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HOME AND FOREIGN.

AN UNSUCCESSFUL LAUNCH. London, March 19 The cruiser Dido stuck on the way* while being launched at Govan. Sht canted over and was half immersed m the water. It is hoped that the launch will.be completed at spring tides. THE CUBAN REVOLT. Havanna. March 18 The year's losses by tbe Cuban rebellion are estimated so. far -at 134,000,000d01.

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LICENSING LEGISLATION. Sydney, March 19 Presiding at a temperance demon stration, Mr Garrard announced that the Government would next session introduce a Bill to extend the local option principle, and hoped to see the Gothenburg system become law.

Egyptain Affairs.

London, March 19 The members of the Triple Alliance consent to the Egyptian Reserve Fund defraying the cost of the expedition. Paris, March 19 The French Government explain that the note sent to Lord Dufforin was merely intended to re-open the financial question, and they] desire to maintain cordial relations with England. M. Berthelot has had an interview of a cordial nature with Lord Dufferin.

The Italians m Absslnia.

» PROBABLE EVACUATION OF KASSALA. Rome, March 18 General Baldiaera has ordered non combatants to leave Kassala. The Italian Commandant hopes to hold out till July. March 19. It is reported from Massowah that the Dervishes are within two hours' march of Kassala, and are only waiting the arrival of Digna's forces. The Shoas have stopped egress from Adigrat. Los don, March 19 ■ The Times says there is reason to believe that Kassala will be evacuated to-morrow. If the report is confirmed this withdrawal will entirely alter the situation of the Italians m Africa. Such a confession of weakness must react seriously on Egypt, and both the Nile Valley and Suakim will' be threatened. Jt is the duty of the British authorities to provide against the threatened mischief.

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HOME AND FOREIGN.

A COMPLIMENT. London, March 19 The Queen has conferred on the Emperor Francis of Austria the Chief Colonelcy of the King's Dragoons. THEJ SOUDAN EXPEDITION, Cairo, March 19 The Khedive personally bade fare well to the troops, composing the Soudan expedition. He is sending his own camel corps to join the expedition. Italy has thanked England for her ■assistance. Berlin, March 19 The Cologne Gazette strpngly ap nroves of the British expedition to the Soudan. THE CHARGES AGAINST DR PETERS. The Government has ordered an enquiry to be held into the charges made against Dr Peters African ex plorer. The enquiry is to include an exhaustive examination of African witnesses. A ROYAL MEETING. Berlin, March 19 The Emperor William and King Humbert meet at Venice.' A BETROTHAL. Belgrade, March 19 King Alexander of Servia is be trothed to Princess Marie of Greece. AMERICA, ENGLAND, AND EGYPT. Washington, Maich 19 Mr Smalley s*y» America is con vinced that Great Britain is faithfully fulfilling her mission m Egypt.

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AUUATIOS., Sydney, March 20 Stansbury sails for England to morrow. The race with Harding is fixed for July 13. FLOGGING IN FIJI. Sir John Thurston says there is some misconception m regard to Mr Ohamberlain'B reply m the House of Oommons on the subject of flogging m Fiji. Sir John says no such practice «a flogging exists m Fiji, but during his absence an officer ordered certain natives to be flogged. This was an alto gether illegal, reprehensible and unpre cedented thing, and the officer was re moved by the Administrator of the 'Government to another district on a reduced salary. THE WENDOUREE CASE. Melbourne, March 20 .The Sangster Board of Enquiry was m&ttly occupied yesterday m investi gating the charges against the Under writers Association. Several officials, including Mr Cleveland the Secretary, dtnied McKenzie's statement that the ex-chairman admitted that the reason for not re-engaging McKenzie was owing to his suspicious valuation of the steamer. THREE MEN DROWNED. Perth, March 20 By the flooding of a shaft at the New Chum mine, Mount Magnet, three men named Caupbell, Cook, and Daniels were drowned. Owing to the .heavy rains, the water came down the ; gully like a wave and entered the shaft without any warning. THE RTJAPEHU. Hobakt, Match 20. Among the passengers by the Rua pehu for New Zealand is Lady Ellen Boyle, sister of Lord Glasgow.

The Venezuela Question.

PEK PRESS ASSOCIATION Washington, March 18 The New York Herald says th ' American Commission considers th ; British claim to Venezuelan territory ',1 untenable, and the case as set forth ii 1 the Blue Book weak. London, March 19 Sir J. Pauncefote and the Venezuelai Ministry have agreed to consider th< alleged outrage at Yuruan outside th< general question of the boundary.

A Conspiracy to Murder Relatives.

, . .. 'A GAME OF CARDS TO DECIDE THE MURDERER. A woman named Bridget Sexton haa been murdered m New York by her nephew, Patrick McMahon. Patrick McMahon is one of the four sons of old Timothy O'Brien. By the father's admissions, the four sons played cards to determine which of them should " remove " six relatives. Luck or skill forced the choice upon Patrick. He began his work well. At midnight Sunday he forced his way into the apartments of his uncle and aunt. He was armed with a hatchet. Both his victims were aged and comparatively helpless. He began upon the woman, and chopped and hacked at her head until it was no more than a mass of disfigured flesh. Then he turned upon his Uncle John, the brother of his victim. A similar fate would un questionably have befallen John Me- i Mahon, but that the murderer's sister, , Mrs Scott, and her husband appeared on the scene. They had heard the victims' cries, from their rooms m another part of the tenement. The murderer ran to the street, and a few blocks away literally threw himself into the arms of a policeman. At the East Thirty-fifth-street Police Station he admitted his crime and declared he was glad of it. His uncle and aunt, he said, had driven him from his home and poisoaed his mother, who died six months ago. The circumstances of old Timothy McMahon, the murderer's father — he is eighty-two years old— furnish a partial explanation of the story. The old man is well-to-do, or even rich, according to the standing of his neighbors. His sister, ''the mur dered woman, and his brother John are abjectly poor. Not long ago, it is said, they were able to-live' only by begging from door to door. This contrast occasioned scandal m the respectable neighborhood where Tim othy McMahon lived, until, from very shame, it is said, ho took his brother and sister m to live at his ample home. This seems to have been the beginning of a family quarrel. Timothy McMahon has four sons and one daughter. The latter is Mrs Scott, and she lives with her father. The sons are all described by their father's neighbors as "bad cases." You are to picture these four unworthy sons seated about a table, with a pack of greasy cards m their hands. One and all, they are incensed against their father, who, they con sider, has cut them off ; against their uncle and aunt, whom they regard as interlopers, and against their sister and her children, who will be the beneficiaries if they are deprived of their patrimony. Six lives stand between the gamblers a"d the in heritance they covet, Six lives are the stake. The cards are shuffled and dealt, and the game is played. The loser is to arm himself and kill— kill — kill. The aged father is to be one victim ; the sister and her helpless children ; then the old man and woman, the uncle and aunt — are all to bn killed: The choice of luck, or skill is Patrick, the renegade, the sus pected lunatic, the mauvais sujet of the family.

THE COSTLIEST MEMORIAL WINDOW IN THE WORLD.

cannot be appreciated except under favour* able circumstances Looking at it from the outside, embedded m its huge frame, one gets no idea of its beauties, but merely sees the faint outline obscured by the deeper darkness within, and overshadowed by the building m which it rests. But go into the Juaint old church : stand where the sun's esoending ray is softly sifted through the coloured, artistically enamelled and arranged prisms of glass, and you then see blended m one grand whole the beauties of art m har mony pleasing go the dullest eye. One of the finest memorial tablets m the world is that recently erected by Mr P. Miller of *' GUncairn," Upper William Street, Datlinghuvat, Sydney. A tablet which memorises his thankfulness, one to which others may look with confidence arid admira tion, and one which will stand the test of years. The words on this tablet are deeply cut m moments of direst agony and pain, and every letter, every character, stands out boldly, carrying invaluable lessons to us all. The text of this tablet is : — " I can speak m the highest terms of Warner's Safe Cure and Fills which I always recommend to my friends. When travelling through the South Sea Islands I suffered very severely from my liver and kidneys, and consequently consul ted the local doctors, who prescribed for me but without any good effect. I had often been advised by my friends to try Warner's Safe Cure, and as a last resource did so. Upon giving it a fair trial by taking several bottles I became perfectly, well, and have not had any return of the complaint since.

The annual meeting of the Aehburton Football Club will be held m the Arode j Chambers thia evening at 7 .30.

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' J3usin^s J<otlce3. r i he Portable Swing: Water BarroW. Prevention is Better Than oure fjpHE few cases of Typhoid m Ashbbrton Borough and Suburbs afford no ,v . S'onndior a "scare," but it is only by using reasonable precautions that thH dread scourge can be kept within bounds. In view of the subject bexpg referred to m the public journals, it may be of service to reprint an extract from an issue of the "Nineteenth Century * of last year, m which special reference is made to Diphtheria, but which applies with equal force to Typhoid. Tlie.writer remarks, that the latest epidemics m Bussia swept away nearly hll the children m iome villages ; and m Prussia, no less ihan one- sixth to one-fourth part of all childreh dyiiig itttheage of from on> to'fiw »pars ppp- tumbed to Diphtheria, and the same proj.orlic.n pr«v«il.-d m .V's'ein Kur« po an well. Ke*n interpst is bfiagr t»keo m the experm nts of the 'French Doctow, jßquxand Tersen ; but Diphtheria, like Anthrax, Choler., Typhoid, Malaria, and other kindred complaints is due to «n infection of tho bndy by special , bacteria, caosdd by the efflavia rmng from drains, back yards and primisea generally, into and uprn which dairy and kitchen Rlo|i)8 have been thrown. Without an infection by bacteria or the poistns which ihpy secrete, there is no diphtheria. The Portable Wash B»rrow is just tho me thing indispensable m- the direction of perfect sanitary arrangements. By its use, a two-fold benefit is derived. The fever ard dipht heria breeding agencies areremoved, and what is otherwise a source of terror b^crtmes tn absolute gain, by conveying the wa-h to pig trough or to tie gar'en. Tho Portable Barrows can be put to yarions kinds of use, and they are so admirably con- structed that, with them, a child can do work which otherwise requires the strength of mature years. The cost is comparatively small. Pot session, of one becomes an absolute means of sweetness, comfort and profit. ' improved Copper Boilers, 1 have just received direct from the manufacturers a fresh supply of Portable Ccpper Boilers, with patent smoke stack joint, and Semi-double sheeted-frame— galvanteed. This useful household requisite should be m. spected, when its various excellencies of construction, strength and sprvice- ablenes*, will speak for themselves. 8i896-— UgaW., 16galf., sod lSgais. at prices within the reach of all. F. FERBHAH, LAND AND ESTATE AGBIsT. —AGENCIES- Union Steam Shipping Company North British fire lusuranrc Company . ' 3 J?3 A shburton Furnllure Warehouse. Agents for cleggs* perambulators, burson's wicker chairs, &* / " T. X UNDRILL & CO., CABTNET-MAKERB, UPHOLBTBEERS, & PICTOUE FRAMERB, TANCRED STREET, Opposite Arcade and next Building Society's Office. 3 131 kai;apoi house. Mew .and Seasonable Goods NOW • '** BEING LANDED DAILY. IMMENSE VARIETIES, CHOICE PATTEENS, BEAUriFUL FABRICS, MAKING A ■ ', Grand Display. /"vUB Country Friends will be duly waited upon with full ranges of Samples, on dates to be further advised. MITCHELL & TuMr. TANCRED SIREET. -f ■ ■ Winter, 1806. .^■E HAVB JUST OPENED OUT A SPLENDID ASSGRTM'EKT OF IVew Winter OoocU, Compriwng the Most Fashionable and Durable NEW WINTER TWEEDS. FANCY COATINGS, SERGES, TROUSERINGS, MELTONS, BEAV*BS VICUNAS, and other NEW OVERCOATINGS^ Etc.- i. *rEW WATERPROOF COATS -All . styles made to^nfe^eciml^ Guuranieed -___. € ,;"; r Thoroughly Waterproof. • ' NEW WINTER BOOTS, including Best English BandrSewpV Porpoise Hide, etc. (Imported direct from the" Makers}." r ■~oi.l NEW WINTER SHIRTS, HATS, TIES, RUGS, BLANKET^ Etc. jj^f- THE LARGEST STOCK OF TAILORING GOODS IN-AS^URH^N 10 SELECT FKOM. Call and Compare our Reduced Prices. THE LEADING TAILORS & OUTFITTERS, ASHBURIOF



! ~~__™ Business Notices _ r _ ._,„ , 'j jT^f > LAMPS. " IS. '■ ' — wH— > ' ' ' LAMPS - J^^^^'^'S^J!^^^^^ FOR ALL PURPOSES. LARGEST SHIPMENT Ever Landed m Ashburton, INVITE INSPECTION. W. H. COLLIER "THE CORNER/ Autumn and Winter Novelties. *pHE MOST APPROVED STYLES IN BRITISH AND COLONIAL DRESS FABRICS, TWEEDS, Etc., including a collection of Special Dresses — only one of £eh design. A Charming lot of Fiench and English MILLINERY,- MANTLES, JACKETS, CLOAKS, Etc., m the most Up-to-date styles. CHILDREN'S CLOTHING, CLOaKS & WATERPROOFF A SPECIALTY LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S MACINTOSHES of the Latest Styles and Faultless Fit for Winter Comfort. FLANNELS AND BLANKETS all bought before the recent advance m wool and are offering at old prices. One of the Largest and Choicest Stocks m South Canterbury. POPULAR PRICES. Special line Gents' All Wool Kaiapoi Tweed Trousers— all sizes— 7s 6d pair W. H. Collier, THE CORNER. DIXIT WATCHES, [a card.] DJXIT WATOHKS, TtyTR DODDS, having returned from a JjIJL Prof e^fcionfil visit from Akarna will DIXIT WATCHES be ma« tendance at hin Dental Surgery m Burnett Street, on TUESDAY Morning, 17th. N.B — Intending Patients wishing to r iM xrnnr ctpttttct^ #i ~ v. » consult MR DODDS early, would do well J AM NOW^SEIXIN^he above t o make an appointment. 302 AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. „• G- Jesson, Henry Zander PRACTIOAL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, „A s NOW F(, R SAL E- OPTICIAN, Etc., EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. ,   . .„- . — Cornsacks (full-sized) Cornsacks Your Sight accurately tested and a pair- of Spectacles for is Seaming Twine (5 ply) . NOTICE OF REMOVAL. India, China and Ceylon Teas (Direct froto the Growers) \XTHILST heartily thanking my vv numerous Friends and Customers Mauritius and OnnPTisljvnrl for the liberal patronage they have JKLaunillus g fla UUeeUSiana accorded me during ihe last six years m ollgars the Arcade, I earnestly solicit a continu- ance of their favors m ray Wines and Spirits NEW PREMISES, . . * NEXT DOOR TO MR SALEK, Ales and Stout EAST STREET, ; Where I keep nothing but the very best Manning and Co.'s Colonial Ale BOOTS AND SHOES. And decline to give shop room to rubbish . REPAIRS aSkUHT. GONB < GUNS Remember, ido not ask yoi* to pay for Ammunition. Ammunition. heedless expenditure on my part to draw Of Every Description your attention to my goods. You require , but one Rlance to see that their quality is "Ro^pd Qri A VaTu>ir\<» Wiw» of the highest, and their price fair. -BarDed ana ± encmg wire Don't forget the name, Ransomes and Eornsby's O'CONNOR'S BOOT SHOP, Plough-Shares eaststrkf-t Qtoekay and Glassware, Etc. GRAHAM & CO.'s pATENT PERMANENT FOOT-ROT CURE, Highest Market Prices Paid # ■ Is a certain remedy for the disease, and = FOB can be applied at a cost of less than CTOVFR SRFTW ONE HALFPENNY PER SHEEP. GRASS A * CLOVER SEEDS ' r> j -i . *^ t OATS AND OATEN SHEAF CHAFF Read opinions of Government Inspectors of Stock, Blenheim, Mablbob«ugh. — — . In remedy for Foot-Bot I have no hesitation m saying it iB the most effective I SS.^v'Sjr JSTffU I .™! Clearin S Sales Conducted, and have recommended end shall continue to_,. ,  .. . . recommend it to any owaera of sheep affected JSaleyardS X\eglllarly Attended with Foot-Rot, a disease which I regret to say is so often negleotnd until it takes euch a 11Tlf W ffcp a lin pvvkioTi of Mr strong hold on the flook that it oan no longer unaer Lne SUpeiVlSlOn OI MR be ignored, when it might have been easily put down at its first appearance by a little DAVID ZANDER, Auctioneer, attention and the use of your remedy. ' JOHN MOOBE, Inspeotor of Stook February 28, 1895. Department of Aobicultube, Haweba. ' In reply to your requeßt bb to my reporting to you my opiniot of the result of your ■O*^w I*,1 *,« r f7*» Mj rl^*. dreßsing cheep at Mr light's and Mr XX&IXV V ZiclllQCr* Nioholas' with your Foot-Rot Speoific, I have *> ' every confidence m saying that the cure waß a perfect one, Although the weather was very wet and stormy, and the examination was ORNERAT. MPRrwANT v only six days after the feet had been dressed. faKNKKAb MERCHANT L Some ot the shoep were very badly affeoted, nearly the whole of the foot having rotted off. vunnr STnnir akt» 6Tt<Pinw I Bbould recommend all Bheep owners to use WOOL, &TOOIS AND STATION your Specific if their sheep are troubled with AGENT Foot.rot, bb it is easily put on, and I am sure ■ it will give satisfaction. —l remain, yours truly — — ALEXANDER MONRO, AGENT FOR— Inspeotor of Stook, Jane 22, 1895. Sun Fire Insurance Office „ . ~~~*, , Australian Mutual Provident Soolet Genuine only from D. THOMAS, ASHBURTON, Or from the Sole Proprietors, — . GRAHAM AND CO-, \k/ ANTED Known—lf you miss the CarltoD Gore Road, Koeeneatb, VV Cheap Boot Sale yon will be Wellington. 3*83 eorry.— Meuor's, Tsncred Street.



T. Bullock, SATUKUAY, MAi^CU 21, Town propei y si uat«<t m Moore street X beixiii part of T.H. 100, with com- h modious buildings thereon. & Y| R T BULLOCK h»" rpceived In- ••*-*• Atructions from Db Tkevob to eel] by Public Auction, at the Arcade on the above datf. — ■ Tw.» . v hops with Ew^llinga, fron'inc Moore street, together with about 18 perches, pare ot T.S. 100 The Buildings have rece ntly been Painted and Renovated throughout, and are ; now all m Good Order. The owner iB deter mini d to Sell, and those on the lookout for a Bargain are : invited to inspect the property and ■ attend the sale. I Easy terras. 1 Note tima— -11.30 am. D. THOMAS, 3 95 Auctioneer. SATURDAY, MARCH 21. 3 SECTIONS 3 FRONT^KG ALPORD FOREST ROAD. MR T. BJLL'»CK has received instructions to Sell by Public Auction, at the Arcade, on the above date, — Lots 4, 15, and 16, containing about three-quarters of an acre, fronting Alford Forest Road, between Mr Meddins' property and Mr John j Orr's. Sale at 11.30. D. THOMAS, 3 96 Auctioneer. FOR SALE. ~~" GOOD SHEEP COUNTRY, OOQ ACRES near Maronan, partly U'JQj Fenced. Persona desirous of Purchasing a block such as the above, are invited to inspect. Low Price will be accepted, and exceptionally easy terms of payment. Full particulars on applica- tion. Also — A nice little proper ty of Fifty Acres with Dwelling House and other improvements, situated close to a school, Longbeach district. ' * T. BULLOCK. TINWALD. T.S. 261, £acre, fronting Malcolm street, not far froaa the Railway station. T. BULLOCK. j\U LET -A Four-roomed COITiGE -*- with Verandah and Scullery, good cooking range. npO LET, at a Low Rental, Shop m X Triangle Buildings, lately occupied by Mrs Libtlf john. Coßtumi n r T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE. riAPITAL Building Site m Wills Street v/ west, being T.S. 1158, £ acre, centrally situated, being only a short distance fr< m the Railway Station. Nice site for a house. T. BULLOCK. TO LET, at a low rental, Rmall Shop m lOist Street South, lately occupied by Mrs Knight. T. BULLOCK. D. Thomas. ! W HAVE received instructions to Sell on -*- account of Clients at the j * HORSE FAIR \ ON FBIDAY, MARCH 27, -I BLACK FILLY, "Ruby," three -*- years old, broken <to raddle and. harness ; carries a lady, perfectly quiet to ride or drive. A L S O,— -1 BAY GELDINTU, seven years old, -*- broken to saddle and harness ; has , taken fimb prize at the Ashburtoh A. and P. Society's Show as a Farmer's Whitecbapel Trap Horse for two years m succession ; quiet for lady to drive. | DAVID THOMAS, 3 133 Auctioneer. FOR PRIVATE SALE. I HAVE for sale, three miles from Barr Hill, a good all round Farm, containing 521 Acres, being K.S. 25364, | subdivided into 10 Paddocks, water m ! each. Thoroughly improved ; nearly new cottage, &c. Well worthy of attention. D. THOMAS, 3 150 Ashbnrton. Tenders. ! ASHBURTON HOME. mEN DERS for SUPPLY of all requisites J- to the Old Men's Home, Aahburton, I will be received up to noon of SATUR- DAY, March 21, at the County Council Office, . Ashburton, where forms and particulars can be obtained. By Order, v THOS. O. NORRIS, Secretary to the Board. Ohristchuroh, March 9, 1096. 3 102 TpTCNDERS are invited for the FEL- -1 LING of about Forty (40) Pinna Insignli Trees, and for CUTTING OFF the Branches of the same. TENDERS are also invited for the ERECTION of a Corrugated Iron Fence, about eight chains m length (more or less) on the east side of the Cemetery. Specifications may be inspected at the Office of the Chairman, Arcade Chambers. Tenders to be sent before 12 o'clock on TUESDAY, 24th insh, addressed to the Chairman of the Cemetery Board. 3120 BY ORDER. mifiNDFRS are invited for the LEASE -*- of the Undermentioned BLOCKS OF LAND on the Alford Estate for FIVE OR SEVEN YEARS. BLOCK I. 1360 acres freehold — 50 acres reserves BLOCK 11. 2050 acres freehold— 42 acres reserves BLOCK 111. 1678 acres freehold— 44 acres reserves BLOCK IV. 1200 acres freehold BLOCK V. 598 acres freehold. If desired, power to purchase will be I given to the Lessee at a low price, and on ' easy terms of payment. Particulars can be obtained from MESSRS FRIEDLANDER BROS., . Limited. Ashburton, •mre. w. hanmer, I Ashburtou. I MR WHITE, Accountant, Burnett Street. MR HENRY KNIGHT, Alford Forest. Tenders close oh TUESDAY, March 24. 3 4 E. HERRING.



n Henry Zander, FAEM FOE SALE. I" HWE FOR PRIVATE S A VR-, . FARM at Seated (uear Charm; c Cross), consisting of 289 Acres, of whic y 134 Acres are m Turnipp, kalance i n English grass. Price reasonable an< terms easy. For particulars apply to ,' 3 108 HENRY ZaNDKB bankruptcy Notice*. IN BAJN&KUPICY. In the District Courfc, holden at Ashburton. NOTICE is hereby given thai William Harrington, of Ash- burton, laborer, was thin day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of Creditors, to h<» holden at my Office on the 27th day of March, 1896, at 11.30 o'clook m the forenoon. JOHN DAVISON, Deputy Official Assignee. March 19, 1896. 3 137 Public notices. ASHBURTON FOOTBALL OLUB. THE Annual General Meeting of the above Club will he held In the Arcade Chambers on FRIDAY, March 20, at 7 30 p.m. Business : Election of Officers and Genera). 3 116 ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH Ashburton MEETINGS. FRIDAY— Choir Practice, 8 p.m. SERVICES. FRlDAY— Special Lenten Service at 7.30 p.m. SUNDAY— B.3O a.m., Holy Communion— Her J. Blackburne; 11 a.m., Morning Prayer and Sermon — Rev J Blackburne ; 3 p.m. (Seafield)— Rev J. Blackburne 6.30. p.m., Evening Prayer and Sermon Rev J. Blackburne. PUBLIC TRIAL OF THE P. and D. DUNCAN SPRING TINE CULTIVATOR, Will take place at MR JA.MES WALLACE'S FARM, LATTRISTON, ON MONDAY, MARCH 23, _ At 1.30 p.m. ! Farmers are particularly requested j 3 132 to attend. [Cory.] TO EDWARD GEORGE WRIGHT Esq., Windermere. Dear Sir, — We, the undersigned electors of the Ashburton Electoral District, request that you will allow yourself to bo nominated as a Candidate for tha Ashburron seat m the House of Representatives at the next General Election. In the event of your acceding to this request* we pledge ourselves to use our best efforts to secure your return. ■ Yours faithfully, (Signed.)' Chas. W. Porn ell, W. J. Siloook, and othera. To C. W. PURNKLL, Esy., and the other electors signing the above requisition. Dear Friends, — While thanking you for yoar invitation to contest the A«h button seat, and for your promises of support, I feel bound, to say m reply that at present I am not prepared to pledge myself to become a Candidate for any constituency. After the Census has been taken, the boundaries of the present electorates will probably be muoh altered, and I must not forget that ray frienda m the present Bangitata district have the first claim upon ray services. I have the honor to be Your obedient servant, EDWARD G. WRIGHT. Windermere, 19th March, 1896. 3 135 LONGBEACH PAROCHIAL DISTRICT. ! ANGLICAN CHURCH SERVICES. SUNDAYfMAROH 22. TINWALD — 11 am., Rev T. A. Hamilton ; 7 p.m., Mr J. Ward. WATERTON — 3 p.m., Rev T. A. Hamilton. LONGBEAOH-7 p.m, Rev T. A Hamilton. -— t Special Offertory at all services towards reduction of District Debt. 3 136 AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIETENT SOCIETY New Zealand Branoh Head Office, Cnstomhouse-quay, Wellington: Local Board of Directors : The Hon Morgan 8. Graoe, HJ}., C.M.0., MJUO. (Chairman) Fhe Hon Charles J. Johnston, M JJ.Ok (Deputy Chairman) Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq TheHon Edward Rlohardson, 0.U.G., M.L.I John Dnnoan, Esq Medical Officer : Dr O. X. Ansoni M,D M M.B.C.S. (Kngland) ffiHE OLDEST, WEALTHIEST, JL AND MOST PROSPEROUS Australian Lifjs Office, \nd th» LARGEST IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE. Ihe only Colonial Life Office which declares a BONUS EVERY- YEAR The Uethod of Valuation adopted by this Society ii of the most Stringent Character, and ensures a Consi derably Larger Reserve to meet Liabilities than tha held by any other office In tha Australasian Colonies. CCUMULATED FUND EXCEEDS £12,000,000 (Twelve Millions) sterling ANNUAL INCOME. £2,000,000. (Two Million Sterling) POLICIES IN FORCE _ 119,933 Bum Assured £39,988,071 Oaah Bonuses Divided .. .. £6,88M1S BONUSES BONUS for ONE year, 1898, £448,790, yielding OASH flevttsionary Bonuses amounting to £910.000 after making SPECIAL RESERVEa CABH BOIfUSBS declare* for last FIVE veart, owr TWO Reversionary Bonuses exosedln* FOtm MILLIONS ASSUBE YOUR LIFE iatbe A.M. P. SOOIETY and Beoure a BONUS EVERY YEAR. Expense! of Management 8$ ptr cent on he total income FDWARD JOW, Resident Seoretarj. Branoh Offioe— Cuaton Hous« Quay, Wellington OhTiatohuroh Diatriot Office— Cathedral Sqnare. JAMES HAIR, DUtricfc Secretary H ZANDER, Local Broker, Ashburton You try th* Nen Vtnut Tabact*



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