LATEST CABLE NEWS.

111© Dr<me**t

Sydney, September 9

The losses of stock by the drought are more severe owing to the fact that for the last few years exceptionally good seasons have in dnced owners to stock heavily. The Riverina is the only district so far not seriously affected.

PUBLIC WORKS.

Perth, September 9

Speaking at Kalgoorie, Mr Alexander Forrest stated that Government had decided to invite tenders for the ex tension of the railway to Harrars. There would also be a large extension and a duplication of telegraphs, and boring for artesian water on the goldiields would be largely carried on.

The American Cup.

Abe Ta»kyrJ« Beaten.

New York, September 9 A hundred yachts, and thirty thou sand signtseers followed the race for the American Gup yesterday. The prices of tug boats rose two hundred per cent. A gentle breeze was blowing. The English yacht Valkyrie, after a false start, was first over the line, but Defender, the American champion, with a freshening breeze completed the out ward coarse three and a half minutes ahead, and eventually won by five minutes. The race was obscured by a cloud of vessels and steamers which seriously hampered both yachts. The Valkyrie, allowed Defender, 29 l-10fch sees.

AT OUTSIDE OPTION

Sydney, September 9

The Daily Telegraph says that the New Zealand Government must recognise that if its banking policy is to be carried to its logical conclusion, in the end it will become impossible for any other institution to compete against tbe State bank. The State will also be at the mercy of the people's vote, and the pressure of the opposing forces might bring about re sults little looked for. It remain? to be seen if Ministers realise the danger. They may curb the making of advances i)y the Government institution, or •■stimulate them to excess. There is too evidently irritation against foreign Institutions, and a desire to oppress them, and it would be well that this temper should subside completely as soon as possible, The foreign banks were wise in tbe caution they ex ercised all through, and had the Bank of New Zealand been similarly cautious, losses would have been avoided. It is essential that the bank should be worked on the strictest business lines, and made more conser vative and difficult to treat with than any outside establishmsnt.

MAIL NOTICES.

The Letter Box will be cleared for the despatch of correspondence from Aahburton for tbe undermentioned places as follows :— Bnmbam and Dunsandel, daily - ■•• 3,15 pm Cfaertsey and Rakaia, daily 6 30am 315 pm 6 30 pra €hri»tchurch and north, daily 630 am 315pm and 6 30 pra and on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10 30 am Dromore and Seiwyn, daily 6 30 am Eiffelton, Willowby, daily ... 1030 & m Lismore, Taesday, Thurs day, and Saturday ...10 30 am Elzis, Wakanui, and Eiver aide, daily 6 30 am Sea-new, Seafield, Kyle, and Newlsuids, Tuesday, TlsmtwlaF, Saturday ... 630 am Greenatreet, Winchmore, and Forks, Tuesday, Thurs day, Saturday ... ffl63oam Wheatstone, "Waterton, Aah ton, Longbeach, and Flemington, daily ... 345 pm Mount Somers, Springburn, Ba&hslde, Alford Forest, Stagey, daily .. ... 4pm Methven, daily .... ...3 15 pm Geraldine, and Orari, daily.. 12 30 pm Oamaru, Danedia, Waimate, and south, daily ...12 30 pm E<»ling, Raogitafca, daily .- 10 30 am 12 30 pm Temuka, Timaru, daily, 10 30 am 12 and Tuesday, Thursday, 30j)m and Saturday «,. .. 315 pm Tiawald, Winslow, Hinds, 10 30 am 12 daily •• 30 pm And Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 315 pm RiMfWsa, Monday and Thurs day - ■ 4 pm Mayfield, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday ... 4 pm I/jwcliffe, Monday, Wednes day, aad Friday at, 10 30 am

CAN'T DODGE A COLD.

j Colds laugh at, an umbrella, topcoats, or heavy bcots; the chill an d dampness of the foggy weather courses through even the heaviest clothing. There is not a man, , woman or child in Australia but who occassionally has a cold. You do not always know how you get it, but everyone knows that severe colds are the forerunner of half the human ailments. The feet get cold, the head hot, circulation becomes unequal, the kidneys become irritated, the liver torpid, the bronchial tubes infkmec?, or the exces= of uric acid in the blo»d is arrested and the accumulation causes acute rheumatic pains. The first shiver, or sneeze, or chilly sensa tion you feel procure a boit'e of Warner's Safe Cure, the timely use of which will save you from these menacing developments resulting from a cold. It quickens the cir culation, and the kidneys cannot become inactive under its use. It enlivens the liver, and the bile cannot accumulate in excess. It kills the germs of the cold, and acts promptly in allaying inflammation. Mr P. Cobcroft, miner, Newcastle, writes: " Having caught a severe chill while work ing in the coal mines in this neighborhood, alarming symptoms developed, and I became very ill. The attack ultimately settled in the kidneys. The urine became of a deep red color, depositing a brick-dust sediment. I suffered excruciating pains in the back, and periodically in the region of the heart. My limbs at last became quite numbed and almost useless. Becoming alarmed, I ob tained the advice of a doctor, who said I had inflammation of the kidneys. He prescribed medicines which, however, did me no good, i I was about to call another doctor when a mate of mine urged me to take Warner's Safe Cure, Accordingly, I used ten bottles, and two bottles of Warner's Safe Pills, after which I became quite fit to follow my work as of old, and have continued to do so ever since. My cure is complete,"

Starved Into Mutiny.

Famous mutiny on shipboard came to pass in this way. When the ship, which had Bailed from London, was well down the channel, it was found that the provisions intended for the ase of the crew were rotten and, of course, unaatable. The men com plained to the captain, who promised to put into some near port and exchange the bad stores for good. He failed to keep his word, and as the poor sailora couldn't sail the ship 10,000 miles on empty stomachs, they killed the captain and mate, helped themselves to the cabin provisions, held high jinks for a few weeks, and finally scuttled the ship, put off in the boats, and were all lost but three. The captain could have prevented all this if he had chosen to; but perhaps 'he owners and he had put up the bad job on the men. Very likely, and got served out for it. They were both criminals and fools. ! But there are ships that must needs sail I to the end of the voyage with only the \ original stores. Oorne what may, they can't go back or put, into any port. Some are well found and others badly ; and so voyages differ.

To modify the illustration, the latter kind of vessels are human beings. At birth we sail on a voyage, which by rights ought to be seventy years long But how many of us continue on the sea of life that long '( Very few comparatively. Most of us go down sooner. Why? Because we recklessly, carelessly, or ignorantly waste the stock of vital force with which Nature endows us at the start. There are no meat ships or bakeries on the Atlantic, nor are there any places after birth where we can beg or buy more "life." This is perfectly plain to me. Is it plain to you ? lam afraid it isn't. Let's see whether a little incident will throw light on it. Mr Henry Fish had been a fortunate man. His forbears had done well by him. Up to the autumn of 1890 he could say, " I have always been strong and healthy." For thirty years he had worked as a painter for one employer. He must have been not only a hea thy man, but a good painter. So far his "vitality," his constitution, had been equal to all demands on it. It had endured a lot of hard work, resisted the weather, and digested his food, Then it refused to go on.- It struck work. It wouldn't mate sail or pull an oar. In plafn English the symptoms or signs of the trouble were these : Loss of appetite, bad taste in the mouth, terrible pains after eating, yellow eyea and akin, and rheumatic gout in the feet. His Jegs and stomach became fearfully swollen, and h's heart palpitated and thumped frightfully nearly all the time. On account of the distress given him by solid food he (Gould only eat slops, and not much strength can be got out of them. By-and?by the best he could do was to hobble about on crutches. He could not lie abed at all, because he couldn't draw his breath when lying down. For over a mouth he snatched what aleep he could when supported upright on his crutches' Just think of that, and be thankful it wasn't your case. He wasn't able to lift his hand to his mouth, and had to be nursed night and day. He got so low (in spifce of doctors attending hjm) that he didn't expect to live, and didn't desire to. One doqtor said he had heart disease, and that his heart was as big as a bullock's, which was nonsense. Paring all this illness Mr Fish had a professional nurse from a convalescent home. When he had sank so low as to make it a wonder how he kept alive at all, he first heard of the medicine which finally cured him. In concluding his letter he says j— After beginning to take Mother Seigel's Curative syrup I never looked behind me, I got stronger every day, and have ailed nothing since. This medicine saved my life, and I want the public to know it. (Signed) Henry Fish, Great Malvern, County of Worcester, January 12, 1893 " Only a word more. We spoke of men and women being like ships that have to sail to the end of the voyage with what supplies they start with. By that we mean, not supplies of food, but supply of power to digest food. You see the difference ?. Bread and meat arc no better than lead and leather if you can't digest them. In Mr Fish's case it was not food that failed, but ' poweb to usb it. He had indigestion and dyspepsia. The wonderful remedy dis covered by Mother Seigel stopped the waste of vitality caused by the disease, and enabled Nature to use food to build up the perishing body. He will now proceed, we hope 3 towards the port of Old Age, with favouring Yefc, save for timely rescue, he would doubtless have gone down, aa millions do, leaving but a momentary eddy over the spot where they disappear.

m ASflBOmoS OTaBDIAN: MONDAY, BBPTBMBBS 9, 1895,



One Box of Clarke's B 41 Pills is warran ted to cure all discharges from the Urinary Organs, ia either sex (acquired or consti tutional), Gravel and Paina in the Back. JGnarranteed free from Mercury. Sold in jHoxes 48 6cl each, by all Chemists and Patent Ikl^dicine Vendors throughout the World. p ro : The Lincolk and Midland Ootin^lM Dbtjo Compahy, Lincoln, England Pure Blood is the Secret of Health Gordon's ."Bzood Pills cleanse the system of all impi*re blood, cure indigestion,con stipation, Hvet complaint, pains iji back and Bides, biliousness, sick headaches remove pimples, scrofula. *»••»». etc. Larro boxes ga» two boxes, 10s, post free. J W Clayton, Bo* 234 Dnne&tJ* Don't CoUGH—Reiief can be obtained immediately. Use » KBATING'S CO» -GH LOZENGES—weII known as the utterly unrivalled Cough Remedy. Strongly re commended by many eminent physicians. They at once cheek the cough and remove the cause—without any after effect; the most delicate) can therefore take them. One Lozenge alone gives ease—one or two at bedtime ensures rest. Sold everywhere in tins 13$ d each "Bhecmatism.—Dr E, Gordon's remedy KSVEB *AiLS in permanently curing rheuma tism 9 lumbago, sciatica, t^out, etc, om bottle eives relief. Price 10s, post frea. J. W.



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I Government Notio .r. j NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. RATES FOR FRESH FISH, Ac. A TfENTION is invited to the existing "*•*- lew rates for the carriage of Fresl Fish, Game, and Dead Rabbits. The maximum charge for any distance for 71b* ia 6d, 141bs Is, 28.bs Is 6d, with th« addition of 3J in each case if for Christ church, Dunedin, or Invercargill, to covei delivery. A quantity of Fresh Fish weighing scwt, and forming one consignment only, conld be sent 100 miles for 6* Bd, equal to one-seventh of a penny per lb, or 2d for every 141bs of such consignment. 9U BY ORDER. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. TRAIN ARRANGEMENTS FOR TIMARU RACES. f\N the 12fch September a Train will leave Ashburton fot Tlmaru at 7.15 a.m., and be due from Tinwald at 7.22, Winslow 7.32, Hinds 7-48, Rangitata 8.21. A train will leave #;shdyke for the Racecourse on arrival of the 10.55 a m. train from Ashburton on the 12th. The Express train from the south will stop at Washdyke on the 12th and 13th for passengers ouo of a train leaving the Racecourse at 5,5 p.m. 9 73 BY ORDER NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS, Excursion Fares to Chrlstchurch for the Industrial Exhibition. CHEAP One Day Excursion Tickets to Christchurch, covering admission to the Exhibition, wiil be issued at Ashburton, Methven, Burnham, and intermediate stations for th«s first train on the 10:h September, available for return by the evening train same day only. Als > from Timaru, Ashburton, and inter mediate stations on the 12th September for a train leaving Timaru for Christ church at 7.0 a.m., Rangitata 8.8, Hind 9 8.38, Winslow 8 53, Tinwald 93, Ash burton 9.17, Chertsey 9.46, Kakaia 10.0. Passengers to return same day by ordinary 4.40 p.m. train Christnhurch to Ashburton, and go on from Ashburton by special train for Timaru. The ordinary 7.20 a.m. train from Ashburton will nob run on the 12th September ; the 9,17 a.m train will take its placa. The train from Methven on the 12< h will start afc 8 25 a.m., Lauriston 9.2. to connect at Rakaia with the train for Ohristchurch. For fuller information see Posters. 9 37 BY ORDER.



| Friedlander Bros., Limited. j FiIIEDUSDFR BOS., LIMITED. Capital—£2s,ooo, of which £10,000 have been paid up. Mr Hugo Frikdlander, Managing Director. Mv Rudolph Friedlander, Auctioneer. Mb Moritz Friedlander, Secretary, Bankers. 4 The Bank of Australasia. The Company has been registered for the purpose of acquiring and carrying on the Business of the firm of FRIEDLANDER & CO., formerly FRIEBHANDER BROTHERS, well and favourably known throughout the Colony for the last twenty-two years, during which period an extensive trade in Grain, Wool, Frozen Mutton, Skins, Tallow, Dairy Produce, Clover Seeds, Cocksfoot, Agricultural Implements, and General Merchandise has been built up by them. The Company is under the direct management of Mr Hugo Fbibd lander, who has had twenty-tw years' experience in the colony, and confidently expects to receive a con tinuance of that liberal support so deservedly bestowed on its predecessor. The Stock and Auctioneer's Depart ment has been placed under the personal supervision of Mv Rudolph Friedlander, which is sufficient guarantee that all business in this branch will be well looked after. The Company is prepared to make LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES, free of Commission, upon Wool, Grain, Frozen Mutton, Tallow, Skins, and other produce placed in its hands for Sale in the Colonies or any other market, having special facilities for shipping and realisation of suoh con signments. Prompt returns combined with lowest charges, i All kinds of Grain and Produce bought and sold, Loans negotiated. j Weekly Sales of live and dead stock at the Ashburton and Tinwald Sale yards, Monthly Sales at Rakaia and Hinds, periodical Wool Sales through out the season, Fortnightly Sales of Skins, Hides, and Fat. Clearing Sales arranged to suit the convenience of Clients. *\ The Massey-Harris Co. The Commercial Union Assurance Company, AGENTS FOR U Pi!J *nd, *?»"«") The Mutual Life Asso ciation of Australasia The New Zealand Ship* J ping Company



Mr T. Bullock. * 0 LET, at a low rental, Dwelling- JL house in Moore street T. BULLOCK WIN SLOW —Sections 66, 93, 99. Offers are invited for these T. BULLOCK ~ MONEY. O9AAA TO LEND on First wOUUU c'asa Freehold Security I at a vpiy low rate of interest. T. BULLOCK. liljN WAJLD. TC^OR SALE at a low price and on easy -*- terms, Cottage and Section fronting Graham's Road, Tinwald. T. BULLOCK. HINDS— For Sale T.S. 48, Hinds Township T. BULLOCK. 'jTOWJS 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. TpiOß b ALE—The Lease of 50 acres, *- part of reserve 1371, not far from the Hinds Railway Stasion, formerly in tha occupation of G. M. Peaxce. T. BULLOCK. 7 PUBLIC .NOTICES. ri RAFD /CHORAL /CONCERT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, IN BARING SQUARE CHURCH. (Conductor—Mr Llewellyn Owen.) Front. Seats, 2s ; Back Seats, Is. Doors open at 7.30 p.m. Concert, 8 p.ra Full programme in future issues. 9_79 _ _ . _ lost 7 BLACK and Tan Sheep Dos (Collar No. 78). Finder rewarded. Please leave at Mail Office. THOMAS LANGLEY, 9 77 Dromore. -"iB OWEN COX T AM A CASH PURCHASER OF PRIME FREEZING SHEEP LAMBS AT FULLEST MARKET RATES. Owners of Stoak wi'l find it to their advantage to communicate with me. LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES | OM LIVE STOCK. I am now waking ADVANCES against the GROWING CLIPS OF WOOL. Correspondence solicited. E. OWEN COX, IATfIEBSAWS, 9 75 CHRISTGHURGH. TJTTE, the undersigned, hereby agree to charge from this date—FlVE SHIL LINGS (or) for Shoeing Hacks, and SIX SHILLINGS for Shoeing Draughts, Cash. J. R. STEEL GEORGE KIDD *CHAS. REID. August 30, L 895 8204 ~ FOiT~SALK "POTATOES— Prime Seed and Table X Quality. Derwents, Bath Kidneys, and Lapstones. Seed Potatoes are new to the district, and should give! excellent results, | 949 F. FERRIMAN. [



Friedlander Brog., limited, FOR SALE. ?TIHE Undersigned is instructed to Sell » a Six roomed HOUSE, with 1-ACBE Ground in a good locality. Sole reason for selling is that owner is removing to the suburbs. This property is well worth inspection, being a bargain, either for residential purposes or as an investment 9 48 J\ FERRTMAN_ DENTISTRY. PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF TEETH BY NITROUS OXIDE GAS A. Specialty. Fee for administration ... ss. All kinds of Dental work executed on the premises. Satisfaction Guaranteed. G. F. DODDS, SURGEON DENTIST, Burnett Street, Ashburton. 9 i 'r~~~pSOTOQSAPHY7"~^ WE have for sale Cameras, quarter and half plate sizes, Plates, Paper, Printing Frames, Trays* etc. Photographic Chemicals of the finesb quality. CHLORIDE OF GOLD—OUR OWN MAKE—from New Zealand gold, gives a richer tone, goes much further, and is considerably cheaper than the usual quality. Sample free. Complete instructions to beginners without charge. Slides made for Magic Lanterntsts. THE ASHBURTON DRUG COMPANY, LIMITED. J. M. CAMBRIDGE, 9 6f> Manaarer. ;i MURRAY AID SON, WATCHMAKERS, JEWELLERS & OPTICIANS, ASHBURTON. The Oldest established house in Ashburton. WE still maintain the old name for CAREFUL and THOROUGH WORK in all branches of the trade. ENGLISH LEVER WaTHCHES STILL MAINTAIN THEIR SUPREMACY THROUGHOUT THB DISTRICT. . 9 41 | WANTED Known~FootWl~Bo^ts, I " sure goal kiokers; they never i fail-Mdlor'fl 2eal»nd.ia Store, J



public Notice.?. UNFOUNDED RUMOOBS. RULE'S HYDROPATHIC SANATORIUM. AS I HEAR that reports are being circulated that I have let Mfttlock House, leaving Ashburton and closing the HYDROPATHIC ESTABLISHMENT, I beg emphatically to deny all fche above i reports, and beg to inform my friends and I the public that oar Establishment is still in fallowing as usual, W- H- RULE, PROPRIETOR



TO COTTAGE & MARKET GARDENERS. T HAVE FOR SALE, by the Bag 1 or per ton, BONE DUST and GUANO. F. FEKHIttAN 8 22 ASHBURTON. PELHAM POULTRY YARDS, Peter Stbebt West, Ashburton. n^HE Proprietor of the above invites the JL attention of Poultry Breeders. Fanciers, and Farmers to the stock of Prize 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, Timarn, Ohrist church, Ashbnrton, and the Champion shows. Amongst the varieties are . — Partridge Cochins, Silver Spangled Hamburgs, Black Spanish, Polish—Silver, Golden, and White Crß6ted, Hondans, etc Birds for Bale at resonable prices. Eggs from half a guinea a sitting. 8 106 TO FISHERMEN. "l¥7E are now showing our New Season's Stock of FISHING TACKLE from the celebrated makers, i IMr Joseph Warner & Sons and W. Barleet & Sons, Redditch, Worcester, England, which will be a sufficient guarantee of quality. Fly and Minnow. Rods in Greenheart Hickory, Bamboo, and Ash, Whitebait, Devans, Archer Spinners, Phantoms, Transparent Min nows, Etc., Etc., Plaited and Woven Waterproof Silk Lines, Waders (all Sizes), Gaffs, Gaff Hooks, Landing Nets fand Rings, Casting Lines, Bait Boxes, Flies, Salmon Gut, Fly Books, Gut and Wire Traces, Extra Tops, Check and Plain Reels in Brass, Vulcanite and Xylone, Etc., Etc.



LAZARUS'S SIGHT TESTING AND SPECIALITE SPECTACLES. Sole agent for Ashburton District, S> 3 A L E K. I JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. LAZARUS Patented System ensures j, _J comfort and correct sight. Don't '* spoil your eyea by using badly fitting v Spectacles. 5 9 f —— ■ ■ ■ — { BONE DUST, I OF the highest analysis, for Sale by the undersigned. This Bone Dust is ground from Green Bones (not steamed or calcined), hence the greatest 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. j 8 18 P. FEREIMAN/. TO POULTBY BKEEDEES AND OTHERS. I HAVE specially prepared BONE DUST for Poultry in half-hundred weight sacks, 19 F FERRIMAN. 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 P. FERRIMAN.. I HAVE in Stock—Fergusss-m and Mitchell's Brown Paper and Paper Bags of various sizes. ■* F. FERRIMAN, J Agent for the North British Insurance Company, and the Union Ste»', n . ship Company, Limited. "^ 21 I FERTILITY. mHE Fertility b£ th/ lS fertile district J, wouJd be wonderfully increased I if Farmers "would us c CHESTERFKID GUANO ! Copy of Analt/sis by J. A, Pond, Colonial Analyst. ■ Moisture ... 5.20 ! Organic, matter ... 10.40 Phosphate of lime ... 30.15 Carbonate of Jime ... 54.05 Palpbabe of lime ... Trace Insoluble matter ... .20 100.0 Price~.-Je3 10s per ton, on truck or dray at Ashburton. Aahburfeon, September 2, 1895. 8 17 F. FERRIMAN. Yon try tlwNm Venus lohacco



John Orr & Co FISHING LICENSES MAY NOW j BE OBTAINED PROM US. T OOK HERE TIM ; Just read this' X^A Here's a horse shot in the neck in that great battle Prestonpans in 1715, and the poor brute carried the bullet in his neck until he died in 1758—just 43 years. I never in all my born days saw anything like it at all ; except my ould mare, "KINGSTON shod her. Och ! its a §reafc while ago, an' sore enoueh Fm afraid them shoes and the ould mare I'll never part. I'm certain she'll never wear them oat. What'll Ido at all 't " Take her back to KINGSTON," said Tim, "hellecpu' v her feet down and put the same shoe^ O n again, and then maybe ishe'li ww them out. You ought to pay him migantly, Ln^T er?T^«° niF W him FIVE SHILLINGS for aho*.'^ your horae .« Shure enough a*' x wi if t a Y I'll shout °'hira, too« 'But he's a ta-to-tler.! 'Then shur- c onough that>a M thQ more reason T.ny I'll shout for him.' TXT ANTED Known— Mrs Hoopek ▼ ▼ (monthly nurse) is open to accept engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs 1 Hooras. Alford Fomt Eo»d, Ashbartgn,



the ashburton drapery company A BE Now Showing their first Shipment of New NEW DRESSES NEW FANCY NAINSOOKS NEW PRINTS NEW WOVEN CHECKS MEW JHIfcitINBRY. NEW HATS NEW FLOWERS NEW TRIMMINGS NEW FEATHERS NE# LACES. During this Season all Millinery will be Trimmed FREE OF CHARGE. DR^SflilfAKltftiL WE shall open a Dressmaking Department about the second week in September. Our Dressmaker comes from the Leading Drapery Establishment in Christchurch, ORDERS NOW BEING TAKEN. ASHBURTON DEAPEEY COMPANY, Corner of Arcade and Burnett Street, Ashburton. 7 132 H. 0. SHRIMPTON, Manager. Timber, Timber, Timber* •TTTE have just landed 50,000 feet WHITE PINE FLOCKING and MATCH LINING from North, of splendid quality, ALSO FURTHER SUPPLIES OF Genuine Bnammelled Mantelpieces, These are not shoddy goods, bat in appearance EQUAL TO MARBLE and will be sold at prices of ordinary mantels. INSPECTION INVITED, TIMBER AND GOAL MERCHANTS, IRONMONGERS AND PAINTERS.



Clovers* Glovers. CLOVERS. | J HAVE IN STOCK AND TO LAND ■ My Season's Supply 01? WHITE CLOVER, TREFOIL, ALSIKE, TIMOTHY, COWGRASS, RED CLOVER, ! Also, a Large Variety of— , COLONIAL-GROWN CLOVERS, RYE I GRASS SEED, COCKSFOOT, Etc, Etc. i Samples • and Quotations of Clovers, Rye grasfl,£and Cocksfoot on application. 1 A Complete Stock of [GROCERIES, TEAS, AND PROVISIONS Always on hand and SOLD FOR CASH At Ohristohuroh Prices, IRONMONGERY, I FENCING MATERIAL, [ PLOUGH SHARES, RAW AND BOILED OILS, CROCKERY, AND GLASSWARE, In all Branches. WIMEJS AND SPIRITS Of Every Dwcription. I have Always for Sale— CRASHED OATS, OATEN SHEAF CHAFF, (in Largo or Small quantities) OATS, BRAN, SHARPS, AND CHICKWHEAT. : Henry Zander, general; merchant DIRECT I MPOETER. AGENT Ft m~ San Fire Insurance OQL . .„ , , Australian Matnal Prov ldenfc »«»W<7 J T Ford and Col



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