ROAD BOARD

X.OaTCIBBA.CH.

The adjourned monthly meeting of the Longbeach Road Board was held on Saturday last Present—Messrs J Grltg (chairman), J. Bishop, J. Croy, E. Horsey, and A. Wilson. CORRESPONPENCE. From Messrs J. Miles, H. Donaldson, and W. Moses, requesting alterations on roll. The required alterations were

ordered to be made. From the Aehbunon County Council, pointing oat that the Fkmington Pound was under the control of the Board.—A su(-committee was appointed to inspeot j the Pound, and report next meeting as So the best means of reinstating the same. From the Commissioner of Taxes re subsidy —The Chairman Btated the de claration had been duly forwarded. From the Charitable Aid Board, for-

warding list of recipients of aid, From a number of ratepayers, request ing the Board to appoint a ranger for the purpose of impounding stray stock on the roads.--Referred to sub-committee. From Mr W. Hayman, re disposal of old bridge timber. From Mr P, Grace, re water lying on Sooth Rood.—Lefb in the handa of the Surveyors. I

WORKS.

Mr W Croy interviewed the Board for the purpose of having water race on Shearer's Road altered so as to prevent water backing up on his property. It waa pointed out that there were many other similar cases within the district, which required iha Council's attention. It was resolved that in consequence of great complaints being made to the Longbeach Hoad B '»rd as, to the improper construc tion if mo--! of the fords made by the

1 ouiicil throughout the district, this Board begs respectfully to request that all such fords shall be made sufficient, so as not to dairas»e 'he n adj or to dam back the water in flood time on the farmers' paddocks It is further requested that the Council's Engineer meet the Surveyors of th** Board, so that the work may be done to his satisfaction.

Mr Griffiths applied to have a rise re moved on Graham's Road, so as to enable sfo-m water to get away -The Surveyors w-e instructed to arrange with Mr Griffi hs

Mr J M Smith asked the Board to take sfct-ps to relieve him from an undue supj ly of storm water. —The Board de cided they were unable to see their way to ashist Mr Smith in the matter.

Consideration of a petition from Messrs Norrish and others re drainage at Water ton was held over pending a meeting of ratepayers to consider the advisableness of appointing a Drainage Board.

BLOCKING WATfCBCOUBSES

Instructions were given to notify oc cupiers to open all outlets to watercourses to natural widths.

A considerable amount or routine busi ness wan transacted, and after accounts amounting to £113 17a 7d were passed for payment the meeting adjourned.

Tinwald. Town Board.

The monthly meeting of the Tinwald Town Board wss held on Friday last. Present—Messrs E. Gates (chairman), J. Heseltine, J. Clark, T. Williams and 1). Tippett.

COUKESI'ONDBNCE. The following correspondence was re ceived : —

From the Longbeach Road Board, re questing that a sufficient and convenient outlet; be made for water sent down Graham's Road. —It was resolved to inter view occupiers utilising the water supply for the purpose of clearing water channel.

From Ashburton County Council, ap plying for sViare of licensing clerk's salary. —The amount was ordered to be paid. From the Paymaster-General, stating the sum of £14 19s 4d had been paid into the credit of the Board, beLig portion of llctnsirg expenses. From Charitable Aid Board, stating thah the amount of £20 was available for the unemployed. From Commissioner of Taxes, forward ing decoration fqrra for subsidy under I* cal Bodies Finance &ni Powers Act — The Chairman stated the declaration had been duly forwarded, From Mr A. Roberta, requesting that his name be placed on the roll in lieu of Mr George Jameson's for part ft 3. 20425.—The alteration was ordered to be made.

From Mr R. B, Jiff, requesting tlvit WaUT be let offside of road near hift placo, and that tshiugle bo placed at. the bridge.— L»ft in the hands of the Works Com mittee.

From Mrs E. J. Busing, repu sting ttvit her name be placed on the roll.— Th alteration was ordered to be mads.

From Mr F Lowe, requesting that a f >otp*th be formed on Lagnshor Road and ehlngltd.—Referred to Works Com mittee,

BIRAY STOCK,

It wa9 resolved to ask the Aehb'jrt^n poundkeeper to impound all stock wander ing at large within the district.

jyOKKS

Somp minor works were ordered to be attended to, and »fter paswing accounts amounting to £21 8a Id the Board ad' jonraed.

THIS WEATHER.

Hie laHt train from Cbrfstchureh yesterday was delayed nearly an hour by the sri'.-w accumulated in low places and cutti gs it is a peculiar fact in connection witib. the Btorjit that the snow lies to a greater jfeptfi j&'ree ' jnileg beloF Ash burton towards the sea than it does in the Ashbusrton township.

The weather yesterday in Chrißtchurch was bitterly cold, with frequent showers of sleet and snow rJ ha ground iast night was covered to the depth of nearly an inch.

Sydney, July 30 Hundreds of sheep and lambs are dying of cold in the western district.

THE RL DORADO ACCIDENT.

Melbouknb, July 29 Tfie Acting-Governor has yratten a eulogistic letter to Mr Ferguson on the El j)orado disaster. The relief p&rty found the body of Thempsoa, one of the victims of the $ldp,rado mine accident, behind a boulder of clay, vhich blocked the crosscut.

GOLD.

Perth, July 29

The reported find of a new and rich reef at Mount Rugged, near Israelite Bay, has proved a duffer. One hundred men who rushed the locality are returning, after enduring great hard ships. Thiatleton, an Adelaide cyclist, tracked the alleged discoverers for six days on a bicycle, covering one hundred iyiles. Hs had to c^t'hjs vyay arid, drag the machine through dense scrub, and for three days was without food. Melbourne, -July 30 Prospector Brown found a two hundred and thirty-eight ounce nugget of gold scar Daylesford.

HOCKEY.

I Quite a large number of residents attended the meeting lust evening iv Henry's Hotel, called by Dr Leahy, to consider the advisableness of forming a Hockey Club in Ashburton. Among those present were ; Messrs J. M. Cambridge, T. E. Upton, F, Russell, J, B. Mayne, R, Kmzeil, L. F. Andrewes, Herbert Holmes, R. Henry, M. j Burgess, Herman, and others, and apologies j

for absence were tenderer! from the Rev. T, G, Brooke and Mr D. J. Jones. Dr Leahy was chairman, and, in introduc ing the business, said he hud long wished to 1 see the venerable game of hockey established in Ashburton. He had taken the initiative because no one else seemed to do so, although he had learned since Saturday that at least two gentlemen had contem plated moving. He had found there were a

syreafc many old hockey players in the town, and they were all enthusiastic in support of the movement. The game had been much improved since his (the doctor's) day, and the rules now make it much more [ interesting and scientific, although not so 1 fast. He had written to the Rev. Mr Mathias on the subject, and his reply, which was that of an enthusiast, he would read to the meeting. The doctor read Mr Mathias's letter, which gave some i

interesting details of what had been dons in Kaiapoi in the matter of terming a club. Mr Mathias also supplied a copy of the playing rules of the game, and suggested as a basis for working rules, the rules of a football club modified to suit the special circumstances, The doctor thought the game was one to be encouraged, as it give

a fair amount of exercise without roughness. It is almost completely freejfrom danger, a shinner being the maximum injury likely do be sustained. It is inexpensive j as a cricket ball and stick are the sole necessaries, after a ground is provided. The doctor said he had applied to the B trough Council for the use of Mona Square, and had a'so ordered two dozen sticks from the bush.

It was decided to form a club fco be called the Ashburton Hockey Club, and this reso lution having been passed, those present proceeded to elect officers, and the election resulted aa follows :~Pre3irlent— Dr Leahy, Vice-Presidents —Mr Mayne and Mr Upton, Treasurer and Sesretary—Mr R. Frizzell, Committee—Messrs Denshire, Holmes, Cambridge, Simmers, Andrewes, R. Henry and Rev T. G. Brooke. The Committee were instructed to arrange for ground at their earliest opportunity, and to draft working rules for the Club. After Mr Henry had been thanked for the use of his club room in the hotel, and the Chairman for presiding, the meeting ad journed.

Sudden Death of Mr J. V. Colborne-Weel.

Mr J. V. Colborne-Veel died suddenly while attending a meeting of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College yesterday He came to Cantertury in 1860 and joined the stuff of the Press. In 1878 he became Bfcretary of the Korlh Canterbury Educiti >n Board, which posi tion he held up to the time of his death. In the Chrisichnrch pap r$ this morning in published MfVeel's last speech almost side by side with his obituaiy notice. The Board of Governors of Canterbury College weredi-cussing thequestion of professorial salaries, and Mr Veel delivered a sensible pacific speech, in which he showed the possession of a thorough grasp of the whol<? position. It was the &paech of a man in apparently full and healthy possession of all his mental faculties, and Mr Veel's were far brighter than the average man of sohool culture. Only a few other speakers had followed shortly on the subj- c% and Mr Stead, whose motion Mr Vi el was support ing, was speaking in n py to its opponents, when his speech came to an abrupt conclusion. Mr Veel suddenly fell back in hia seat breathing heavily. The Governors saw that it was no I'ght or tem porary illness that had seized their col league. A medical man was hastily summoned, but the patient was beyond hi? aid,the failing heart had ceased to beat, snd an earnest toiler ii the great cause of education had died at his post, in the midst of his co woikers, and, so speak, with the tools of his labour in his hands. The meeting was solomenly adjourned, under sad circumstances such as a meeting of the Boird of Governors a riairly never adj urned bafore. There will be no inquest, a* his medical adviser, Dr Meares, knew that Mr Yeel's heart was weak, but no one who knew the active and energetic secretary to (he Board of Education could possibly have been prepared for so suiden a death.

THE BURNING MINE

Sydney, July 2$ The opening of the shafts proved tlr^t the tire still had a thorough hold in the mine and was gaining ground, although a million gallons of water a day had been poured in. since Monday J?l.st. The directors are loth to try carbonic acid gas, but if the present methods prove futile, a much longer attempt with gas as a last resource will be made on a large scale. Every thing is in readiness for this emergency. The fire has thrown twelve hundred men out of employment. Sydney, July 30 There is little change in the con dition of thp rjiine. A largp amount of smoke is still issuing from the centra, where drills are being bored to enable water to be poured into the supposed seat ot the fire, but in other parts the volume has greatly decreased. Several hoses were stopped as it was considered the diminished supply was now sufficient to cope with the lhmes, Upon the advice of Dr Robertson, mining expert, the. carbonic acid gas prepared will be allowed to escape, and i>ot be brought into use, unless the fire shows signs of spreading to the open stopes, It is believed the gas would find its way into parts of the mine untouched by the fire, and do much damage. Blasting operations for the purpose of smothering the tiaraes are being continued, but it is thought the worst is over, and though it may continue to smoulder some time it will not spread.

Sensational Tragedy.

t Sydxey July 30 ' News has been received of a sensa tional tragedy at Pariti, New Cale donia. A convict named Piercour^ employed on Madame Fricotte's station, having been discharged for soiud offence, procured dynamite cart ridges and placed them in the lady's bed when she was asleep. Her body was blown to fragments, and a daughter seven years old was seriously injured. Piercourt afterwards com mitted suicide by blowing his own head to pieces with another cartridge.

FEDERATION.

Melbourne, July 30

The meetingof the Federation League decided to ask the Premier to introduce the Federation Bill adopted by the Hobart conference, without waiting any longer for New Bouth Wales.

LABOR

Sydney, July 30

Shearing in the western sheds has begun at Mungie station. The men refused 15s per hundred, and struck, but afterwards accepted the offer and started quietly, This is taken as an indication that there will be little trouble with the Union this year.

Seven Pounds in One Week.

Not every man who is thin would thank you for fatten;ng him.. He doesn't want to be fat, and for very good reasoas. Unneces sary fat is % 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 120'bs ; and a man five feet six inches, 1451bs ; aiid a man six feet, I7B;bs. It is a regular ascending scale. The in surance companies allow a variation of 7 per cent, above or below it, and beyond those limits charge an extra premium. One shouldn't be much over or under his proper weight if he wants to be sound and hearty— and we all do want that.

Now we will tell how Mr Thomas Crosby, being under weight gained seven pounds in a week. He had lost 1£ stone, which h too much off for a man who was never fleshier than he naturally ought to be. It was tbis way. He was right enough up 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 1 hick, slimy stuff came on his gums and teeth. His appetite failed, and what he did eat was, as you might say, under com pulsfon ; and right afterwards he would have grea f, pain in his stomach anl chest. Plainly, something was amiss with him in that region. He was often dizzy, and cold chills ran ovec him as though lie was threatened with fever. Of course we should expect a man who is handled iv lhis way to lose strength. Mr Ciosby lost strength. In fact, he got so weak and' nervous that he shook all over, and his hands trembled as if a current of elee'ricity were running through him. To use his own words: "1 rapidly lost flesh, and was 1J stone lighter, and could hardly walk about. Once my parents thought. I was dying, and sent in haste {for the doctor. I saw two doctors in Epworth and one at Haxcy, but they were nob able to help me. Our vicar, Rev. Mr. Overton, recommended me 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. Baing interested in what he said, I left off trying other things and began taking this Syrup Jn 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 tell these facts to everybody, and am per fectly willing they should \w publish d. Yours truly (Signed), Tom Okosiiy, Ferry Road, Kpworth, via Doneaster, December 23rd, 1892."

After 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 fopd he b:gin to fall away. Trees, they say, grow as much from the air by means of iheir leaves, as they d(i from the soil, But men don't. They've gut to bp built up through, their stomachs. In digestion anfj dyspepsia, (Mr Crosby's com, piaint} stops this process and poisons those who have it, besides, That accounts for all the painful and dangerous symptoms ou? friend speaks of, The doctors do what they can, hut, unluckily, they don't possess the medicine that goes to the bottom of this disease and cures it. The remedy is Motrer Seigel's Curative Syrup, and nothing else, so far as we tiiow. It restores digestion, and digestion covers the bocys with fat enough fp,r health i^ncl good looks,

Carltoti Cornwell, foreman of the Gazette, Middletown, N J, believes that Chamber lain's Cough Remedy should be in every home. He used it for a, cold and it affected a speedy cure. He says : It is indeed a grand remedy, I can recommend it to a'l* I have also seen it used for whooping cough, with the best results. For sale f>y the As^b'urtan Drug Company,

THJB ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: TUESDAY, JULY SO, 1895.



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J Tenders. > ANAMA ROAD DISTRICT. j "ENDERS are invited for the Forma- JL tion of three miles ten chains of the North Hinds Road. The specification can be seen at the Mail Office or at Mr Co.-ktfiia's, Valetta, whera Tenders must be delivered before Noon on SATURDAY, August 3, j EDWARD G. WRIGHT, j 7 355 Chairman, j



Mr D. Thomas, SPECIAL HuRSE FAIR. THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1895, I GIVE NOTICE to Farmers and others that I will hold a Special j Horse Sale at the above date and fixture. Those wishing to dispose of any good stock kindly furnish me with full particu lars. Scale of charges—Entry fees and Advertising, 2s 6d ; Hilters, Is; Com mission, five per cent if sold. Numbers will be given on payment of entry fees, viz ,2s 6d, to run m order. g DAVID THOMAS, 7*185 Auctioneer. I



Clearing 1 £§nle. BULLOCK'S ARCADE. SATUEDAY, AUGUST 3, 1895. MR PA TO THOMAS has received instructions from a Client to Sell by Public Auction at the above date and fixture, — A L^RGK LOT OP HOUSEHOLD ! FURNITURE & EFtfKOl'S, Consisting of Beds, Bedding, Tables, Oilcloth, Fenders and Irons, Stretchers, Mangle, Lamp, Crockery and a large quantity of Kitchen Utensils, and a lot of Sundries, Sale to at. art at 11 o'clock. 7 182 DAVID THOMAS, Auctioneer



BLACKSMITIIING-. IHA.VE STARTED BO3IWESS in the Shop lefent'y occupied by W. H. Paget (behind the Past Uffij«>), where I will bo glad to see old friends and new ones. Good workmanship and moderate charge*. Shoeing—Hacks, ss; draughts, 6s. GENERAL BLACKSMITH & SHOEING SMITH. 7 184



WALKER'S BOT-FLY JKEMEDY. Cherteey, January 15, 1895 To Mr Heseltine. Agent for Walker's Bot-fly Remedies, Ashburlon Siu, —I consider it my duty to add roy teetimony to the mirvellous effeota of the remedies I got from you on my boras. He got so bad th^t I had to lay him up. No ma'tor what I gava him he kept losing condition and became so weak that he oould eoaroely stand. I carefuly followed th 9 direc tions on the bottles an<i shortly after gett ing the last bottle he passed faots, and at once began to mend, and in a few day a was fii for kU work. lam confident only for the remedy ho would have died. I cao highly recommend ir, believing it has no equal,— William Stkingfellow. Inurmon, August 18, 1894 Mr He&eltine, —Sir, I 'hink it is only right that I shruil tell ycu »nd my neighboring farmers that, I am thoroughly fatisfi-jd wi;h j WiVker'a Bot F'.y Eeai>:dies I go' from yon, ! After eetirg the s;ate of tbe etomaoh cf my hor-e that died, I became alarmed about the rest of my stock as they all looked bod, I drenched tiigh 1, following carefully the dteoe tionß, It cleaned them ov,i thorout?h?y and in a few days thpra was i wonderful change for the batter 1 oan highly recommend it aod would advise farmers to lose no time ia dfenching I heir stock lest they have theij horats dropping dead aa I had, I bali^vs it to be the only safe and oertata Qure foe the suffering of horeea



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Mr J Hes Itinp. Sir—l am very glad to tell you that Walker's Bot-fly Remedies I got from you proved quite a success with my dying horse. He was ailing for sonn days, his coat got very dry, the ekin tight, a running at the noae and a very bad cough ; and was scarcely able to walk about; we quite expected he would die. I beard a good deal about Walker's Bot Fly Remedies, asid gava it with the rqostsatjsfttatory resu'ts, and shortly af'or fa© gt t the last bottle he began to im prove and by the end of a week was able for work hearty and well I believe it to be a medioine unequalled, and can reeomm;nd il with all confidence to all horso owners, aa the best horse rem dy in the market.



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Mr Walker. Sir, —I atn Kkd to boar testi. mony to the wonderful ejects of your Bot Fiy-fly Remedies, One of my beet horses be came very bad; the skin tight, tho eye life leas and a bad color, and got low in condition Anxious to finish ploughing a paddock I did sot want to lay him up until he became un able to lift hiß feet or do any more. We had to help him into a etable I gava him your Remedies, and tne treatment you pre scribed, and in a few days he was quite better, and now at his work, hea:ty and well I quite believe, had I not tjiven him your Remedies, he would ha^e cUec}. You can use this as you please, Robert Thompson Seaside Farm, Wakanui, April 14, 1834



Fufcli 1 Notion HINDS DISTRICT. 7" TjlOR SALE—The Liase of 50 acres, *- part of reserve 1371, not far from the Hinds Railway Sfcaeion, formerly in tho occupation of G. M. Pearce. T. BUL^OOK. Py'OTICE is hereby given in pursuance Lli of the Public Reserves Act, 1885, Glauses a and Q, that the Ashburtcn Domain will be set apart f )r the Ashbur tcn Football Club's m*cch on THURS DAY, the 8 h day of August, 1895, on which day charges will bo made fur admission thereto on the following scale, viz.,-



Mr Walker.Daar Sir, —I have great pleasure in informing you that the bot-fly mixture I got from Mr Heaeltine, your egent, was a wonderful success. I had four horses seriously ill on December last. After using all the remedies I could think of I was induced to try your mixture. The reßult waa mar vellous, I strioily followed the directions given and in a week the horseß were out of danger and rcooverinj* rapidly I drenohed two more in February with the same result The} all put on flesh rapidly, and are now in prime order



For each Adult.., ... One shilling For each Horse , One shilling For each Trap ... , One shilling J. SEALY, Chairman As-hburton Domain Board. 7 +87 In the matter of the Public Trust Office 'Acts for the time being, and in the matter of the estate of John Haiu'Eii Morris, late of Alford Forest, in. .the provincial district of Canterbury, deceased. NOTICE is hereVy given that all Creditors and others having claims against the above estate are required to send in to 1 he office of the Public Trustee, Customhouse Quay, Wellington, or his District Agent at Christchurch, and in writing on or before the FOURTEENTH day of OCTOBER, 1895, full particulars of such claims, giving the items and amounts of the same; and the Public Trustee will, at the expiration ef the said time or as soon thereafter as conveniently may be, distribute the assets <--i the said deceased or any part thereof among the parties entitled thereto, having regard on'y to the claims which the Public Trustee shall have then, ha# notice, and according to the priorities given by the Public Trust Office Acts for the time being to such claims as between them selves respectively. All moneys payable to the above estate may be lodged to the credit of the Public Trustee's Account at any postal money order office. J. X, WARBURTON, i Public Trusfceee. Public Trust Office, Wellington, a.uly 26, Wo, 7 186



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MrCroas. Burnham, got the Remedy for a horse suffering last year; on reaching home he wag dead. This season one took bad, also showing the symptoms. He gave the Remedy, and the second day after, the horse passed bots in hundreds and is doing well.



Chertsoy, April 12, 1805 Mr Heseltine, Ashburton, Agent for Walker's Bot-fiy Reme3ies ' Sir, —The remedies I got from you had a wonderful effect on my horse, ha got 30 bad that I had to lay him up quite expecting to loße him I ttied the usual remedies but he only got worse, at last I gave him Walkers with astonishing results, "Bots came away in handfuls and in a few days he was hearty and well from the effeot3 of this remedy on my neighbours horßee and my own I consider blessing to horse owners and could the poor ufferinp: horses speak they wou'd certainly praise Walkers Bot-fly Bemtdits as the beet ever introduced into this market John Downie Anama, April 3,1895 Mr Heseltine, Sir, —I have pleasure in fviog to the wonderful elfec'a ol Walker's Bot-fly Eemediea on my hovses, They got very/low m condition, a dry coat, and very light skin, and lost all heart at their work, had to lay them up, Hearing so muoh about this remedy I deoided to give it a trial. I followed carefully the directions on the labels and the results were Euoh as to satisfy mo that it is the only remedy for the Buffering horse. lam certain 1 got back the cost in ! thei work inside a week, I shall certainly use it in future in preference to anything else as it has no equal tyt 4 TWESDIE AGE NTS FOR AS HBU RTON—J Hesel •j-'ih*:, Saddler; Recardus Henry. Saddler. ' MANUFACTURER—Robbbj Waws»», Canal Reserve, WoolstQQ



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Henry Zander^ GENERAL MERCHANT AND DIRECT IMPORTS B. ma***— AGENT FOR— Son Fire Insurance Office Australian Mutual Provident Society J T Fora a»d Qq



1 Sport ng. TTNWALD HARRIERS. sposts~meeting TO BE If ELD AT THE KENNELS, TINWALB ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 15. (To be run under the Rules of Racing) -PROGRAMME.— (Approved by the C. J.C.) I—Light We'ght Hunters Steeplechase —For trophy value 5 soys, with a sweep stake of 5a to go to second horse. For qualified hunters that have never won an ad% rertised race of the value of £30. No weight under list 7!.b. About three miles 2—Welter Hunters Stejelechase— For trophies value 5 soys an 3 1 soy. For qualified hunters. No weight under 14st 71b, About two miles 3—Ladies' Bracelet—Of value of 5 soy and 1 soy. For horses, the bona fide property of farmers resident in the Ashburton District that have never, started in any advertised race under i 0. J.C. rules. Entrance 2s 6d, to go to second horse. No weight under 12st 71b Five furlongs



4] — Farmers' Hack Hurdles —Of the value of 5 sov3, with a sweepstake of 5s to go to second horse. Wot horses the bona fide property of farmers in the Aahburton district that have never started in an advertised race under C J.C. rules. One mile, over fair flights of hurdles. No weight under 12st 7lb s—Farmers' Open Handicap —Of the value of 10 soys, with a sweepstake of 5s to go to the second horse. For horses the bona fide property of farmers resi dent in the Ashburton district. About one and a quarter mile on the flat 6—Open Welter Handicap—Fop a trophy value 5 soys with sweepstake of 5a to go to second horse. Minimum weight 139t. | One mile (flat) Handicapper—Mr F. Healy Entries can be made with Mr F. P. Clarid<;e, the Kennels, on or before MONDAY, August 12, Entries finaliy close with Me F. Healy, Henry's Hotel, at 9 p.m. on Monday, August 12. Professional riders musfc carry a penalty of Ulb Any horse may be re-handicapped The Master reserves to himself the right to refuse any entry. 7 50



O3l»os*n Coomlie, 'PIANOFORTE TUNEU axd EXPERT (Late of London) MAKES t|narterly visits to Ashburton. Intermediate visits can be ar ranged by application to Mr Llewellyn ; Owen, Agent. 7 139 LAZARUS'S SIGHT TESTING AND SPECIALITY! SPECTACLES. Sole a^ent for Ashbarton District, S> S A L B K. JEWJSLLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 1 T" AZ.4RUS Patented System ensures J_J comfort and correct sight. Don't spoil your eyes by using badly fifcfciias! Spectacles. & 9? TO LET, duelling house of five rooms, , corner of Cameron and William Streeta, T. BULLOCK.



WALL PAPERS! WALL PAPERS!! JUST Arrived per s.s, " filar of England," a beaatifol selection of the Cheapest Paper-Hangings for 1895, direct from the English Minutac urera. Citeap Sanitary Powers. A SPECIALTY.-. Inspec'ion Invited. Also a Largfi Stock of SILVER P L A T E G L A S S Oat to any Size. .. J. WILSON, COENER OF ARCADE AND; BURNETU STBB«T k 6I? 2 GONTINOATION OF BEATH'S G-EEAT SALE.



FURTHER REDUCTIONS. Blankets, Blankets, Blankets, Wonderful Bargains in White and Grey Ilaukets. Overcoats, Overcoats, Overcoats. Tweed Overcoats at Ridiculous Prices, Macintoshes, Macintoshes, Macintoshes, "Newest Styles all Greatly Reduced. Dresses, Dresses, Dresses, The Entire Stock must be sold. Beath's U r eat Sale < TANCBeD STREET.



GREAT SALE '..,. ■ COMMENCES AT "THE 0 0 RNli.B," SATURDAY, JUMJB 20, ' 18f>5.' : '-. WT_T /■""* OLIVER being at the present time in London purchasing » • 11. v^ large stcck and the present stock being very :havy, a BIG SALHi will be held to recluse the fcame. A few lines ore quoted to give Some idea of the value which will WITHOUT EXOKPTION be cffered at p-ipes to surpass any thing hitherto thown in Ashburton. ' The below mentioned gocdi-havo been bought at a large discount and will ba 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 Ca«hmere Gloves, 6d usually la usually la Tan X d Gloves /just opened), 2s 6d Black Cashmere Hose, Is, usually Is 6d usually 3a 6 J Dress stuff from 91, usually Is 3.1 Black Velveteen, Is, usually Is 6i Heavy Tweed, la, usually Is 6d Coir Mats, (large siz ), 3s 61, usually White and Grey Calico from Is lid, 7a 61 usually 3a 6d ■* Twilled Cretonnes, 4|d, usually 7fd" Boya' Overcoats 13 to 2, 8s 6d, Boys' Tweed Knickers, Is, usually ?3 6d usually 15s Boys' Knicker Suits, 4s lid, usmily 83 6d Boys' Serge Caps, 6d, usually la 1 Men's Nailed Shooters, 9d 6d, usually Girls Elastic Side Boots, 2i 6A usually 63 J 12a 6i



Ladies' Felt Hats, from 3d Good Ulsters and Waterproofs, frcm 4s lid Ladiea' Warm Slippers, Is 6d Evening Shoes, fiora 2a 6d. BLANKETS and all Woollen Goods will be c'eared at greatly reduced prices. The above ate only a few of the PLUM LINES we are offeilog, a visit will con yince that our prices and quality are unsurpassed. W= H. COLLIER THE "« ORSER."



BOOTS. BOOTS. GREAT SALE OF BOOTS. BARGAINS. BARGAINS. ■ " Andrew Orr HAS Purchased the Whole Sample Boot Stock of Messrs Sai«oOD, Son, and Ewkn, and Messrs Bing, Harris & Co., Ghristchurcb, at 25 per cent off cost price, amounting to a about 700 pairs Boots and Shoes. THE3E GOODS ARK TO BE OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC ON ■ . • - SA T UEDAY MOENIN G AT |Q O'CLOCK. These Boots, being all of the STANDARD Make, will be sold at prices hitherto unheard of for New Goods. COME EARLY, WHILE ALL SIZES AXIS IN STOCK.