X. the 17th, for Skim Ploughing, Harrowing, Sowing, and Rolling about 90 Acres. Particulars at 2 78 JOHN ORR & CO.'S Office. TO BUILDERS. fjnENDERS are invited ,f or the remova ' JL and re-erection, of additions and , alterations to the local Convent Buildings | Plana, etc., to be seen at the Presbytery, Burnett Street, where tenders must be left- not later than the 15th instant at noon. 1 The lowest or 'any tender no& neces sarily accepted. M. de H. DUVAL, Architect, 2t6 Timaru.



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Public Notices. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT T HAViS much pleasure in announcing i -*- to the Public of Ashburton and Surrounding Districts that I have opened a shop in Tancred Street, under the management of Mr H. Field, where all my well known Herbal Remedies and all kind of Patent and Proprietary Medicines may be had at Christchurch Prices. Yours Truly, E. W. HALL, MEDICAL HERBALIST, 152 Armagh Street, and 117 Lower High 1f53 Street, Christohurch.



FUNERAL NOTICE. r IIHE Fiiends of Mr James Pauling are J_ respectfully informed that the Funeral of his beloved wife, Maggie, will move from his residence, Burnett street, TO-MORROW, Tuesday, the 13th last., at 2 p,m. for the Ashburtrn Cemetery. BAKER BROS., 2:j81 Undertakers.



U. A. 0, D. STAR OF ASHBURTON LODGE, No. 161. THE • Members of above Lodge are earnestly requested to meet at Lodge room at half-pastoneonTUESDA V, February 13, to attend the Funeral of Bro. James Pauling's late wife. G'dO. J. NEILL, A.D, P.S.—White gloves and ties, funeral sashes. 2+Bo



Friedlander Bros DRAPERY, BOOTS, AND SHOES, IRON SAFE, Etc. In the Assigned Estate of W. J. S. McDowell, of Hinds, Storekeeper. WE are instruc.ed by the Trustees in thfl above estate to sell by Public Auction at our Stores, West Street, ABhburton, on SATURDAY NEXT, FEB. 17, A quantity of Drapery, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, etc., in lots to suit purchasers, Also, —Fire Proof Safe by Price, and a lot of Sundries. To close accounts in the above Estate we are instructed to sell every line with out reserve. Sale at 1 p.m. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17,1894. FRIEDLANDER BROS, per R. FRIEDLANDER, 2*77 Auctioneer.



THE " Dollar Cigarectes " are becoming universal. H. Zander, Wnolesale Agent. 2 40 TINWALD.—For sale, a bargain.—4 sections in one block between Harland and Grove streets. Terms if required. T. BULLOCK. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. MOUNT SOMERS RIDING. I HEREBY give notice that in accord ance with the Counties Act 1876, and the Regulations of Local Elections Act 1876, and the Acts amending the same, that an election to fill an extraordinary vacancy in the Mount Somera Riding caused by the resignation of Hon, W. C. Walker, will be held at the Mount Somers Road Board office, Mount Somers, and at the Schoolroom, Spread Eagle, on FRIDAY, February 23,1894, Nominations in the prescribed form ob tainable from the Returning Officer, must be delivered to him or addressed too him before noon on FRIDAY, February 14, 1894, at the Mount Somere Road Board office, Mounc Somers. F. MAIN WARING, Returning Officer. Ashburton, February 5,1894. 2*22



Public Notices. SINGING, PIANOFORTE, HARMONY, COUNTERPOINT, etc. JHlgg Mabel Bell WILL be at Home to intending pupils at Gates' School of Music, WED NESDAY, February 14, from 11.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. 2 82



LONGBEACH ROaD DISTRICT. "VTO MORE EGGS OR HEADS of _I_\ Small Birds will be purchased after i WEDNESDAY, February 14 inst. 276 £1 REWARD? STRAYED, from Cherfcaey Road, Chestnut Hack, white hind foot. Anyone returning same to Geoegb Robkins, (junr., Winohmore Road, will receive above reward. 2 79



BOROUGH OF ASHBURTON. NOTIFICATION OF VALUATION. TAKE NOTICE .—The Valuation List for the Borough of Ashburton for the year 1894= is now open for inspection at the Borough Council Office, Baring Square west, Ashburton. All objections thereto must be left at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Ashburton, on or before the fifteenth day of February next, addressed to the Assessment Court, and a copy of every such objection must be left at the Town Clerk's office not leas than seven days before the nexb sitting ! of the said Court. CHAS. E. FOOKS, Town Clerk, Borough Council Office, Ashburton, January 15, 1894. 1 98



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Public Notices HEALTH TEA is a boon to hnmanit a blessing to mankind, a real elixir of life. — Henry Zander, Wholesale Agent. 2 44 [a card. Mrs A, G. Claridge, TEACHER OF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, AND SINGING. COX STREET, ASHBURTON TERMS ON APPLICATION.



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D. MAC PHFIINOIV (Late with Alcorn-) C\ ROGER AND TEA DEALER. KJT (The Green Frosted Windows opposite Mitchell and Turner's). CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, TINWARE HARDWARE, BRUSHWARE, Etc. Etc. | Threshing Machines supplied. I CASH CUSTOMERS will find I am selling best goods, cheaper than any House in Town. Orders promptly attended to. Goods delivered daily. D MACP~HERSOH, Tancred Street. ptf O family can be happy without Health ■*■* Tea when once tried. 238 "thereasoiTwhF"' craidhead and berryman ARE the Lea'ling Tailors and Outfitters in Ashbnrton— BECAUSE They keep the Largest Stock of Fashionable Tailor ing Goods. BECAUSE They employ the Largest Number of First Class Tailors. BECAUSE They do the Largest Tailor ing Business; BECAUSE They give the Best Value, Fit, and Workmanship. BECAUSE Their Motto Is— §U* Satisfaction. ORAIGHEAD &BERRYMAN, THE LEADING TAILORS AND OUT FITTERS, ASHBURTON j To those desirous of acqniring a piece I of land near town : For Sale or To Leb, lots 84, 85, 86, originally part of Fairfield Estate, below the County Salsyards and near Fairfield road. T. BULLOCK.



A BOON 50 HOUSEHOLDERS ALLANDALBJ COAL COMPANY, LIMITED. A SAVING OF 25 PER CENT ON YOUR COAL BILL. WE have appointed MR JAMES ELLIOTT, Coal Merchant, Ash burton, Agent for the county, wno will supply Customers in large or small quantities. The AUandale Coal is the best produced on the Eastern seaboard. It is an excellent Steam Coal, unrivalled for Bakers, and a good Domestic Coal, burn ing with a flame, does not sparkle, and leaves a white ash. It Is both Cheap and Excellent. j JAMES ELLIOTT COAL MERCHANT, ABHBURTON. j TO LET. — Dwelling-house of five I rooms, centrally situated, corner of Casa and Moore streets. Possession can be given next week. T. BULLOCK



u.s,s. co I iggljgM u.s.s. co itf ** ill ill. UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. STEAMERS SAIL prom LYTTEL TON AS UNDER: For Wellington—Monday, Tuesday, Wed nesday, Thursday, md Saturday. Picton and Nelson —Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. j Auckland, via East Coast ports—Every Monday. Auckland, via West Coas ports—Every Thursday, Dunedin —Monday, jTuesday and Friday Hobarfc and Melbourne —Every Tues day. Sydney, via Auckland, every Monday. Sydney, via Cook Straits, every Tues EXCURSION SEASON.—During the months of December, January, and February return tickets will be issued over the Company's Intercolonial lines at Reduced Katea, available for return for three months from date of issue. For particulars apply to MILES & CO. LtMITED. AGENTS, ASHBURTON



Miles and Co., Limited Grain, Gram, Grain, TITE ARE CASH PURCHASERS OF— WHEAT, OATS, BxIRLEY, AND GRASS SEEDS, -FOE^SALE SEEDS. FRESH, GENUINE, AND RELIABLE SEEDS, Specially Selected— Including Colonial Red and White Olover and Oowgrass, Timothy, Ryegrasa and Cocksfoot. Imported Red Clover, Cowgrass, White Clover, and Alßyke, Clean Seed Wheat, Oats, Barley, etc., of prime quality. ivr a i^r r t t? i^ HIGH-CLASS MANURES suitable for all conditions of soil, Anglo-Gontinental Superphosphates guaranteed at time of shipment to contain 3713 per cent of soluble Phosphates, also Boneduat and Guano. station At Farm Stores. We always keep in stock the following leading lines—Flour, Bran, Sharps, Oatmeal, Tea, Sugar, Currants, Raisins, Keroseae (Royal Oil Brand) Candles, Soap, Fine and Coarse Salt, Boiled and Raw Linßeed and Uaßtor Oils, Red and Black Tattoo Oil for Branding, Hematite, beat drawn annealed Fencing Wire, (all numbers,) Iron Standards, Barbed Wire 4 Drain Pipes, etc. SHEEP NETTING, With centre strand, for folding Sheep on Turnips, Rape, or Pasture, at exceptionally Low Prices. AGENTS FOR Scottish Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Total fnnds, £300,000 j with which is amalgamated the Standard Accident Insurance Company, Ltd Auction Sales, Stock, etc. ASHBURTON AND TINWALD-WEEKI. V HINDS AND RAKAU-MONTHLjr. SALES OF HIDKS, SKINS, TALLOW, AND WOOL, HELD lORTNIGHTLY DURING THE SEASON AT ASHBURTON. Mil^s and Co., Limited. JS. W. EANMEB, Auctioneer. Ajiiifoiirtoii &m& Rate sat a.



WALL PAPERS, J 5,000 Pieces. JUST LANDED, ex AORANGI, CHEAP PAPERHANGINGS of the Late* O Patterns and Designs. A SPLENDID SELECTION. CALL AND SEE PATTERNS. PAINTERS and PAPERHANGINGS sent to any part of the town or conntr shortest notice. JOHN TTILSON, PAINTER AND PAPEEHAKGER, CORNER OF ARCADK AND BURNETT STREETS, ASHBURTON. Wheat! Wheat! TXTE ARE PROMPT CASH BUYERS OF PRIME MILLING- WHEAT, at Highest Market Rates. We are also prepared to store Grain on Farmers' account in our New Grain Stores, Wesi Stbeee, Ash burton, on Very Favourable Terms. Full sized Cornsacks and Twine Supplied at LOWEST Current Rates. KOLLif T~& Co,, CANTERBURY FLOUR MILLS. Office and Stores : WEST STREET ASHBURTON.



Beath's Summer Sale /.■\ LAST FOURTEEN DAYS. TjIUBTHER REDUCTIONS to effaot a clearance. Men's Colonial Wool Flannels 4s 63, now 3s 6d, Men's Leather Shirts 3s lid, now 2s 6d, 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 3s lid, Men's Black Soft Felt Hats 4s 6d, now 2s 6d, Fast Color Heavy Fiannellettes 4s 9d, now 3s 6d per dozen, Fast Color Twill Flannellettes 5s 9d, now 3s lid per dozen, Fast Color Leather Shirting 9£d, now s|d per yard, Printed Moleskins Is lid, now Is 3jd per yard, All Linen Tabling Is 9d, now Is 2|d per yard, Beversible Body Lining B|d, now 4|d per yard Strong Shirting 6£d, now 2|d per yard, Creme Holland 7^d, now 4|d per yard, Strong White Calico, wide, 2s lid per dozen.' BOOTS, BOOTS, BOOTS- Men's Harvest Bluchers 53 lid ppr pair. Ladies' Canvas Shoes (best quality) 4s 6d per pair, Children's Strong School Boots from 4g lid. Balance of Stock of Ladies' Blouse, Sunshades, Straw Hats, Flowers, etc., etc. at half price. G, L. BEATH & CO., TANCRED STREET. A-SHBURTOX-



\ THE BOT FLY i |%*INCHINS Patent Horse Throat .JT •*-•-■- Protectors can be had in any num* jtfTFfmsS. MffiMllfl^ ber at low prices at James Hiseitine's, i^\VU^sfi\ sisWm^i Saddler, Ashburton and Tinwald. pllilii^al ffli^^i^^ All infringera of the patent will be pro •lp^iliiiliiS p' Kderar ttHchiinaffT LANDELLS AISD PRESTON senior scholar, university BmiNBTT Stebet, next Ashburton Club, OF NEW ZEALAND, ENGINEERS & CYCLE EXPERTS, jg willing to coach for Matriculation or , . ii* Univeisity Degree Examinations. OUR Mr Landells having worked for Ashburton, January 22, 1894 1 128 the last twelve years as Locomotive . Fitter in the Addington Workshops, and ffip F3Sr&ffi"s£* btss: w- bryant, KSf^aS«S. BAKER AND CONFECTIONER, will be eiven to whoever may place their » engines in their hands. WILLS STREET, NEAR ODD engine FELLOWS' HALL. Pumps, Lawn Mowers, Sewing machines, and Engines of every description —— REPAIRED -— A LL descriptions of Pa3try, Con* Stencil Plates, Name Plafcea, and En- _£jl fectionery, Wedding and Birthday graving one. Cake, etc., of the best quality supplied on •— — hort notice* DRINK HEALTH TEA. It is the p arfc i e8) Balls and Pionics, carfceredfop Best, the Purest, the most Invigo- at reasona ble terms. 12*136 rating Tea.—HMRT Zander, Wholesale 1 Agent, 3 3&^