The DUNCAN RESCUE PARTY.

Jffixpeclltioii Successful. Duuoan Found Snowed up sin <! Stn.rviMgr Six JDays Food Impenetrable Snow

The search party who left Ashburton last Tuesday afternoon in quest of Mr Fred Dancan, who had been camping m the ranges some miles from Whitcombe's Pass, arrived In Ashburton to day, bring ing Duncau with them. Mr Gompton, interviewed, said he and Mark Anthony, after reaching Metfaven on Tuesday even ing, pat up the horses at Nee's hotel, and on Wednesday morning they were joined by Trooper Morgan, and made for MoLennao's station «t Blaokford, which they reached about midday. Pack saddles and one pack-horse were obtained from, Mr McLennan, and on these the pro-' visions, etc, brought from Ashburton were stowed, Redcliffe. fiftpen miles from,. Blaokford, was madu that night, wheret the party camped id a hut there, and used a good paddock for the horses. Next morning the party started tor Double Hill, meeting the manager, Mr Oomyna, on the way, who told them to get anything they wanted at the station, and he would try to get back and join the expedition. He was not able to do so, as it turned out. The party reached the station, in time for dinner, and after dinner the first bird was let loose. (This bird was the only oaa that reached Aahburton.) Stayed at Eboblfi. Hill all the afternoon; and night, and made an early start nextt morning. The road up to this point waa» very fair, and quite ciear of snow, but after eipht milea of clear road above Doable Hill had been passed the snow; was met, which got deeper and deeper until within forty chains of Duncan's hut,, Where the snow was so deep that the horses had to be left in charge of Anthony^ and Oompton and Morgan went on on footi. As they approached the hut they heard dogs barking both above and below the hat. Compton felt sure then that Duncan was dead, but made for the liufc.. He kept cooeing and calling, but got no; answer until going near the chimney when; he heard Duucan say in a weak voice, '* lam very ill: Who is there V After telling Duncan who he was, and asking how the door was fastened Compton cut the strings of the door and entered. Morgan had managed to flounder through the snow by this time and reached the hue. Duncan previous to the last fall had cleared the Bnow round hia hufc. Duncan presented a pit able sight. He was weak and thin, and g»id he had no food for six daya, oeing too weak aad ill. It was then learned that all the provisions Duncan had when McQueen and the others left him were a 251b bag of oatmeal, and 351b0f flour. Mewcombe, one of the musterere, promised to return and bring the provisions from Lake Heron, bafc he did not do so. There was some sugar and tea, and a tin of cocoa, and it was the latter with snow water that he had been living on. He had become so weak that ha could nob eat the scrap of bread of his owd baking that was found in the hut, and he was also too weak to light a fire, but he had a few sticks in the h«t. The bush was close by, but the snow was too deep for him to get to die bush. He had had no meat at all since the snow cume on. The party at once began to see to Duncan's wants. He was given a little brandy to begin with, then a cup of tea with soaked bread. After making tha man a little comfortable a track was made for the horses to the hufc, and then a rough stretcher was made for Duncan, who was laid upon it, and packed upon ona of the horsea. A start was at once made for Double Hill. Let it be here noted that the party left Double Hill in raln which continued right up to the hut, and during the whole of the journey back to Doable* Hill. They travelled all the way down from the Lake stream in the dark, and iv a pouring lain, and when within about five miles of the Double Hill station they saw a light which had been hoisted for them by the station people, and three miles further on they met Mr Shelby, one of (he men at the Doable Hill Station who had taken great interest in the expedition, and now came out with a lantern to guide the party, past any difficulties from fences fchafe lay in the way, Double Hill was reached about half-past nine, and Duncan was at once pat to bed, the pock, Henry Evans, giving him all the attention that a man In tfae patient's condition required. Best morning, Duncan was much better, but sore from the rongh ride. No attempt wss mad© to reach Methven till Sunday, j when the weather had cleared to a beauti -ftal d*f. On Sunday better accommoda tion was provided for Dnncan in the pack j saddle, and lie was brought dow to; Methven wibb comparative eaae. The stages between Double Hill were Old, Eedtcliffe station, an hour; Blackford,; half-part five ; McLennan's, shortly after sir. At McLeanan's a trap was aepured, and Methven was reached about eight' o'clock. After a good night's rest at Nee's a start was made this morning at ten, and at half-put one itancan was handed over to the care of Mrs McKay at the hospital, in whose handa he will doubtless soon become his former self. Mr Compton says he coald not wish to have two better mates than he had in Mark Anthony and Trooper Morgan. Dr Trevor who has seen Duncan con siders that although ha Is very reduced and requires rest of mind and body, he is likely to progress favorably.' As rest and quiet) is of the & ret importance, the doctor ha 3 given imperative instructions U&at no one is to be allowed to sea Duncan,

The Catterthun

Bvotky, August 24 The salvage steamers have returned from the wreck of the Catterft'tun, and the officers state that they have defi nitely located the position of the ill fated vessel, which lies in 30 fathoms of water 2| miles north of Seal Rocks and two miles from the mainland. A., diver descended a depth of 24 fathoms and sighted the masts, but the pressure of water was so great and the air pipes not being sufficiently long he had to desist. It is feared that the great depth at which the wreck \iw will not allow of the recovery of the specie,. The steamers have returned for instruc tions from the underwriters.

New South Wales Politics.

Sydney, August 24 The Premier will make his Budget speech to-morrow. Be states Govern ment is considering the desirability of pushing through the loan and general estimates in view of the large number of public works waiting till lands are available This means the postpone ment of Land and Income Tax Bills, and will probably meet much opposi tion.

European and Other Foreign Items.

</ snow, Atigast 24 Mr Robert I. Finl ,y, Q.C., is ap pointed Solicitor-General for England. , Twenty-five thousand mill workers in Dundee have struck for an increase of wages. Borchorcvinck is endeavoring to arrange for an Antarctic expedition. He declares the sum of £25,000 will be sufficient. In the House of Commons, Mr Goschen, First Lord of the Admiralty, in referring to the court-martial on board H.M.S. Ringarooma in Sydney some time ago, said the action of Surgeon Lea was regarded as a gross act of inssbordination and contempt, and.further stated that the Admiralty confirmed the sentence passed by the Court. Mr Goschen added that the Judge Advocate of the fleet justified the court-martial's rejection of the evidence as to Captain Johnston's health. Paris, August; 24 A letter addressed to Baron Alph onse Rothschild here exploded when opened by Jacobs (the Baron's Secre tary). The latter had one of his eyes injured by the explosion, and also one hand. Several bystanders had a narrow escape. The outrage is be lieved to be the work of Anarchists. London, August 25 The letter contained fulminate of mercury between two pieces of card board with a small detonator. The explosion took place directly a little force was used to withdraw the card board from the envelope. Baron Eothschild was away at the time. Sofia., August 24 The army have compelled Prince Ferdinand to moderate his overtures to Eussia, as they fear the appointment of Jtiussian officers. A Police Commissary has been arrested on a charge of allowing M. StanibulofFs murderers to escape with out being brought to trial. Tokio, Ausust 24 The Japanese are evacuating Port Arthur. Washington, August 24 Mr Spalding asks the United States to grant a subsidy of a quarter of a million dollars towards the cable to Hawaii. President Cleveland and a majority of the House of Representa tives are believed to be in favor of the scheme. The French and United States Governmeats are discussing the Waller J incident in Madagascar in a friendly ; I spirit. _ : The Democratic Convention in Ohio, by a large majority, has declared against free coinage of silver.

ONLY FOUR TO MAN THE PUMPS.

Dear, dear I When you come to think of it how closely related things are; how one thiag brings up another. Ideas are like a lot of beads on a string, aren't they ? A letter I have just been reading makes me remomber what happened to me one winter about twenty years ago. The story is too long to tell here, so I'll merely give you the tail end of it. I was supercargo on a bark bouad from London to Rio. A tremendous gale, lasting five days, wrecked us. Forty-eight hours after it ceased there were four men and no more left on the vessel. The captain had been killed by a falling spar, three of the crew washed over board, and the rest of the ship's company (save us tour) went away in the long boat with the first and second mates. We were taking in water through a leak at the rate of six inches an hour. Working with all our might the four of us could pump that out in forty minutes, but we must do it every hour. It was awful work. For two days we kept it up, without sleep. Then we stopped, took to the quarter boat and shoved off. The sea was quibt—-no wind. While we lay to within a mile of her the ship threw up her nose and went down stern first, We were picked up the next Jay by a Danish brig. Now the odd thing is that the letter which reminded me of that experience has nothing whatever to say about ships- Please help me to find out the association. The lady who writes the letter says that in July, 1881, she got a bad fright. Exactly what it was she doesn't tell. I wish she did. Anyway it so upset her that she didn't get over the effects of ib for nine years. After that hep appetite fell off; she lost all real relish for food, and what she did eat only made trouble instead of nourishing her. It gave her pain in the pit of the stomach and (curiously enough) between the shoulders. She says her eyes and akin presently turned yellow as a buttercup. Her face and abdomen swelled, and her feet the same, the latter so much so that she was obliged to have her shoes made larger. " 1 got little sleep at night,' she says, "and was in so much pain I had to be rropped up with pillows. For weeks together could not lie down in bed. I had a dry, hollow pough, and bad night sweats. Then diarrhoaa sefc in ? and my bowels became ulcerated. I was often in dreadful agony foi forty-eight hours at a time. Then I would have a chill as though a bucket of cold water were poured down my back. I got so low I could no longer sew, knit, or do any house work or look after my children. My sister had to come and help in the house. " Everybody said I was in a decline and must die. What I suffored for eight years tongue cannot tell. Tee doctor could do nothing for me. He said my complaint was complicated and bad to deal with. In 1886 I went as an outdoor patient to the Shrews bury Infirmary, but only got transient relief." The writer is in good health now, bnt why did her case remind me of the shipwreck ? Let's eettlp £bat first. The asspciabion is ! easy and natural. .Just see. The ship sank because we four men hadn't thp strength to pump out the water as fast as it came in, Twenty men might have got her into port. It m the last straw that breaks the camel's back j thp last unsupplied need that makes poverty abject n,u& d^sper^te. These bodies of oura carry the seeds of disease with them all the time—chiefly the poisons created by imperfect digestion, made worse by careless habits. But as long as nothing extraordinary happens wo manage to scrape along in a half-and-half sort of fashion. Yet we've got in our blood the stuff that any of a dozen diseases is made of, only waiting for something to set it afire. While the liver, kidneys, lungs aud skin keep us fairly free—that is, don't let the load get too heavy—we say, <l Oh, yes. I'm tolerably wfeil, thank you." Little pains and un pleasant symptoms bother us now and then, but we don't fancy they mean anything. JJyand-by something happens, A cold, too hearty a meal, a, night of dissipation, an affliction through doath or loss of property, a fright, as in Mrs Brunce's case, etc. Over we uo The last straw has crushed us. One loose spark has blowa up the barrel oi powder.' The crew is too small to save the ship. The kidneys, liver, skin, and stomach strike work, and we must have help right 'away or perish. All of which means the explosion of Ment indigeatipn and dyspepsia poisons in the blood. There! isn't it plain why I thought of the aViin '■< Now for the conclusion of the lady s HtTy. She says : «In 1880 I first heard of Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup. Half a bottle made me feel better, and by keeping on taking it I was soon strong and well a* mm. f3igned-Mrs Ann Bunoe, The Park, Worthenf wajr Shrewsbury, February 22, If there were only a way to save sinking ships as certain and trustworthy as Mother tfe&el'B medicine is in the case of sinking toucan ho4m? wfaat » Mewing rt WOttla be to poor i alters*

FIRE.

I London, August 25 A seed and grain warehouse at Hamburg wharf, Blackfriars, was burned—damage £200,000.

STAMBULOFF'S MURDER

Sofia, August 25 A newspaper editor was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for declar j ing that Prince Ferdinand was morally responsible for Stambuloff's murder. The Court refused to listen to a defence

THE NEW SILOAM

Pakis, August 25 Lourdes presents some remarkable spectacles. The town in beseiged by sufferers waiting to be dipped in the waters of the spring. Father DaUy s organiser of the pilgrimage, declares that a hundred miraculous cures are recorded.

THE CUBAN TROUBLE

Madkid, August 25 Republicans in Spain are becoming very restless owing to the presence of wealthy Cuban agitators, who are trying to stir up rebellion in the hope of preventing the despatch of further reinforcements to Cuba.

THE 'ASHBURTON GTJABDIAN: MONDAY, AUGUST 426, 1895.



Mrs Emily Thome, v/bo resides at Toledo Washington, says she haa sever been able to procure-finy medicine for Bheumatism that relieves the .pain foquicklyand effectually as Chamberlain's Fain Balm, and that, she fias iklw» used rfc for lame back with great sucaege.



I eridaia>. "JIKNOERS are invited for Building a 1.. H^useforM»JoHNHKSisY. Plans and specifications »t my ofticj.. Tenders close on iVSONDAf, September 2, 1895. ' The lowest or any tender not necessarily, accepted. V R. BIRD, 8 172 Architect.



bankruptcy Notices. IN BANKRUPTCY. In the District Court of Ashburtoib holden at Ashburton. In the matter of the Bankruptcy Act, 1892, and of the bankruptcy of Hannah Elizabeth Adams, shop keeper. < (VfOTICEis hereby given that on the ! *-* 13th day of September, 1896, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon there after as can be heard, the above named bankrupt will apply to the above Court for an order of discharge, under the said Acb. Dated, the 26th day of August 1895. WILDING AND LEWIS, 8 174 Solicitors for the Bankrupt, _



FnedLlander and Go. SPECIAL ENTRY. TINWALD SALEYARDS TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1895. WE SHALL OFFER as above, on account of a Client,— 1 AAA Three-quarterbred LAMBS, -*. v W a g oo d straight line in for ward condition. FRIEDLANDER AND CO., RUDOLPH FRIEDLANDER, 8 163 Auctioneer



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Mr T. Bullock. "indu»trlll bulh)ing"»ouietF I SHARES, FOR SALE, en account of a client, two shares in the above Society. There will be another appropriation by ballot next month. T. BULLOCK. i'OWIN Section 797, Cox Street, capital building site. Offers are invited for this ai once, as the owner has made up his mind to sell at a sacrifice, T. BULLOCK.



HINDS DISTRICT. FOR SALE—The Lease of 60 acres, part of reserve 1371, not far from the Hinds Railway Sfcasion, formerly in the occupation of G. M. Poaica. T. BULLOCK.



public Notices. ALL ACCOUNTS due in the Estate of K. K. TASKER mast be paid to me within FOURTEEN DAYS from this date. All not settled by SEPTEMBER 14 will bo placed in the hands of a Solicitor. 8 175 JAMES TASKER.



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ASHBURTON FOOTBALL CLUB. qiHE ANNUAL SOCIAL, in cor. ---* nection with the above, will be held in MR BULLOCK'S LARGE GRAIN STORE, West Street, / ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. Admission — Double tickets, 3* 6d ; gentlemen, 2<j 6d ; extra ladies, Is each. Refreshments provided. A. F. THOMSON, 8 173 Hon. Secretary.



UNDER DISTRAINT WARRANT Issued from Magistrate's Court, South Rakaia. TO BE SOLD by Auction, at 12 noon, ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1895, at Police Station, Rakaia, — PIGS, POULTRY, FURNITURE, Etc, W. LEWIS, 8 152 Bailiff, Security, in sutua of £50 and upwards. Apply to 0. W. PURNELL, Solicitor, 8 153 Montgomery's Buildings.



MISS L. M. KIRK WILL give a Temperance Address in the Wesleyan Church on TUBS DAY, August 27. Chair to be taken at 8 p-m. by the Rev G. B, Inglis. A large attendance Js requested. Miss Kirk comes with a high reputation as a public speaker. A Collection to defray expenses. 8 167 MOUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD ! RATE NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that it h the intention of the Mount Somers Rosd Beard, at the next meeting to be hold on MONDAY, September 9, 1895, to strike a Rate of one-half penny (£d) in the potind on all rateable property in the district for the year ending March 31, 1895, payable in one sum on September 23, 1895. The Rate Book is open for inspection at the Clerk's residence, Alford Forest, till MONDAY, September 2, afterwards at the Board's Office, Mount Somers. E. B. COOPER, 16 Clerk.



FERTILITY. ! THE Fertility of this fertile district would, be wonderfully increased if Farmers would use CHESTERFIELD GUANO- Copy of Analysis by J, A. Pond, Colonial Analyst, Moisture ... $.20 CH'gai,^c matter ... 10.40 Phosphate of lime ... 30.15 Carbonate of lime ... 54.05 Salphate of lime ... Trace ] Insoluble matter ... ,20 | IQPA ■ , Price—£3 \Qp pc? ton; railage free to any Eailway Station in the County on lota of two tons or over. A reduction for large quantities, and $ liberal discount for Cash, 8 17- $\ FURRIMAN,



J Business Notice-. : BONE DUST, OF the highest analysis, for Sale by the undersigned. This Bone Dust is ground from Green Bones (not steamed or calcined), hence the greatest i percentage of plant food is retained, making this the most durable of i Manures, the benefit of which is seen up to the fifth or sixth crop. 8 18 F. FERRIMAN. TO POULTRY BREEDEBS AND OTHEBS. I HAVE specially prepared BONE DIJST for Poultry in half-hundred weight sacks. 19 F FERRIMAN, Clovers. Clovers. CLOVERS. J HAVE IN STOCK AND TO LAND My Season's Supply ov WHITE CLOVER, TREFOIL, ALSIKE, TIMOTHY, COWGRASS, RED CLOVER, Also, a Large Variety of— COLONIAL-GROWN CLOVERS, RYE GRASS SEED, COCKSFOOT, Etc, Etc. Samples and Quotations of Glovers, Rye* graaa t and Cocksfoot on application. A Complete Stock of GROCERIES, TEAS, AND PROVISIONS Always on hand and SOLDFOB OASH At Christchuroh Prices,



PUBLIC NOTICES. jTmoison DESIRKS to inform the public that he has purchased the whole of the well assorted Stock in the Assigned Estate of F, NOKES, At a startling Discount for Oash, and will offer the same in HIS OWE SHOP, EAST STREET, ON SATURDAY, 24th INST. LOOK AT THE PRICES. Men's Shooters 8s 6i, formerly 12s 63 Men's French Oalf English Balmorals 14s 6d, formerly 25s Children's from Is Many other lines the same. Call early and secure Bargains. First come bast served. For thirty days only. At this rate they must be sold AT J. MQISON, BOOT DEPOT, ASHBURTON. 8148 . TEAS. TEAS. TEAS. I AM Keeping Stocks of Jameson and Anderson's Indian and Ceylon Teas, which for so many years have secured such an extensive sale, and which have a deservedly high reputa tion. 8 20 F. FERRIMAN. I HAVE in Stock—Fergusson and Mitchell's Brown Paper and Paper Bags of various sizes. F. FERRIMAN, Agent for the North British Insurance Company, and the Union Steam ship Company, Limited. 821 PELHAM POULTRY YARDS, Peteb Street West, Ashburton. npHE Proprietor of the above invites the X attention of Poultry Breeders. Fanciers, and Farmers to the stock of Priz j Birds at the above yards. Breeding pens are now made up from Ist prize winners at the chief exhibitions, held in New Zealand this season, including Sydenham, Danedin, Timaru, Christ church, Ashbarton, and the Champion shows. Amongst the varieties are: — Partridge Cochins, Silver Spangled HamburgSj Black Spanish, Polish—Silver, Golden, and White Crested, Hondans, etc. Birds for sale at resonable prices. Eggs from half a guinea a sitting. 8 106



TO COTTAGE & MARKET GARDENERS. T HAVE FOR SALE, by tho Bag 1 or per ton, BONE DUST and GUANO. F. FERRIAiV, 8 22 ASHBURTON. BLACKSMITHING. J HAVE STARTED BUSINESS in -*- the Shop recently occupied by W. H. Paget (behind the Post Office), where I will bo glad to see old friends and new ones. Good workmanship and moderate charge*?. Shoeing—Hacks, 5s ; draughts, 6a. James Burgresa, GENERAL BLACKSMITH & SHOEING SMITH. 184



Stud Notices, TO STAND AT ASHBUBTON AND TRAVEL THE SDEBOUNDING DISTRICTS, Pkomptbess Albert W. 11333 *A *T) X H » S £ g* c ! « i t £ I 8? to ■** dta ;tjw e*^ c W g. c. Sc g& s§ is ' S S ? • *" s- *-- g g* §§ S gs Si



Brown Colt; star in forehead, snip on nose, both hind paßterna white. Foaled May 21, 1891. Bred by J. B. Hapgin, Banoho del Paso Stud, Sacramento, California. Sired by Albert W., 11333. Reoord, 2.20. Ist dam, Promptness, by Prompter. 2305 ; 2nd dam, Walla Walla Maid, 2.35, by Beilfounder, 62 Albert W., 11333. Beoord 2.20, and winner of 25 heats better than 2.30. Sir of Little Albert, 2 10; High Tide, 2:17£; Dudly Aloott, 3yrs, 2,26£ ; and Flowing Tide, 2.14f. By Electioneer, 125. Ist dam Sister s by John Nelson ; 2ad dam, Lamotfc mare Electioneer, 125. Sire of Sunol, 2.08J; Palo Alto, 2.08|; Mazanita, 2.16 ; AnteßO, 2.16|; Adair, 2.174; Lot Slocum, 2.17|; Norval, 2.17J; Bonita, 2.18J; and 145 others with records better than 2 30. By Hamble toniaD, 10 (Rysdyk's) John Nelson, 187.. Sire of Nerea, 2,32|; Aurora, 2.27 (full sister to Albert W, and dam nf Arol, 2.24); Gov, Stanford, 2.27£ ; Nemo, 2.3,0; and ihe dam of Sister V., 2.18J; Yalenßin, 2.23 ; and five others in 2.30 list. By imp. Trustee. Dam, Bedmond mare, by '■ Abdallah I. Prompter, 2305. Sire of Apex, 2.26 Transit, 2.26£; Creole (paoer), 2.20. By Bluefcull, 75, ' Ist dam, Prairie Bird (paoer), 2.28J, dam of Flight, 2.29, dam of Fleet, 2yrs, 2.2t, by Flaxtail, 81331 Sod dam, Fashion, by John Babtiste 5 f^rd da,m, Fannie Fern, by T«e^ahoe j 4th dam, by Leffler's Consul Flaxtail, 8132, Sire ot Empress, 2.291; Prairie Bird (paoer), 2.28^; and the dams of Apex, 2.26 ; Flight, 2 29 ; Shamrook, 2.25; J. H. McCormaek. 2,29; Zoe X., 2.30; and Goldleaf (paoer), 2.11J Bellfounder, 62 (Milliman's). Sire of 8.8., 2.215, and seven others with records better than 2.30; also ssra of th© ctams of Judge Davis, 2.181;. Ooaatanot), 2.211; Arthur, 2.27>j ; Charles W., 2.29 i ; Daniel Lambert, a'2B ■ Joe Kinney, 2.261 Tand Suaie S., 2.36-%. By Bellfounder, son of Morae Horse, € I hereby certify that the ahotfl Pedigsee is correct J. 5. HAWHN, per F..G. Dunn. Paddooijing accommodation provided io» tsNUtiß, Is 6d per week. Terms on application, Mangau ami Wilson.



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ASHBURTON DOMAIN BOARD. TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS REWARD. THE above reward will be paid by the Ashbarton Domain Board to any person who will furnish evidence that will convict any person or persons found molesting the water fowl within the Domain, By order, OHAS. E. FOOKS, Secretary to the Board. July i 7, me, nn



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