LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Bank Kot>l>ery,

London, March 18 J6IBOO in notes was stolen from the counter of the Union Bank in Princess street.

Foundered at Sea.

Twenty-nine JLivea JLtMt.

Londoi:, March 18

The British Yeoman, from Antwerp to the West Indies, foundered in mid ocean. Twenty-nine were drowned, and only two were saved, after being fourteen days in an oppn boat,

EGYPT.

Pakis, March 17

The Figaro reports that in the course of an interview Lord Oroiner, the British representative in Egypt, declared that anarchy was certain to follow the evacuation of the country by the British, and it was impossible even to consider such a step at present. He added that the attitude of France in encouraging turbulence in the country only served to prolong the term of British occupation.

JAREZ BALFOUR

Buenos Aykes. March 18

The'Salta officials defy the National Government, and refuse to allow Jabez Balfour to be extradited till the local suit has been decided.

THE COREAN WAR

Shanghai, March 18

The Japanese captured the convoys containing three months' provisions for the Chinese troops in Manchuria, and the latter are now practically starving. The Japanese army, re leased by the capture of Wei hai-wei, will operate in the province,of Pechili.

GERMAN MAIL COMPANY

Sydney, March 19

The German Mail Company has decided to increase the Australian service by the addition of a large fast

steamer.

MARRIED TEACHERS.

Melbourne, March 19

The full court dealt with the appeal case of Mrs Mattingley, one of the sixty-seven married teachers dispensed with under the retrenchment scheme She brought a test case against Go vernment for wrongful dismissal. Justice a' Beckett held that her ser vices had been legally dispensed with, but she was entitled to calarj byway of damages, in addition to £10 paid into Court in satisfaction of all claims. Against this the crown appealed, and Justice a' Beckett's judgment was reversed, except in regard to £10.

The Timber Trade.

Sydney, March 19

Mr Gavin Scott, who has returned from a visit to Furope, made in the interests of the timber trade, is con vinced there is a magnificent markf t open for Australian timber, especially for sleepers and paving blocks. The samples he took created a good impres sion, and were admitted to be superior to American and other timbers. Mr Scott, who secured several trial orders, strongly advocates Government assist anoe in developing the trade.

GOLD.

Perth, March 19

Two nuggets weighing nine five ozs were found at Murchison. A very rich reef has been struck near the Pinnacles, and it is also reported that good alluvial gold has been found near Coolgardie, but the locality has been kept secret.

THE RIVERINA

Sydney. March 19 A large influx of Victorian farmers continues into the Riverina districts, where they are engaging in <?heat growing. ■

STODDART, THE CRICKETER, ILL

Hobart, March 19 Stoddart is somewhat seriously ill, Buffering from a chill.

ROCKHAMPTON CATHEDRAL

Brisbane, March 19

The foundation stone of Rockhanip ton Cathedral was laid today by Bishop Cane (Roman Catholic).

Fire in Melbourne.

Melbourne, March 19 A fire at Lister and Go's, wine merchants, caused damage to the ex tent of £4000. AH the insurances were local;

A Penalty Worse than Death.

System of Sletlnwd Torture

1 Though the death penalty was » practically abolished in Belgium over thirty years ago, the punishment of those convicted of capital crimes is so awful that none has yet been able to etidu c it more than three years. Another curious thing is that little Belgium until recently had two public executors, while but one was sufficient for her vaster neighbour, France—Diebler, otherwise known as " Monsieur de Paris." The King of the Belgiums recently ordered the retirement, on a pension of 1837 francs, of the " executor of high works," (as he is euphoniously termed), who was stationed at Liege. The executor at Brussels still holds his place. The duties of public executor in Belgium are singular, but not arduous. The courts still continue to sentence

I malefactors to death, but the guillotine •fhas been replaced by a scaffold, on which is posted a copy of the sentence. Much ceremony is observed in affixing this document. A troop of gendarmes, with their imposing helmets plumed with horsehair, is drawn up about the place of execution, which they gravely guard with sabres drawn/ while the redrebed executioner mounts the steps, nails up the decrees of the court, and after a moment, takes it down Bgain.

But the condemned man might more mercifully have perished by the axe or rope. He is placed in a dungeon so constructed that from the moment he enters it he will never hear the sound of human voices nor see a living being. His food is passed in through a sliding panel in the door of his cell. Not one of these prisoners has been able to survive this confinemenfmore than three years. The authorities have striven in vain to prolong their lives by varying their food as much as possible, but those who are moderately or lightly nourished gradually waste away, while those who are generously fed go mad and die raving maniacs.

'ME ASHfcURTOft fltlAltSlASi MALOfI 19, 1896.



AVER'S Cherry Pectoral HAS NO EQUAL FOX THE RAPID CURE OF Golds, Coughs, Influenza, and SORE THROAT. It will relieve 's/^\ tressing dough, fr^Jr.^ a»Vy/\ soothe the in /O/e^T^^X^X flamed niem / / -c^Gii>s- f 1 Inane, loosen I* I CHERRY I ' ltlie PlUesm, 1 JXjb •^sGfo-Z' i I and induce re- V^VebTri^^/^/ fieslnng sleep. \,13C~ *^X\ySj For the cure of Croup, Whoop- S \^^r '"S Cough, Sore i Throat, and all tlie pulmonary troubles to which the young are so liable, there is no other remedy so effective as Ayer's Cherry Pectoral HIGHEST AWARDS AT THE World's Great Expositions. Madel>y Dr. J.C.Ayer & Co., Lowell,Mass.,U.S.A. tg|r"lse\vare of cheap imitaticms. The name— Ayer's Cherry Pectoral —is prominent on the wrapper, and is blown in the glass of eacli of our bottles, Public Notices LAND FOR SETTLEMENT. PUBLIC MEETIKG. THOSE interested in the question of Procuring Land for Settlement in this county, in small areas by men of small capital, under the Lard fir Settle ment Act of last session, are requested to attend a Public Meeting, to be held in the Orange H*n, on SATURDAY EVENING, March 23, afc eight o'clock. 3 129 GIDEON SCO FT.



FRUIT INDUSTRY. MR BOUCHER, assistant to Mr Beackmore, Government Pom ologtet, will give a practical exhibition of Fruit Lrying with Evaporator on THURSDAY, at 1.30 p.m. in E. W. Hanmer's office yard, Ashburton. 3 128 TEN SHILLINGS REWARD. STRAYED from Paddock afc Hinds, near Maronan, a Bay Yearling Filly. Any information please leave at Wimlow Hotel. 3 107 FUNERAL NOTICE. THE Friends of Mr W. J. Marshall are respectfully informed that the funeral of his beloved son, James Heney, will move from hia residence, Flemlagton, on WEDNESDAY 20th inst, at one o'clock, for the Ashburton Cemetery.



A meeting will be held to-ni«ht in the Temperance Hall, Tinwald, to form a foot ball club. All interested attend at eight" o'clock*. Notice is given that Mr Boucher, Resistant to Mr Blackmore, Government pomologisiy will give a practical exhibition of fruit drying by means of an evaporator, on Mr Hanmer's premises West street, at 1. 30 p. m. on Thursday, and we would recommend our orchard is ts to avail them selves of this opportunity to take a useful and profitable lesson. HeWWWMATCLAMUB BLOOD MtXWBE hat ebtained such great popularity is * questionwhich has perplexed many» The answer ia, that it w unquestionably the finest Blood Purifier th t science andmedi c*l skill have brought to light. Thousands of wonderful cures have been effected by it. For Scrofula, Scurvy, Eczema, »nd Blood diseaaes, Bad Legs, Sores and pimples of kinds it effects are mar* yellow. Paid everywhere, at 2s 9d per bottle. Beware of worthless imitations an ubutitutes. (2) One Box of Clabke's B 41 Pills is warran ted to cure all discharges from the Urinaty Organs, in either sex (acquired or consti tutional), Gravel and Fains in the Back. Guaranteed free from Mercury. Sold in Boxes 4s 6d each, by all Chemiste and Paten. Medicine Vendors thronghoufc the World Proprietors : The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug CoMFAmr, Lincoln, England Rheumatism.—- Dr B. Gordon's remedy NfIVEB fails in permanently curing rheuma tiarn, lumbago, sciatica, <?o*t, etc, one bottle gives relief." Price 10s, post free. J. W. Oleyton. P.O. Box 234, Dunedin. i Puke Blood is the Secret of Health Gordon's Blood Pills cleanse the system of all impure blood, cure indigestion,con stipation, liver complaint, pains in back and sides, biliousness, sick headache; remove pimples, scrofula, scurvy, etc. Largs bo 6s; two boxes, \os, poet {ree^J, W. Clayton go* 234 Duoedin



BAKER BROS., 8 13) Undertakers. I tinwald town district, extraordinary Vacancy. THE following is the Reaulb of the Poll taken to-day for the election of one candidate: — CLARK. JOHN ... ... 21 DOHERTY, CHARLES ... 18 GUDSELL', JaMES ... 16, I therefore declare Me John Clab£ duly elected a Com mission, er of the Tin wald Town Board. ALFRED A. FOOKS, Returning Officer. ' March 18, 1895. 3 123 Yo r salbT 1 ACRE 1 First-class Land at Harapstead- Easy terms if required. 1 T. BULLOC&



Pabite Not «ea LOST— (Jpstanding BAY HUNTER, tail cut square. Had on halter and botfly protect Was last seen going over Elgin Bridge. Finder rewarded dh giving information to Mr Buckley, at Lajrhmor, or Mail Office. . -3*llo FOR SALE-A BARGAIN. | "TT"ER* Desirable V'Ua Residence of V five rooms, with Scullery, &c Half-acre of land, corner section. Garden well Brocked with fruit trees. Three minnt9B walk from Post Office. Apply " House," box 82. 2 167 In the matter of the Public Trust Office Acts for the time being, and in the matter of the estate cf . GEORGE EDWARD BOLGER, late of Ashburton, in the provincial district of Canterbury, deceased.



V OTIC S is hereby given that all *A Creditors *nd others having Claims against the above estate are required to send in to the office of the Public Trustee, Customhouse Qaay, Wellington, or his District Agenr. at Christchurch, and in writing, on or before the twenty-seventh day of May, 1895, fall particulars of &uoh claims giving the items and amounts of the same ; And the Public Trustee will, at the expiraion oi the paid time or as soon thereafter as conveniently may be, distri bute the assets of the said deceased or any part thereof among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims which the Public Trustee shall have then had notice, and according to the priorities given by the Public Trust Office Acts for the time being to such claims as between themselves 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. R. WARBURTON, Public Trustee. Public Trust Office, Wellington, March 8, 1895. 3 75



SHEEP DIP Must bo free of duty, because NEW ZEALAND Is the happy hunting ground of rXOOPER, Little, Quibell, C»nnon, v> Battle, Carbol Crystal, Thomas, Ness, Lawes, Odams, McDougall, Jeyea, Peeles, Climax, Crown, &c, and the Agents of these Dips are beginning to cry out, and exciting their clients to do so. In case New Zealand should imitate Free trade, New South Wales, which colony, with over fifty million sheep, imposes ten per cent duty on all these gentry, DUTY, OR NO DUTY, BROOKE'S "PERFECT" SHEEP DIP (Registered trade matk) WILL NOT BE RAISED IN PRICE, And hereby Chalknges • all the above TO A PUBLIC TRIAL, £10 or £20 each, To be deposited for expenses of same, and conducted under the auspices of the Government Stock Department, in con junction with either the Wellington, Canterbury, or Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association. P.S. —A special invitation h extended to tho representatives of Cooper's and Little's Dip by C. M. BROOKE, ASHBURTO*.



Business Notice i i HEHRY ZANDER I T BEG to intimate that I have just ) *- landed a Large and Varied Stock pf GTtii?S. \ HOLLTS' BEST MAKE; j Single an<l Double Barrel, Breach and Muzzle J>adfntj, well worthy , of inspection. KEVOLVERS. REVOLVERS. AMMUNITION. AMMUNITION. Cartridges and Cartridge Cases, Caps, Shot, Gunpowder, Powder and Shot Flasks, Cartridge Belts, Recap* pers, Loaders, Wads, Punches, etc. SCOTT'S WELL KNOWN RANGES AT GBEATLY REDUCED PRICES. I HAVE IN STOCK AND to LAND— 100 Drums Linseed Oil 2(0 Cases Valvuline 200 Cases Castor Oil 100 Bales best 5-ply Seaming Twine China and Glassware Horns by's & Ransome's Plough Shares Barbed and Fencing Wire Mauritius and Queensland Sugars China, Ikdia, and Ceylon Tea Best English Leather Belting -now in stock- Two Hundred Galvanised Steel Elastic Horse Collars (in all sizes) Early application necessary They' are giving Universal Satisfaction WINES and Spirits, Alea 'and Stout, Liqueurs and Habana Cigars, Cigarettes, in view of approaching holidays, at SPECIALLY LOW RATES. GROCERIES AND ALL OTHER GOODS SOLD FOR CASH At Christchurch Prices, Henry Zander, AGENT FOR— Sun Fire Insurance Office Australian Mutual and Provident Society J $ Ford and Co Andrew Orr, WHOLESALE & RETAIL DRAPER. NEW SEASON'S GOODS "JIyTARVKLIiOtiS ASSORTMENT In Every Department, I jfi THE DRESS DEPARTapNT shows up Splendidiy in all thlr is New and Fashionable. -S THE MILLINERY DEPARTMENT t is Stocked wjjth all the Neiresfc ftiapea in Hats, Flowers, Feathers, RibWms, Jfet Bonnets, etc. '•• ■ . Ladles' Corsets ;n f raat variety ; V and N, / Featherbcfie, Centos, Durable Corded Zbne srfd the P.D. I Also, ----I CASE JAIpBS 1 UMBRELLAS, -*- >ssplefidid value. S /■ MEN'$#<?LOTHlN(j| J|, ; Grind Show offcalapi and Rj|ly#!Sut|| . Lambs-wool Pjnts," ihirts jjljPocks Jn cleat varietyJr ■<§ mn PAIR'S OF MOSGIEL IUII BLANKETS ;Will be Opened ia a few dayif, * 'manufactured to my own order in the '< A3HBURTON MILL. . beautiJu^l/goods. II '^ FLOOR CLOTHS, LINOLEUMS, CARPETS, WINDOW HOLLANDS, Eic Inspection Invited. PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. ANDREW ORR,



GUNS GUNS GUNS GUNS. A oabteidg|s| CARTfUDGES\ 1 / 1.1 P O^W D E ,|f POWDfllt I***** POW D B R AT BEDROCK PRIORS AT John Orr & Cos. i i



. ;; J.GHN.-^JVILfON-. Ali TI Si '4 MAT EE IA LS, I have Received a in a position to Supply chers, Foreign Canvas, . Felecfe Stock of Winsor the Artists of Ash bur- Academy Boards, Oils, and Newton's Artist's ton with Oil Tubes, Easels, Etc., Etc., at a Material?, and am now j Brushes, Canvas Stret* Very Cheap Rate. HOUSE POINTING AND PAPERHANGING. I have Especially hanging Dwellings dur- Very Best of Cils and Reduced the Prices ing the summer months Lead used in the work, of Painting and Paper- N.B.—None but the A L^rge Stock of Paperhaugiugs, Window Glass, and Picture Frame M mldin ;s on the Premises. J Wils on, CORNER OF ARCADE AND BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON. ' \\. H. COLLINS &(U —■■ :o: ■ — ■-■■. TO THRESHING MACHINE PROPRIETORS, FARMERS AND OTHERS. HAVING made special arrangements for thia season'fl supply of COALS, we are prepared to execute all orders entrusted to us with despatch, dlracfc from ship or ex yard. HOUSEHOLD COAL A SPECIALTY. NEWCASTLE COAL BLACK BALL COAL WKSTPORT COAL And the Celebrated WBSTPORT GRE¥ VALLEY COAL CARDIFJ) COAL TIMBER, TIMBER. TIMBER Bailding Materials of every description in Stock, Dry Flooring and Match-lining in any quantities. Call and obtain quotations, which will be to your advantage W. H. COLLINS and CO. Most Extraordinary Revolution IN THE Tailoring Trade. NO MORE NEED FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO CHRISTCHURCH OR ELSEWHERE FOR THEIR TAILORING; W- SPARROW O" AS proved from past experience that the credit system is unsatisfactory. ■^V both to buyer and aeller, the good marks have to pay for the bad ones, ffe has therefore decided to CLOSE HIS BOOKS and go in for the CASH SYSTEM entirely, and will sell at prices which are bound to cimmand a large turnover. The following quotations will give some idea of the REDUC TIONS :— First Class Tweed Sac Suit ... .„ 555, former price 703 First Class „ ........ 60s, former price 75s First Class  .... .. 655, former price 80s First Class „ ... ... 70s. former price 85s Best Quality Twee 1 money can procure ... 755, former pries 90J No 4 Foxes Serge Suit .. ... .. £3 12* i 6dJ , Best black or blue Worsted Coat and Vest, bound, ' with best quality Trousering .. £4 03 Od Remember these Prices are for First Class "Workmanship. FIT xiND STYLE GUARANTEED. WILLI4M "S PA RBO W, EAST STREET. N B] —As these prices may be copied by other Firais, please call or send for samples and compare qualities.



MUSIC. Miss Carson WILL Resume Teaching Pianoforte and Organ on FRIDAY, March 22, and will be able to tive her whole attention to her Pupils. For terms, etc., apply to Mes Aicokn, Havelock Street, or at residence, William Street. 3 82 ' FOB sTITk TMPROVED Farms, Rural Land and -■- other properties as follows :- ---200 Acres, Wskanui Plains 100 Acres, unimproved Westerfield Survey District 298. Acres not far from Maronan *fesiw6 Acres Near V rinchmore * 110 Acres Wakanul Plains 1462 Acres Ne&r Mount Somers 5593 Acres Small Sheep Bun 126 Acres Close to TmjrfitWl 20 Acres A If ord Eldest 24§ Acres ClosarfroWin slow, and other properties. Jr Also, Town Secjlons in Ashburton, Tinwald, Watert^COhertsey, Bakaia and Winslow. g '% T. BULLOCK. to t!|e farmers |IN I'HE ASHBUIrON COUNTY. I HAVE DeJIdED TO GO INTO BUSINESS here on n»y .own account, and lam a r-- *- I CASH. I|QY|R t " Wheat, i I C ._ ' X Oais| **'"** 4 i Barley, J ANE! I t> AN^ I^THEII itIODUOE '' %' AT y| MARKETJKTES. I shall be Regularly Represented at the TINWALD AND ASHBURTON, SALES, aud have arranged with MR D. THOMAS TO SELL FOR ME until I am able to get about without crutches. I have been appointed AGENT for LITTLE'S SHEEP DIP. The lest in the World. E. W. HANNIER. N.B, AT THE OLD PLACE.



FOR SALE, OH TWO-TOOTH ENGLISH LEI *U CESTER RAMS. vy TWO. TOOTH LINCOLN / RAMS. Apply to T. N. DIGBY, 3 120 Racecourse Road. IN THE ESTATE OP THE LATB DR TWEED. ALL ACCOUNTS OWING to the Estate of the late Dn Tweed must be PAID PROMPTLY, and Mb R. B. Restell has been authorised to COLLECT the same. His receipt will be a sufficient discharge. JESSIE G. TWEED, 3 99 Executrix late J. M. Tweed. REFRESHMENTS AT CAROLINE BAY, TIMARU, on the occasion of the EXCURSION TO TIMARU, ON MARCH S», 1895. |}UDD, JJtJL CATERER, Will Supply Refreshments, AT HIS ROOMS, ;' !f oo^ STAFFORD STREET, As Usual. A LSO—At the BAY, ALL DAY, AT TOWN PRICES. 8 93 DRAWING AND PAINTING CLASSES. Mr wTh. Talt, ARTIST, C.S.A. ( LASSES ARE HELD EVERY TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY and SATURDAY, In che above Subjects. A special redaction is made to teachers, pupil ttachers, and pupils actually attend ing a public school. For card of terms, apply to Mr W. H. Collins, or at Studio, care Mb H. A. Gates, School of Music, Aehburton. Pupils prepared for Examination iv Plain and Solid Geometry, Model Drawing and Perspective.



' .. ,Bn&ia*fl3^y^* , „,-.,. ,-- lir ~~~.. '..~ BEMINOTOH TYM WRIMB, THIS Marvellous Invention of Modern Times is becoming an absolute necf s sity to every merchant, lawyer, architect, clergyman, etc., who wishes to be quite up to date in his methods. Specimen Machine on view at my office, where particulars of price, etc., can be obtained. Inspection invited. F. FERKIMAN, Ashburton A grot. , (; te ;:;^"To let. _. •: A HOUSE of seven rooms and half acre of Land, within a few minutes walk of Domain, Apply to F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE. A FARM of 711 Acres, subdivided into paddocks, with good live fences, and water running through each paddock. In addition to a 4 roomed House, there are stables, woolshed, sheep yards, &c. The whole of the land is in grass, half of it being newly laid down. Apply to F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE. THREE TOWN SECTIONS fenced, three-quarter acre, capital site for House; good frontage. Apply F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE. A BARGAIN. TRACTION ENGINE, by Aveling and Porter, with 2-bagger CHAFFOUTTER, by Andrews and Beaven. Large Size Portable CORN CRUSHER, with Elevators. One Second-hand SA.FE, Apply to F. FERRIMAN, to lraplrs and storekeepebs. Having been appointed Local Agent for Messrs Fergusson and Mitchell's Paper Mill Manufactures, I have always on hand good supplies of BROWN WRAPPING PAPER. Sever 1 very desirable House Properties for Sale, F. FEeRIM^N, LAND AND ESTATE AGENT, ASHBURTON. LOOKOUT! LOOK OUT! LO X OUT! FOR THE New Cheap Drapery, Clothing and Millinery ESTABLISHMENT. ~^T EXT TO THE ARCADE, TANCKBD STREET. THE BLUE HOUSE. THE BLUE HOUSE. THE BLUE HOUSE* CASH. CASH: CASH. NO GOOD CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR BAD ONES. THE LATEST AUTUMN AND WINTER DRESSES, JACKETS, AND MILLINERY. THE GOODS ARE OF THE BEST AND DON'T YOU FORGET Il> OPENING DAY, Saturday, March 16, DONT FORGET "THE BLUE HOUSE," WHICH WILL HELP YOU IK THESE BAD TIMES. Don't look for Prices in a paper. Look for " THE BLUE HOUSE," .., where you can see the PRICE AND THE ARTICLE, Which will prove " THE BLUE HOUSE " gives the BEST VALUE IN THE TRADE. WE WANT YOUR MONEY; TO GET IT "THE BLUE HOUSE " will Keep the Superior Article at the Bed Rock price. SATURDAY, MARCH 10, "THE BLUE HOUSE" WILL OPEN AT THtt Corner of the Arcade, TANCRED STREET. -