LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

A FRENCH MINISTER OF THE COLONIES.

Paeis, March 17. The French Chamber has passed a vote of £6000 to establish a Minister of the Colonies.

THE SIAMESE TROUBLE.

Bankok, March 19. Mandarin Fharayo, hasbeen acquitted of the murder of Inspector Grosgrun, the massacre of whose party was the ostensible cause of the quarrel between France and Siam. Though other Europeans in Bankok are satisfied of the fairness of the trial, the French insist that Pharayo shall be tried again before French and Siamese judges.

AUSTRALIAN.

A FEVER EPIDEMIC.

Brisbane, March 19. Oooktown is visited by a fever epi demic of an extent unparalleled since 1875, Fortunately no cases have yet been attended by fatal results.

TASMANIAN POLITICS.

Howaet, March 19. A motion by a private member to fix the maximum salary in the Oivil Ser vice at £500 per annum was lost by one vote in a thin House.

NEW AUSTRALIA.

Sydnky. March 19. The New Australia delegates state that the first men were expelled for making false charges against the char acter of one of tbe leaders of thß expe dition, and" others for repeatedly break ing the rules.

THE NEW GOLDFIELDS.

Over 3000 men are now on the field at Wyalong, and hundreds are arriving daily. The field so far is a purely reefing one. A payable alluvial field has been discovered at Wallandbien, near the Murrumburrah,

SHOT BY A CONSTABLE.

A man named Considine, who was alleged to have been the creator of a disturbance at Broken Hill, assaulted two policemen who interfered with the crowd, when one was badly in jured, and then the constable fired upon and shot Considine dead.

COOLGARDIE.

Perth, March 19. Heavy rains have opened all tbe tracks to Ooolgardie.

THE BROKEN HILL SHOOTING AFFAIR.

fßftceirad March 20. 11.10 a.m.)

Sypsktt, March 20. Constables White and Shiels have been arrested for the manslaughter of Considiae at Broken Hill.

MR GLADSTONE.

The Newcastle Town Council has agreed to urge the municipalities of the colony to ask government to in vite Mr Gladstone to visit Australia.

IMPERIAL POLITICS

LOED BO3EBERY AT EDIN BURGH.

Lonhon, March 18 Lord Rosebery had a meat en thusiastic reception at Edinburgh, where he delivered an addresa last night. He complained that his speech on Home Rule in the House of Lords had been misrepresented. All that he meant to say was that if the Liberals j were to carry Home Rule they must first carry conviction to the heart of England, which was really a truism, and he adhered to it. Government | proposed to reduce the majority ml England against Home Rule. He be lieved that a majority of say, one hundred in the United Kingdom would convince even the House of Lords, whose strength at present lay in the solid majority of English votes behind it. He denounced the Lords as a packed Court oE Appeal against the Liberal party, He approached the Irish question- as an Imperial oae, which concerned other populations as much as that of Ireland. When Scot land expressed a distinct desire for Home Rule he was ready to lead a movement to grant it. He concluded by expressing the opinion that the maintenance of the supremacy of the British navy w<*s the greatest guaran tee of the peace of Europe. London, March 19. The "Times" considers from Lord Rosebery's speech that it is clear that Home Rule is shelved and that an early dissolution of Parliament is more than ever probable. The "Standard" regrets that owing to Irish clamour he sought to explain the position though without success, The Liberal papers are in full accord with the speech. . Mr Dillon declares that his Lord ship's explanation proves that he is an honest and honourable champion of Ireland. Mr B. Blake has informed Lord Rosebery that the Irish party are abso lutely satisfied with the new Cabinet The "Times" asserts that the Healyites are suspicious with regard to Irish matters. (Received March 20,10.30 a.m.) Londoh, March 19. Commenting on Lord Rosebery's speech at Edinburgh, Mr Healy de clares that notbiug short of Mr Glad stone's Bill will satisfy Ireland.

Licensing Elections.

Dunedin, March 20 The Dunedin city roll contains 13,634 names, of which 6760 are men and 6874 women. 4.t the general election there were 16,936 enrolled. The Caversham roll has 1440 men and 1405 women. At the general election there were 3575 on the roll.

The Loan and Mercantile.

PEK PRESS ASSOCIATION. (Received March 20, 10.30 a.m.) London, March 20. The Court upheld the order to examine the directors of the Loan and Mercantile. Notice of appeal was given. (Received March 20, 2.25 p.m.) London, March 19. Justice Sir Roland Williams, de livering judgment in the New Zealand, Loan and Mercantile ca3e, said he was decidedly of opinion that a prima facie case of fraud had been made out against Thomas Russell, and he was surprised the Directors were unwilling to take the opportunity to clear themselves. His Honor also said the report of the liquidators revealed a state of things demanding rigid examination.

LABOR.

Melbourne, March 19. In connection with the announce ment that the Pastoralists' Union of Sydney will make a fresh agreement, it is understood that this action is pre liminary to a general reduction of wages, alleged to be rendered impera tive by the heavy fall in the prices of wool. It is expected that an official announcement of the amount of the reduction will be made in a few days. It will not affect Queensland, where shearing is now going on under the agreement. The first change will be made in New South Wales.

The Torture of the Lask.

ITS EFFECTS ON PRISONERS.

Melbourne "Standard." The straits of the convicts Rayan and West at Pentridge are terribly eloquent of the fear inspired by the lash. These two men, in the space of four years, in spite of the watchfulness of warders, delibe rately dashed themselves on stone pave ments to escape the dreaded punishment. As to the expediency of flagellation eminent jurists are divided in opinion, and as the practice is established, nothing need be s&id in opposition to it. The physical effee's and possibilities of the torture are however brought into strong relief in the cases of these men. Opinions have been advanced at different times alleging that the chastisement is per manently injurious, but; medical men do not favor the theory. There is a danger of death from shock to the nervous system, but accidents of this kind may occur in any punishment which could be advised. When the circling thongs are swishing through the air on tc the unpro tected back of the convict it is the i momentary pain which is the sole concern ot the convict. As his body heaves as ! much as the tension of the triangles will permit, and th? lashes sink into his flesh he realises that he is paying the penalty for outraging the laws of his fellow men. [ And if the agony is only temporary who can pity him in the situation to which his own misdeeds have brought him. It has has been argued that the spine being a centre from which the nerves of the body radiate disablement may follow on their castigatiou. The fact is that these tendar and vital cords could not be reached even by the utmost severity of lite Russian knout. The skin, the f*t. the interlaced muscles all serve as a pad against; mortal or lasting injuries. No flogging ever inflicted in Pentridge equals in rigour those which years ago occurred daily in the British Navy. Yet it was common for the sturdy tars, after standing ab the gratings grinding a Brown Bess bullet between their teeth, to wind up after the torrent of licensed plasphemy which accompanied every stroke to shout defiantly, "Domino, I'll take another dozen for a bottle of rum." The convicts are doubtless of inferior stuff. In Taylor's " Medical Jurisprudence " it is laid down as a well-ascertained medical fact that a multiplicity of injuries which are comparatively slight are as capable of operating fatally as a single wound whereby some blood vessel or organ important to life may be directly affected. This is the sole danger which is present in cases of flogging. A dis tinction is nicely drawn between the actual wounds and the shook which they cause to the nervous system, It ia on record that boxers have died in the ring when the injuries they had sustained were comparatively trifling. Of course, there have been cases when the end was brought about through weakness in a vital organ accentuated by a succession of blows, but the instances are more numerous in which it has been the shock which killed. This torm of shock has often proved fatal to persons who at first were considered to have escaped comparatively unscathed from some imminent danger.

The Three-fifths Majority

Mr P. B. Fraser writeß to tho Oaraaru "Mail "as follows :—lt is surprising that certain quidnuncs who occasionally pro pound problems fo? the amusement of the public should pretend that there is any ambiguity in tha expression ** a majority of three-fifths of the votes recorded." Even solemn lawyers, who don't readily give opinions that are worth anything for nothing, are said to have affirmed that the quidnuncs have it. The quidnuncs don't ; notice, op don't choose to notice, that I their whole point is made by their not ' noticing the exact meaning and use of the word " of." Grammarians distinguish various uaes of this simple word, for instance the partitive as the "leg of the table i" the " reference " use, aa *' The j Book of Proverbs." There is alao the " apposition meaning " —the city of Rome, the town of Oamaru, the crime of murder. The "of " in this case means " namely," and we have thus—the city, namely, Rome ; the town, namely, Oamaru ; the crime, namely, murder. That is the exact use in the Act. It is perfectly accurate and means what it says—" a majority, namely, three-fifths of the votes recorded," ie ,60 in every 100. In the succeeding clause of the act the words " a majority of" are omitted before "three-fifths and the words " three-fifths of the votes recorded " are used by themselves, show ing clearly that both expressions meaa the same and were intended to mean the same thing.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.] Cheviot. "Wellington, March 20. It has been decided to offer the small farms on Cheviot that were not sold on a twenty-one years' lease. There are about 1400 acres.

fflfi ASttBUKTO^ OUABDIAN: TGEsDaY, MARCH 20, 1894.



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Since the Wakanui School Committee selected Mr Barraclough for the mastership of the Seaview School, a letter has been received from the Board of Education, who decline to ratify the appointment, and the Committee has chosen Mr M. J. Kerr, of Hampstead, for the position. «• Hear, hear," is perhaps the most familiar interjection heard during debates in the House of Commons; but how few members know the origin of the phrase. It will be a surprise to many to know that the earliest instance of its use is to be found in 2 Samuel xx», y. 16 I'm'* Then cried a wise woman m el the city, Hear, hear."



■ ASHBUETON LICENSING ELECTION, TO THE ELECTORS. T ADIES AND GENTLEMEN,— ! By one party jou are warned not to be carried away by the Advertisements of Fanatical Prohibitionists, and by the other you are instructed to vote for certain Candidates " who will see the |law carried out to the full extent" (whatever that may mean), also to vote for no licenses. Now the question is one on which every elector has a right to think and act for himself or herself, and j although! 11 comparisons are odious," still, in an election of this kind, an elector, ; before making a selection, is compelled to resort to comparisons. Compare the names of



Miles and Co., Ltd. RAM AND EWE FAIR. TINWALD SALEYARDS. THURSDAY, MARCH 22. SPECIAL ENTRIES. \ CCOUNT Messrs T. and J. Harrison, Q. Clent Hills. 1 finCl Sound - mouthed MERINO JLUv/LJ EWES. Account Clients, i G)f\f\ Good quality CROSSBRED &\J\J Six-Tooth EWES. Account E. Herring, Esq., Alford Estate. -i i> LINCOLN RAMS two and ■*-** four-tooth. Account Jno, Holmes. Esq. 1 f\C\ Well-bred y°u«g RAMS, in lvv eluding Lincolns, Leicesters, Downs, and Half-Breds. Account Lowcliffe Estate. A f\ LINCOLN RAMS two and eipht-tooth. MILES & CO., LIMITED. E. W. HANMER, 3t141 Auctioneer.



Government Notices. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. NOTICE! fTIHE Raiaia Bridge will be blocked I. against Road Traffic for repairs nightly, between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m. from TO-NIGHT until further notice. BY ORDER. Railway Engineer's Office, Christchurch, 19th March, 1894 3 163



Messrs JOSEPH BATTY, P, J. HENLEY, W. M. LYTTLETON, W. MITCHELL, C. REID, ' J. SEALY, M. STITT, and D. WILLIAMSON, with those of the persons put up by the Prohibition Party, and decide for whom, apart from party questions, you would vote, also which are the Fair-minded men who will jastly administer the law. A Licensing Committee is in all respects the same as a Magistrate. Is it just or faur that the electors should be asked to elect a Committee of biassed narrow minded individuals who put aside all in terests, commercial or otherwise, for the sake of their one fad, and can oalj look at the question from their narrow-minded standpoint.



Puoiic Notices _____ __. » _ TO LIT for five years 230 acres of land at Wiachmore adjoining Mr Capon's farm. For particulars apply to HENRY ZANDER. 3*167 Ashburton. WiTE, the undersigned Coach Builders and Blacksmiths, agree to Close for the Easter Holidays, from FRIDAY 23rd, to MONDAY 26th, inclusive :— J. H STEPHENS. J. R. STEEL G. KIDD BaKER AND BROWN W. H. PAGET P. <fc D. DUNCAN (per J. Keir) REID & GRAY (per J. Taylor) C. REID. 3 171



REWARD £10. ASHBURTON SHEEP FARMERS, MUTUAL PROTECTION SOOIETY. A REWARD of £10 is offered by above Society for such information as will secure the conviction of any person found guilty of SHEEP STEALING in the Ashburton County. G. W. LEADLEV, *30 Hon. Sec.



No man (except perhaps a lawyer with a hopeless case) would lower himself to abuse another who differs in opinion from him, as many leading advocates of prohi-, I bifcion do. Mrlsitt has carefully shirked replying to the many strong arguments against the caus9 he professes to love so well for its own sake. Would not even the Rev. Mr Cocker abandon the cause here and go elsewhere for an Increase in salary. Mr leitt's whole action consists in abus 3 of the other side, attributing motives to j them in the most barefaced manner of , which they are entirely innocent. Self is very prominent in the action of Mr Isitt and his followers. The Moderate Candidates above men tioned can have no axe to grind, and are only actuated by a desire to do their duty as public men. They will doubtless fear lessly exercise their right o? closing any hotel that deserves to be closed. Remember, voting for no licences does not mean voting for no strong drink. If abolition of licenses were by any possibility carried in this electorate, what is to prevent one so disposed from importing aa much liquor as he likes from other districts and con-



RANGITATA LICENSING ELECTION. THE following gentlemen are the MODERATE CANDIDATES :— Messrs G. J, DENNISTOUN, DONALD McLEAN, JOHN McQUILKIN, M. C. ORBELL, THOS. SEALY, ROBERT THEY, DAVID THOMAS, ALFRED WHITE. All electors who are against prohibition are urgently requested to record their votes for the above gentlemen, and on the local option questions* 3 145



LOOK OUT For thß Re-opening of the Old Bakery In EAST STREET. Joseph Taylor, HAVING secured the new premises lately occupied by Mr Madden, will, on the termination of his engage ment with the Co-operative Society, open the above premises in the Bread, Pastry, Confectionery, and Grocery business. JOSEPH TAYLOR has had twenty years' Colonial and English experience in the above businesses, and will be able to put before the Public the very best goods at the very lowest CASH prices obtainable, and trusts his friends in Ashbmton and district will rally round with their support. PARTIES will be catered for in the very best style. The very best Roller Flour will be used for Bread, etc. JOSEPH T&.YLOR will be pleased to receive the addresses of INTENDING CUSTOMERS. The present price of flour does not warrant a reduction of Id per loaf on present prices, but Mr Taylor will be prepared to sell Bread at 4d per 41b loaf over the Counter, and 5d per 41b loaf delivered by van. The Shop will be opened on MON' DAY, April 2. 8 156



QT. STEPHEN'S CHURCH. HOLY WEEK and EASTER SERVICES. DAILY. Evensong and Address, 7.20 p.m. THURSDAY. Special preparation for Easter Communion , GOOD FRIDAY. Litany and Address ... ... 11 a.m Children's Service ... ... 3p.m. "Lantern" Service in Schoolroom 7.30 p.m. EASTER SUNDAY. Early Celebration ... ...8.30 a.m. Matins and Service 11a.m. Children's Sermon 3 p.m. Evensong and Service 6.30 p.m. The offertories on Good Friday will be given to the St. Mary's Refuse Home, Christchurch, and on Easter Sunday they will be handed to the Incumbent in accord ance with ancient custom. THE ANNUAL PARISH MEETING With a PAROCHIAL TEA, Will be held on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 3166



sumhig it at home. Prohibition is outside the pale of prac tical politics. Secret drinking is a far greater curse than doing so openly. Don'fc be led away by claptrap about ■ pushing oxen and that sort of thing. Think the subject out for yourselves and you will doubtless vote for the eight un biassed candidates above mentioned. How many of the Prohibition Candidates have a stake in the country, one and one only.- Electors one and all vote for the fair minded unbiassed candidates as follows— BATTY, Joseph HENLEY, EJ. LYTTLETON, W.M. ! I MITCHELL, W. REID, Charles SEALY, Joseph STITT, Matthew WILLIAMSON, Donald 3 163



Public Notices __ TINWALD BUTTER~FaOTORY ALL Persons willing to supply Milk from two or more Cows to a Butter Factory at Tinwald are requested to intimate the same, together with the number of Cows, to CHARLES DOHERTY, Tinwald, 3*132 Chairman of of Committee. riIHERB is only one quality of Health JL Tea and that is the best. Ask your grocer for It, and see chat you get it.— Henby Zandeb, Wholesale Agent. LICENSING ELECTION." NOTES OF SERMON PREACHED BY REV. J. COCKER, IN PRIMITIVE CHURCH ON SUNDAY LAST. mHE text was Ex. 21 c 29 v.—lf the X ox was known to push with his horn in times past, and it hath oeen testified^© the owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he had killed a man or woman, i the ox shall be stonad and the owner also shall be put to death. After referring to the value placed upon human life, and the provision made for its persarvation under the Mosaic dispensa tion, the preacher went on to show thac the old pushing ox would represent any teaching, institution, or occupation which was injurious to man's welfare, and especi ally would it apply to the drink traffic of to-day. The old ox of the drink traffic had pushed in the past, and the owner ; knew this. Noah, the second Adam, and a preacher of righteousness, was gored by the old ox, and his family was brought into disgrace through the drink. Since then thousands have fallen victims, and their blood stains God's earth in almost every clime, and thousands of homes have been wrecked and lives blighted by it. Many laws have been passed to regulate the drink traffic, but they have failed. The drink traffic is one of the most law less traffics under the sun, and annihila tion is the only cure. This old ox has pushed men into shame, degradation, and lio death—into old men's homes, prisons, and police ceurts—as witneas the testi- | mony of judgeß, lawyers, statesmen, and doctors. lv this town out of the 390 cases in one year, 171 are caused through drink, and these do not re present one half the persons who get drunk, whilst the prominent tradesmen declare that soventy-five per cent of the bad debts are caused by drink. Shall the drink be abolished 1 the cry is raised. No ! Where will the revenue come from ? i In this town we have four hotels and four policemen j about one-third of the cases in Court are brought there through the hotels. By decreasing the hotels we decrease the expenditure. The town of Pullman, America, has no hotels, 11,000 people and two policemen. It is not where is the revenue coming trom, but where is the revenue going 1 Then human life and public morality are more important than dollars. We must not fill the colony's treasury by lowering the moral tone of the people. But the cry is raised again— " The liberty of the subject will be taken away." The limitation of liberty is the foundation of all Government. There is no Government without it. You can't ride through the town after sunset with out lights on your conveyances. Why not all sell drink ? Simply because we have not all the liberty. In j urious liberty should always be taken away. The people have now the liberty to say 1 if the drink shall be removed or not. Sweep away the traffic for the sake of your hearths and homes and the children you Jove. You would not like to see your child a drunkard. Then close the hotel doors For the sake of the weaker brethren vote it out. Remove the stumblingblocks. Many men who drink i would be only too glad t« have the temptation removed. Give up your 1 liberty for the sake of ethers. At the ballot-box on Wednesday next stone the old goring ox to death. Don't attempt to regulate, but annihilate the traffic. Vote for God, home, and humanity. Let every Christian do his duty, and the victory in the end shall be ours. Tho , bat'le is the Lord's, 3 162



Public Notices. | HENRY ZANDER FEBRUARY SPECIAL ANNOUNCE MENT. I BEG TO INTIMATE that I have just landed a Large and Varied Stock of Ckiiiis duiis Ouns HOLLIS' BEST MAKE. Single and Double Barrel, Breech and Muzzle Loading, well worthy of inspec icm. EEVOLVERS, REVOLVERS AMMUNITION AMMUNITION Cartridges and Cartridge Cases, Caps, Shot, Gunpowder, Powder and shot Flasks, Cartridge Belts, Reoappers, Loaders, Wads, Punches, etc. SCOTT S WELL-KNOWN RANGES I at Greatly Reduced Pi ices. ! ■ ; T HAVE IN STOCK AND TO LAND -100 Drums Linseed Oil 20 Cases Valvoline 200 Cases Castor Oil 10 Ba|es best 5-ply Seaming Twine China and Glassware Hornsby's and Ransome's Plough Shares Barbed and Fencing Wire Mauritius and Queensland Sugars China, India, and Ceyion Teas Best English Leather Belting. -now in stock- Two Hundred Galvanised Steel Elastic Horse Collars (in all sizes). Early application necessary. They are giving UNIVERSAL SATIS FACTION. Wines and Spirits, Ales and Stout Liqueurs, Havana Cigars, Cigarettes, of bestjbrands only. Also, a choice assortment of the FINEST DELICACIES from all parts of the world. Henry Zander AGENT FOR Australian Mutual Providen] Socie ly Sun Fire Office Canton MarineJJOffice Health Tea.



HEALTH TEA. "Delightful," "Wholesome," "Refreshing." All Grocers. Wholesale at Zander's. "Electors. - DO NOT ba frightened by the WARN INGS against so-called "fanatical prohibitionists " from those who <: have STAKE IN THE TRADE. All the candidates are respectable men, bub the following eight ate DETER MINED to see the law carried oub to the j full extent. Temperance people and those in favor of a twenty-five per cent. I reduction vote for the following Moderate and Fair-minded Committee :— j Allan, William Laurence Bruce, Murdoch Cocker, James Jones, Henry Manwell Leadley, George William Waby, George Chester Wallace, James Williamson, Donald Don't forget the names, Vote No License, All on the roll are entitled to vote. 3 151 ASHBURTON LICENSING ELECTION. TO THE ELECTORS ONE & ALL j A Warning 1. DON'T be carried away by Advertise ments from fanatical Prohibition ists, but vote for those who have a stake in our country and get a Moderate Committee, consisting of the following just and fair-minded gentlemen :— BATTY, Joseph HENLEY, Patrick John LYTTLETON, WestcoteMcNab MITCHELL, William REID, Charles BEALY, Joseph STITT, Matthew WILLIAMSON, Donald j 3 133



%l G u Guns! REVOLVERS, REVOLVERS, SALOON RIFLES, SALOON RIFLES POWDER, SHOT, CAPS, LOADING MACHINES, CARTRIDGES. Reduced Figures* r\UR Shipment ot NEW SEASON'S GUNS has jast arrived, ox Gothic, and ! we request all intending purchasers to to inspect them, feeling sure that we are ble to offer thema selection which for VARIETY, QUALITt, and CHEAP NESS, wll be found SECOND TO NONE. JOHN ORR & Co., IKONMONGEKS, AJSV PROVISION MERCHAN TS



Business Notices. H.ai testers, Uaryejster^, & Others. Tj^Oß GOOD AND CHEAP SUITS, Clothing, Ashborton. Shirts, - Street, dajnnols, Tanorod Drawers, in Socks, Honae Hats, Kalapot Boots, Eflt*bli»hed Blankets Old and Rugs* Is the A COMPLETE OUTFIT. — WITH — Heavy Colonial ttrey Blankets, £2 10s 9d The Lot. MITCHELL & TURNER. Ammunition, Ammunition, Guns, Guns, Guns, POWDEB, SHOT, CAPS, OARTBIDGES, CARTRIDGES. QPORTSMEN Requiring a First-class GUN should inspect our Stocks 0 Every Gun warranteed new from the factory. W. EL COLLINS & CO. MERCHANTS AND IMPORTERS. Royal Insurance Company Grey Valley Coal Company AfiiPWT«s wyr 1 Springfield Pottery Company AUISJN 1» *UK Corben ad Oo , g celebrated iSnameUed Mantelpieoa w MoKenziea Furniture Renovator



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By Royal £cD§ Letters Patent. JOSEPH FORDS Scour and Lung Worm Mixture. THE RENOWNED SHEEP MEDICINES. TOTHILL, WATSON & CO. Offices, Esk Street, Waruhouse Railway. Invercargiil, N.Z . 6th March 1894. We have been selling Ford's Lung Worm Mixture for the past four years, and during that period have not had a single complaint. On the contrary everyone we have asked have expressed themselves pleased with the results obtained from its use. "Yours faithfully, Tothill, Watson & Co, From WKIGHT STEPHENSON, & CO, High Street, Dunedin. March 2, 1894. Although we have acted as agents for Ford's Scour and Lung Worm Mixture for the last two years and have supplied sheep breeders regularly dv ring that period, we have not yet h&d a complaint, in fact we have heard nothing but favourable reports from all who have used it. Yours truly, Wright, Stephennon and Co. MR F. FERJ&IMAN, Ashburtou June 12, 1893. As the mixture appears to be steadily growing in favor here, it might be a» well 6o send another few cases as some of the runs are now buying a case at % time.-—fours faithfully, For the Marlborough Farmers' Co-Cperative Association, Limited, E MEAD, Manag* ♦ The United Farmers' Alliance, Limited, Wellington, Branches: Wanganuij Palmerstoa North. February 2,1894. We have had no complaints from those who have used the mixture, so cannot but conclude fchat it has given satisfaction.—Yours faithfully, 0. D. MULLINS, General Manager,