A BAILIFF SHOS.

Invercaroill, July 21 Yesterday afternoon two bailiffs named Middlemess and Hugh Stewart, of Gore, proceeding to execute a warrant on the farm of John Keown. at Balfour, were ordered to stop by Keown when about .two chains from the house. As they continued to advance, Keown fired, and a charge of shot struck Stewart about the head. The man rolled off his horse in the yard. Middlemess does not seem to have done anything for his companion, but galloped to Riversdale, some distance away to apprise the police at Gore and other stations', although there is a telephone to Balfour. Middlemess said Stewart wag dead, but the latest information is to the effect that he is not so, although the man lay in the yard and afterwards in a sbed on a very frosty night. He must be badly hit, as he was unable to move from where he fell, till two men carried him into the shed. Middlemess says Keown fired at him the day before. Constable Hurlihy, from Wai kaia, was the first to reach Reown's house. He found him in bed, and told him he was a constable, to which Keown responded that he supposed he had come to arrest him for shooting the man outside. Keown is a middle-aged man with a family, and is said to have been drinking lately. A doctor has , gone from Gore, and probably one from Lurnsden, to attend Stewart, but the Bal four telephone cannot be got to-day, and the extent of his injuries therefore is un- ' knows here.

FOOTBALL.

. A*ltburt«B v. Waimate. The match for the bs c nd round of the senior cup fixtures between Ashburton and Waimate was played on the Athletic Grounds, Timaru, on Saturday. The weather was perfect for football, and a fairly good number turned op to witness the game. The finst spell was rather evenly contested, but the Ashburton backs proved their superiority in passing and tackling, while the Waimate forwards were more than a match for their op ponents. During the spell Curtis, with a clever kick, potted a goal for Ashburton, and Upton scored » try from a fine passing rush among the backs- Plenty of kicking and scrum woik was the order of tbe day, and the Ashburton backs put in some clever passing at times, and tested severely the defensive powers of Waimate, which was not of the highest order. In the second spell Ashburton scored another try, Orr crossing the line from a passing rush. Neither tries were converted, and the game concluded with Ashbnrton vic torious, by 10 points (a potted goal and two tries) to nil. Mr S. A. Boys acted as referee.

On Thnrsday afternoon the Star Club played a very interesting game against the Borough School, and resulted in a win for the former by three points to nil.

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COMMERCIAL.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Company, Limited, have rece'ved the following London cable dated 19h July :— Tallow—There is a fair demand for medium qualities, but other descriptions are slow of sale. Prices have declined 6d per cwt. since Jlast report. {Last quotations W ere—Fine mutton 23s 6d per cwt., good beef 21s per cwt.)

Wellington, Jnly 20 The Agent-General reports on the Gothic's chilled beef that its excellent condition was beyond all question. It was a capital color, perfectly dry and juicy and had the appearance of freshly-killed meat. The dealers would scarcely believe that tha beef had not been frozen, though there is no doubt it was not, and no beef was ever landed before in such prime condition. The dressing however, was nob up to the mark, and he was assured that this makes a differ ence of a halfpenny per lb. The price realised at the first sales, s|d, h 2£d more than the price of frozen beef. With regard to the meat trade generally there was a marked improvement, which will probably be maintained for the rest of the season. Sir W. B. Perceval added that it is an undoubted fact that a considerable lot of inferior New Zealand mutton has latterly been placed on the market, thus tending to depress all classes of frozen meat.

Seven Pounds in One Week.

Not every man who is thin would thank you for iattening him. He doesn't want to be fat, and for very good reasoas. Unneces sary fat iB i load to carry about; it interferes with a man's power to work, shortens his wind, and dulls his wits; Yet, on the other hand, a certain amount of flesh is needed for health and comfort. For example: A man five feet high should weigh about 12Qlba ; and a man five feet six Incheu, 14§lbs I and a man six feet, 1781bs. It is a regular ascending scale. The in surance companies allow a variation of 7 per oent. above or below jt, and beyond those limits charge an extra piemium. One shouldn't be much over or undpr his proper weight if he wants to be sound and hearty— aud we all do want that. Now we will tell how Mr Thomas Crosby, being under weight gained sp.ven pounds in a week. He had lost 1| stone, which is too much off for a man who was never fleshier than he naturally ought to be. It was tbis way. He was right enough np to May, 1891. At that time he began to feel ill and out of sorts. He had a nasty taste in his mouth—like rotten eggs, he says —and a thick, slimy stuff came on his gams and teeth. His appetite failed, and what he did eat was, as you might say, under com pulsion; and right afterwards he would have great pain in his stomach anl chest. Plainly, something was amiss with him in that region. He was often dizzy, and cold chills ran over him as though he was threatened with fever. Of course we should expect a man who is j handled in this way to lose strength. Mr Crosby lost strength. In fact, he got so weak and nervous that he shook all over, and his hands trembled as if a current of 1 electricity were running through him. 1 To use his own words: "1 rapidly lost flesh', and was 1| stone lighter, and could pardly waljs about. Qo'ee toy parents thought | was dying, and sent in hastp .for the doctpr. I saw two doctors in Epworth, and ope at Haxey, but they were not able to help me. Our vicar, Key. Mr. Qverton, recommended roe to the Lincoln Infirmary, where I attended for eight weeks as an out door patient, without benefit," '• Soon afterwards Mr Sharp, a chemist, at Epworth, spoke tome of the virtues of a medicine known as Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup. Being interested in what he said, I left off trying other things and began taking this Syrup. In a few days I felt better, and presently I gained seven pounds in a week. At that rate I soon got back to my work, and have had the best of health ever since. I tsll these facts to everybody, and am per fectly willing they should be published. *$. burs truly "{Signed}, TO a? Ckosby, FeYry Bpad, Epworth, via Lancaster, December B3rd, |892." Aft«F reading Mr Crosby's story we scarcely need to ask why he lost flesh. The minute he stopped eating and digesting his usual allowance of food he began to fall away. Trees, they say, grow as much from the air by means of their leaves, as they do from the soil. But men don't. They've got to he built up through their stomachs. In digestion and dyspepsia, (Mr Crosby's com plaint) stops this piocesa and poisons those who have it, besides. That accounts for all the painful «nd dangerous symptoms our friend speaks of. The doctors do what they can, bat, unluckily, they don't possess the medifciae that goes t«* the bottom of th|s , jisea&fe and cures it. 'The rome'dy is MotFer Beigel'a'Curative Syrnp, and Dpthing else, ib far as we Vuow. It restores digestion, i»nd digestipn covers the bones wjth" fat $nou|i) foe be»lth. &»4 good loojp,

Ashburton Racing Club.

The annual meeting of the Ashburton Racing Club was he!d in Henry's Hotel on Saturday evening. There was a fair attendance, and Mr Hugo Friedlander presided.

annual report The annual report of tha Committee was read as follows :— ! Your Committee, in presenting their annual report, regret that the past season has been financially a moss disastrous

one for the Club. The season began witl a crecit bahnce at the Bank of Ne* Zealand of £106 5i lid, and a sum al fixed deposit of £200—-making a tota available sum of £308 5s lid. Bui owing to the large falling off in receipts from the totalisator, sale of privileges, members' dues, and various other causes, the whole of this sum has been absorbed, and yonr Committee row find themselves in the unfortunate position of having to present to you a balance sheet showing a small debit balance of £3 16s 2d. A few of the principal receipts and expenditure, as comprred with last year, are as follows; — Members' subscriptions -last year, £73 10s; this year, £38 17s. Totalizator—Wt year. £527 16s 4d ; this year, £460 15s 9d, Privileges have also been reduced from £128 6* 41 to £47 2s 9d. Gates and Cards—last year, £221 18s 6d ; this year, £157 0a sd. Interest on fixed deposit—last year, £22 9s 6d : this year, nil These various items com bined show a difference to the Cmb of £245 4s 91 compared with laar/yeor. The aixounfc given in stakes last year was £1200 ss, and although tho amount was reduced to £1111 this year, the saving (£B9 ss) was not sufficient to prevent a large loss on both Spring and Auto ma meetings ; the loss on the Spring meeting being £150 10', and on the Autumn meeting £159 16s. Deducting the amount saved in stakes from the total reduction in receipts, it is Hot difficult to see how circumstance? have combined to place the Club in its present unfortunate position, and show at a glance how last year's surplus has been reduced to a deficit. Although, financially, the Club has not been successful, it has succeeded in pro viding some excellent sport at its meet ings. The tracks have been maintained in first-class order, and every encourage ment given to owners of horses in the district. The Ashburton Stakes was run for the fouith time at the Autumn meet ing, and was the most attractive item on the programme, but owing to the present financial position of the Club, it is doubt ful if the Club will be able to continue to offer *uch a valuable stake at future meetings. One important question that this meeting will have to dec'de will be to devise some means of placing the finances of the Club upon a more satis factory footing. It is not the place of this Committee to propose alterations for the future; but they would suggest to their successors the advisableness of trying one meeting only during the coming season, and that that meeting should be held if possible on some public holiday, so as to increase the attendance of the inhabitants of the district and the general public. Boxing Day would bj a suitable day for such a meeting. In order to economise, your Committee have dis pensed with the services of Mr McDonald, the caretaker, and Mr M. Hobbs has for some time pa^t been keeping the tracks in working ordar. It will be necessary at once to make some uuitable arrangement for the care of the Club's property, and the maintenance of the training tracks and course. The reduced membership, and the lack of interest t ken in the Olub, (no doubt caused to a great extent by the bad times), haa been a great source of weakness to the Club, and your Commit r tee trust that during the coming season members will give racing a more enthus: astic support, and thus endeavor to restore this Club to its old position—that of bein^ the most prosperous country racing Club in the colony.

The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the annual report and balance sheet, said he regretted the absence of the Chairman of the Club, who had resigned. It was difficult for any one to give a clear and detailed account of things, who had not had the management for the season. The statement showed msny of the causes of the Slub's misfortunes—the loss in the sale of privileges and from tha totalisator alone bting very serious. The want of interest and lack of cordial support by the members was also much against the success of the Clob. From whatever causes arising, the fact remained that the Club had not sufficient means to pay i?s way, and this m ;etlng would have to de cide how to provide means or else to close up for the yaar. He referred to tho work done at the Conference, and to the prospect generally of the County Racing Clubs.

Mr Davison briefly seconded the motion. Dr Leahy referred to the various causes of the Club's failure, and suggested that so long as the present lack of interest in racing continued, the Club had better hold no more meetings. The report and balance sheet were adopted.

officbbs. The following officers were elected :— President—Mr E. G Wright. Vice, President-—Mr H. friedlander. Judge — Mr M. Stitt. Treasurer—Mr J, Davison. Clerk of scales—Mr R. Friedlander. Stewards—J. C. N. Grigg B. Gate", C. F, Todhunter, H. Zander, H. Fried. , lander, C. W. Purnell, W. M Lyttelton. Committee--Messrs E. Gates, E. J. Paul, Dr Leahy, E. W. Hanmer, EL Fried lander, H. Zander, R. Bird, P. Devane, M. Hobbs, S. Brown, P. C. Cot.

The sub committee's report was read. It suggested that a one day's meeting should be held during the season. Ih^b the annual due should be reduced to one guinea. That Mr M. Hobbs' offer for maintenance of track should be accepted. That if no licence should be obtained from the Ashburton Licensing Committee, and the Tinwald Club and the C.J.C. were agreeable, the Club's meeting should be held on the Tinwald course.

These suggestions and other arrange ments for management of the Club to be referred to the incoming corprnittee.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

THE YOUNG AMEER

London, July 20 I Shahgaba Nasrullah Khan took fare well of the Queen yesterday. Her Majesty presented him with an auto graph letter to the Ameer addressed 1' My valued friend and ally."

CHINESE LOAN

St Petersburg, July 21 The Russian portion of the Chinese loan was subscribed fivsfold, and the Paris fifteenfold. ,

ARRESTED

St John's, J^y 21 Pour ministers and ex-ministers of Newfoundland—Harvey, Thornburn, Donnelly, and Grieve by name—were arrested on the charge of falsifying the balance sheets when directors of the insolvent Union Bank.

COLLAPSE OF A MINE

Melbourne, July 20 Six men, named Thompson, Daw kins, Kneebone and Burke, married men with famalies, and Crans and Arm strong, single men, were working in McEvoy's mine, Eldorado, when the end of the main drive collapsed through a rush of water and the mine was flooded The men are believed to be buried be neath a large body of sand, Strenuous efforts are being made to rescue them, but it is considered that their case is hopeless.

July 21. Thirty miners were in the mine when it collapsed. A young man named Fletcher pluckily rushed in and warned the remainder, who escaped with great difficulty. All hope of rescuing the others alive has been abandoned. It is supposed that the drive broke through into the old workings, which were filled with water.

WHOLESALN POISONING OF SHEARERS

Brisbane, July 2'd Details have been received of the wholesale poisoning of shearers at Bowen Downs. Eight were poisoned in the first batch, and forty-nine in the second. The crime was effected by mixing arsenic in the bread and in the meat pudding. An eye witness des cribes the scene as horrible —the men writhing about in every direction. One has died and others are in a dangerous condition Police have been despatched to the scene. Last year Bowen Downs was concerned in sttike difficulties, and many free laborers were taken on, who were still retained. The perpetra tors of the crime are yet untraced.

Incendiary Fires.

Meibourne, July 22 Incendiary fires have occurred at W_rmambool. Thirteen took place yesterday.

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LAZARUSS SIGHT TESTING AND SPECIALITE SPECTACLES. ! Sole agent for Ashburton District, C C A L E X, JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURITON. LAZARUS Patented System ensures comfort and correct sight. Don't spoil your eyes by using badly fitting Spectacles. 6 97 _B. W. HAIIfI£B, f AM A CASH BUYER OF GOOD HEAVY Oaten Sheaf Chaff AT CURRENT RATES- Sacks supplied by me. I have several lots of TURNIPS to sell. I am appointed AGENT for ROBSOH'B ASTIIEI-JIHSTIC', a splendid Drench for Scour in Lambs or Sheep. This Drench is largely used in the North Island, and has given the greatest satisfaction to the largest flockowners. One Gallon is sufficient to dose Eighty Sheep or One Hundred and Sixty Lambs. E. W. HANMER. West Street, April 17, 1895. for"sal e7~ I>^»)i ACRES, suitable for putting , /f£ 2 i nto <j ro p this season, being R.S. 28220, situated not far from the 1 Winohmore School. t. bullock. | ~~~~~ "money. £1 KAA T0 LEND on Mort* XOUVJ"— "gage on first-class Freehold Security at 5| per cent. T. BULLOCK. I Ym toy tht Nm Y<ww 7efoet9



WALL PAPERS! WALL PAPERS!! JUST Arrived per s.s, " Star of England," a beautPul selection of the Cheapest Paper-Hangings for 18§5, direct from the English Manufac urers. Cbeap $»itiCary Paper* A SPECIALTY. Inspection Invited. Also a Large Stcck of SILVER PLATE GLASS Cut to any Size. J. WILSON, CORNER OP ARCADE AND BURNETT STREET. 6 122



CONTINUATION OF BEATHB GREAT SALE. FURTHER EEDUCTIONS. Blankets, Blankets, Blankets, Wonderful Bargains in White and Grey .Blankets. Overcoats, Overcoats, Overcoats. Tweed Overcoats at Ridiculous Prices; Macintoshes, Macintoshes, Macintoshes. Newest Styles all Greatly Seduced, Dresses, Dresses, Dresses. The Entire Stock must be sold. Beath's Great Sale. TANCRED STREET.



SURPLUS STOOK 8 ALE. rflBE continuous wet weather during the last three weeks, prevented many of our Friends in the outlying Districts from taking advantage of the Unprecedented Bargains to he ohtained at the ahove Palo. We have decided to EXTEND THE TIME OF CLOSING UNTIL Saturday, July 20. MITCHELL & TUEHIBi TANCRED SI BEET.



GREAT SALE COMMENCES AT "THE COKNIB," SATUKDJL-Y, JUME 580, 18115. WTT /^OLLIER being at the present time in London purchasing a • fl. l_, large stock and the.present stock being very h<avy, a BIG SALE will be held to reduce the same. A few lines are quoted to give some idea of the value which will WITHOUT EXCEPTION be offered at prices to surpass any. thing hitherto thown in Ashburton. The below mentioned goods have been bought at a large discount and will be offered accordingly. Intending purchasers will kindly note that we have fully anticipated a great demand for the lines emumerated below- Colonial Flannel, (all colors) B|d, Black Cashmere Gloves, 6d usually la usually Is Tan X d Gloves fjust opened), 2s 6d Black Cashmere Hose, Is, usually Is 6d orally 3s 61 Dress stuff from 9d, usually Is 3i Black Velveteen, Is, usually Is 6d Heavy Tweed, Is, usually Is 6d Coir Mats, (large size), 3s 6d, usually White and Grey Calico from Is lid, 7s 6i . usually 3b 6d Twilled Cretonnes, 4|d, usually 7^d Boys' Overcoats 13 to 2, 8s 6d, Boys' Tweed Knickers, Is, usually 7s 6-1 usually 153 Boys'Knicker Suits, 4s lid, usually 8 a 6d Boys' Serge Caps, 6d, usually Is Men's Nailed Shooters, 9s Gd, usually" \ Glrla' Elastic Side Boots, 2s 6d usually 6s 128 6d. Lidies' Felt Hats, from 3d «-, , Good Ulsters and Waterproofs, from 4s lid Ladies' Warm Slippers, Is 6d , Evening Shoes, from 2s 6d. BLANKETS and all Woollen Goods will be cleared at greatly reduced pxlce«. The above aie only a few of the PLUM LINES we are offerings a visit will con* vince that our prices and quality are unsurpassed. THJ '"^COIIIVBII."