CABLE NEWS.

CRICKET,

HOME AND FOREIGN

London, January SO The " Sportsman " says the personnel Kit the Australian team has caused touch adverse comment m Eng-and. The absence of Albert Trott has been especially criticised. JACOBITHS IN LONDON. Crowds placed wreaths on the statue of Charles I. m Trafalgar squire m fpemory of his mariyrdom. Somo of hose who visited the statue knelt m prayer. THE MERCANTILE MARINE. The Board of Trade has decided t° institute a new branch to assume diiec control of the mercantile marine service.

SPEECH BY MR MORLEY.

January 31. Mr Morley, speaking at Arbroath, referred to arbitration m respect to the Venezuela dispute and Russian occupa tion of Armenia.

THE LAMBETH SffiAT. Mr Hubbard, a Unionist, has been elected for the Brixton division of Lambeth, the vacancy for which wub caused by the succession of the Marquis of Carmarthen to the title of Duke of Leeds. He defeated Mr Nunn, the Badical candidate, by 2362 votes.

THE POWER OF ENGLAND. !

St Petersburg, .January 31 I The'Novoati' says Germany under- 1 rates the formidable power of England, j

AN ANARCHIST OUTRAGE

Lisbon, January 30 An Anarchist aimed a stone at Don Carlos, King of Portugal, while he was driving through a street of the city m an open carriage. The missile struck the King, but did not injure him. The man was arrested.

THE CUBAN REBELLION.

New York, January 30 The . wreck of the filibustering 'steamer on Long Island has frustrated the plans of the Cuban rebels for whom the munitions of war were intended.

THE LABOR PARTY.

AUSTRALIAN

Sydney, January 31 The Political and Labor Conference has decided to run ten of its members as candidates for the coming Fe oral Convention. The Conference passed a resolution demanding the total aboli tion of the Government Labor Bureau, or the formation of branches m the . country to regularly supply the labor market, and prevent the transference of the surplus population into the already crowded centres. The Minister of Public Works took the opportunity, when he received a deputation from the Conference, to deny a number of sweeping statements made, at the Oon ierence with reference to the effect of 4he minimum wage on the Government •contractors. The Labor members who -accompanied the deputation thereupon ■apologised for the statements and withdrew them. THE COLLIERS. A deputation, representing the •colliery owners and the Miners' Association, Newcastle district, waited on the Premier and urged him to take action to end the present deplorable condition of the coal trade. They suggested the passing of a Bill to fix the sale price of coal, which would be legally binding on all collieries, and would prevent undercutting. Mr 'Reid, m reply, said it was a startling and difficult proposition, and thought it impossible to legislate to control prices. All he could say at present was that he would take an early opportunity of visiting the colliery proprietors and discuss what was best 4o be done m the matter. If he could foelp them on legitimate lines lie would be glad to do so. OF A JAPANESE WAR VESSEL. THOWDA.Y Island, January 30. The mail steamer brings news that the Japanese Kopei (formerly the Chinese cruiser Kowng Ping) was -wrecked near the Pescadores Islands -during December. Thirty ef the crew twere drowned. JL RIOT OVER AN ACCIDENT. While the foreign residents were taking part m the sports at the Ameri can mission station at Ichang, on December 18, a Customs official was accidentally wounded by a bullet from an air gun. The accident caused great commotion, among the Chinese. The British Consul and others were stoned, and the mission property damaged, while the Church of Scotland mission station was also threatened. The ladies and children were placed on board a steamer for safety, and order was not' restored till a large force of blue jackets were landed from the British warship. Native soldiers were quartered throughout the settlement, ;and an official circular was issued counselling the people to preserve the . peace. ______

Destructive Storm In Quoensland.

Brisbane, January 31 j& cyclone broke over Townsville at tnidrfjgbt on Saturday and reached its height' at fix o'clock on Sunday even ing. The steamer Electric Light and the schooner Italia Rookh are missing. The damage to the harbor works is •estimated at £30,000, while the total damage m Townsville cannot be far short of a million sterling; Many people are ruined,, and ft relief fund is being started. The steamer Jumna has arrived safely. The Guthrie lost three of her boats. The effects of the cyclone m Townsville are appalling, only a few houses having escaped damage. Twenty inches of rain fell / m twenty-four hours. A number of ' persons were being taken m rescue boats from Ross Island, when a little craft sunk, and Mrs Hunt and infant, Mrs Grinmao, Miss Gertrude Howe and her elder sister, and a lad named Wallace, were drowned. The West Jflnd is a scene of wrecked dwellings. "While Mr Justice Ohubb and family were being removedf rom their residence m a punt, two of the servants were left behind to await the punt's return, but they became frightened and attemptet to wade after the punt. One of them, named Alice Hughes, was drowned, and the other rescued. The bodies of Mr and Mrs Baker have been found at Hobs Island. Several other bodies $wo been found ia the B»me vicinity.

The bodies of the men Walker ilolrao-, Rowley, and Thomas, and ai ■mknovn stranger, and four aborigir.nl have been found at Townsvillo, bring ing the death roll up to eighteen.

HARVEST NOTES.

J _ Below are a few notes by our correspondent now on tour m the ccuutry districts: Ifc will be seen from h a budget, which is from 'he lighter land of the county, northward o the creek and towards Rikaia river, that generally the nor' westers have been at work, and have considerably upset farmers' ex pectations as regards yield. But it has to •*>e remembered that the early part of the season was exceptionally favorable to the growth of " flig," and an exuberant growth of " flag :f is always misleading. Giveu a sudden stretch of fine warm weather after a severe winter, followed by a long period of moist weather with a fairly high tempera ture, a rank growth of straw is inevitable But it is after this rank growth that the time comes during which the grain forms from which the yield is to be taken. Level headed farmers waited for this before they began to estimate what their yield was likely to be, and their estimates were con siderably under those of more sanguine people who looked for and prophesied a record crop. The crop will not be a record one, batitwillbe good — very good— although there will be of course, as there always will be and always has been, instances m which the wind's work must be severely felt; It is early yet to say what the return per acre ! will be. With such an uncertain climate as ours, it is never wise to holloa till one is out I of the wood — not safe to prophecy either good or bad as regards crop ; but allowing for the weather already experienced, and judging fromtheexperienceof former seasons , the promise of the harvest is fairly satisfac tory. The nor'-wester does not blow with equal force all over the county. The gale of Sunday week was severe m Ashburton town ship, but down towards the sea it was hardly felt, and people who drove into A&hburton from places far down were astonished to learn m the evening, after the wind had , fallen, that the gale had been so severe m the more central part of the county. While our friends m the districts above Ashburton were complaining of heavily shaken barley, there were crops of the same cereal lower down that were not shaken al all, because there had been no wind there to do mischief of that kind. But at the same time, while the upper district barley had come to ripen ing point almost unscathed, the lower crops had got a scorching th*t very considerably reduced the size of the berry, although they were able to reach cutting point without further damage, and ilw absence of rain

Below are a few notes by our correspondent now on tour m the ccuutry districts: It will be seen from h s budget, which is from 'he lighter land of the county, northward o the creek and towards Rikaia river, that generally the nor' westers have been at work, and have considerably upset farmers' ex pectations as regards yield. But it has to •*>e remembered that the early part of the season was exceptionally favorable to the growth of " flig," and an exuberant growth of " flag :f is always misleading. Giveu a sudden stretch of fine warm weather after a severe winter, followed by a long period of moist weather with a fairly high tempera ture, a rank growth of straw is inevitable But it is after this rank growth that the time comes during which the grain forms from which the yield is to be taken. Level headed farmers waited for this before they began to estimate what their yield was likely to be, and their estimates were con siderably under those of more sanguine people who looked for and prophesied a record crop. The crop will not be a record one, batitwillbe good — very good— although there will be of course, as there always will be and always has been, instances m which the wind's work must be severely felt; It is early yet to say what the return per acre will be. With such an uncertain climate as ours, it is never wise to holloa till one is out of the wood — not safe to prophecy either good or bad as regards crop ; but allowing for the weather already experienced, and judging fromtheexperienceof former seasons , the promise of the harvest is fairly satisfac tory. The nor'-wester does not blow with equal force all over the county. The gale of Sunday week was severe m Ashburton town ship, but down towards the sea it was hardly felt, and people who drove into A&hburton from places far down were astonished to learn m the evening, after the wind had fallen, that the gale had been so severe m the more central part of the county. While our friends m the districts above Ashburton were complaining of heavily shaken barley, there were crops of the same cereal lower down that were not shaken al all, because there had been no wind there to do mischief of that kind. But at the same time, while the upper district barley ' had come to ripen ing point almost unscathed, the lower crops had got a scorching thit very considerably reduced the size of the berry, although they were able to reach cutting point without further damage, and th<s absence of rain saved the color. A good shower of rain would do immense good to the turnip crop. Up Ruapuna way we learn that turnips have been sown repeatedly m cases without result, and m most parts of the county rain is wanted for this most important factor m the year's success of the elieep fa r mer. Feed is yet fairly plentiful, but a shower is much wanted to freshen it and give it stamina.

(from our correspondent.) NewlAnes— Gutting is almost finished. A good deal of the grain is m stook, and stacking is being hurried on. Here, as elsewhere, the grain has ripened patchily. The clover looks fairly well, but is m want of rain, Seafield— Reaping is finished, with the exception of a few patchy paddocks of wheat — muoh damaged by wind. The o»ta have been severely shaken by the nor' westers, and almost all the grass seed has been lost owing to the same cause. Kyle — The crops of wheat and oats are about an average, though a great deal has been broken or shaken. Bain is badly wanted for turnips and feed.

Dorie — A great deal ot tin grain is m stook, and stacking is being pushed on with great speed, many farmers employing two gangs of men, working day and night. Some fine crops are to be seen m this neighbor hood, yielding an excellent sample, The wind has done a good deal of damage to all the crop 3 that encountered it standing, and there are farms on which the lo,s" of grain will be very severe, so that the threshing will not yield anything like up to farmers' expectations. The ears are to be seen lying about plentifully ia the exposed parts of the paddocks.

Deomore — The greater portion of the crop is m atack Here again, as elsewhere, the wind has done a good deal of damage. Rakaia— Here also thp most part of the crop is m stack, but there are a few pad - docks still uncut showing evidence of uneven ripening. Pbndabves — Finished stacks are to be seen on every hand, and many others m process of building. The earlier prospects of the season, which promised a record yield, have not been realised, the damage done by the nor'westers having reduced the yield to at best a fair average one. A very fine crop of oats opposite the school, which, under favorable circumstances, would have threshed out forty bushels, has been sadly knocked about, and twenty to twenty-fiva will probably be the tally. Some of the oats from hereabout have been threshed and delivered, and are a nice sample. Cuertsky. — In several places about here the farmers have suffered from the hailstorm as well as from the wind, the result being , that the crop was threshed as it stood, and m one case aunply the straw has been saved i Nevertheless some very nice crops have been reaped, and to judge from samples rub Vied out, some of the yields will bs fairly good.

Gbhebal Notes.— Gone nearly nil oyer the district is 'dying m the hedges m patches of up to a chain m length ; doubt less from the disease, the appearance of which has previously been noted m other parts of the province. Clover seemß to have come well almost everywhere, remarkably so when the heat and drought are taken into account. Cocksfoot is abundant on the roadsides, and it is surprising that the seed has not been . saved by those who say they arc looking for work and complain of not being able to get it, instead of being left; to be blown out by the wind. Everywhere the soil is exceedingly dry and parched, and rain is wanted. As to the harvest generally, farmers all over the district are doubtful as to the probable yield, and it is almost impossible to form an accurate estimate, till the tally of the threshing mills is to hand. , :

SPORTING.

0.J.0. SUMMER MEETING. Christohuroh, February 1 At the Summer meeting of the O.J.C to-day there was not a large attendance but the weather was fine. The Hornby Welter. — Bisley 1, Silver Spec 2, Prime Warden 3. The winner led from the start, and won by three parts of a length. Time — 2.l3|secs. Dividend— £3 3s and £2 5s 6d. Middle Park Plate.— Bloodshot 1, Belleclair 2, Firefiy 3. When the field had settled down, Marquh of Zetland and Bloodshot were m front, but the former dropped back at the entrance to the straight and Bloodshot won eaßily by three or four lengths from the Dunedin filly, Firefly half a length away. Time— l.l6£secß. Dividends — £2 11s and £2 10s 6d. Midsummer Handicap, of 250 soys. One mile and a half. — Lady Zetland 1, Quiltiri 2, Barmby 3.

One Box ofClarke's 841 Pills is warran ted to oure all discharges from the Urinary Organs, m either sex (acquired or consti tutional), Gravel and Fains m the Baok. Guarranteed free from Mercury. Sold m Boxes 4s 6d each, by all Ohemists'and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the World Proprietors : The Lincoln and Midland Counties Dauo'CoMPAnY, Lincoln, England

W H Nelson who is m the drag business at X ngville, Mo., has bo muoh confidence m Qhamberlain'a Oolio, Cholera and Diarrbcoi E-emedy that be warrants every bottle and offerß to refund the money to any customer who iB not Bath^ed afier using it. Mr Nelson takes no rick m doing (his beoause the Remedy is a certain oure for the diseases for whioh it is intended and he knows it. It ia for sale by the Ashburton Drug Company.

Every line of Boota and Shoes, and every Bingle pair selling at a great reduction dur ing the last ten days of McDonald and MoDiabuid'b sale of Anderson's Boob Stock. U

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN

THE SULTAN AND THE QUEE? Loxdon, Jutiniy 3J

The Sultan has sent a reply to the Queen's letter reciprocating Her Majesty*} friendship, «nd stating that he had done his best to provent cruel treatment of the Armenians. RACEHORSES. Carnage and Trenton have arrived m excellent condi* ion.

FRENCH INCOME TAX

Paris, January 31 The Premier has announced a gradu ated income tax. Above fifty thou sand francs (£2000) the rate will b-* five per cent. The new impost is expected to yield six millions sterling;

AUSTRALIAN

ORIOKET.

Sydney, March 1 At a meeting of the members of the ! Australian cricket team it was de cided to ask . the Cricket Council to increase the team to fourteen, and include Lyons, whose coasent has been obtained. It is understood that, fail ing to . secure a place m the team, Albert Trott will go to England as a professional.

THE SQUADRON.

Hob art, February 1 The warships Orlando, Dart, Pen guin, Wallaroo, and Ringarooma leave for Lyttelton on February 13.

THE QUEENSLAND FLOODS.

Brisbane, February 1 The river at Townsville is falling slowly. Rain, excepting m the north where it is still showery and threaten ing, has ceased. A large quantity of goods was swept away from the Towns ville railway sheds and the beach is strewn with the bodies of hundreds of horses, cattle, dogs, etc. A.t Boss Island the buildings destroyed include the Church of England, the Wesleyan church, and the Oddfellows' hal'. Woodstock township is completely submerged. At Rockhampton the river has broken its banks and the town is partly flooded. The wharves are six feet under the water, which is still rising. All the place has the appearance of a great sea. The people outside the town are completely cut off, but m no danger at present. The railway and telegraph services continue demoralised. The railway bridges over the Reid river and m the Houghton valley are destroyed.

THE RE-CONSTRUCTED BANKS

Melbourne, March 1

The Bank of Victoria announces to-day that it will, on May 14-, pay off the whole of the deferred deposits. On the same date the National Bank of Aus tralasia will release one fifth of the deposits of the creditors of the old National Bank. This will reduce the deferred obligations of both institu tions to something over £4,000,000. Since the re-construction m 1893, the total reduction of deferred liabilities, including^ the present payment has been — National Bank, £3,500,000; Bank of Victoria, £2,500,000

Ihe half-yearly report of the Land and Mortgage Bank of Victoria shows a. net loss ot £8,840. The general manager has been sent to London to confer with the debenture holders, and try to arrange reductions m the rate of interest. CYCLING. Martin, the American cyclist, left for New Zealand yesterday, Parsons visits England m April.

COMMERCIAL

LONDON WOOL SALES.

London, January 31 The Manchester wool importers consider thct the trip of the steamer Gulf of Siam is a good start, and it has been unanimously determined to support the service. They hope that they will soon secure a reduction j m the Yorkshire railway rates. Consignees have expressed surprise and satisfaction at the facilities offered at Manchester for storing wool. The present series of wool sales closed with a strong tendency, and with the highest prices secured during the series. Compared with the prices obtained m December all merinos of the. present series are fully 5 per cent dearer, crossbreds at par while inferior sorts are 5 per cent | lower. The Americans took 21,000 bales. At the Bradford sales business was restricted crossbreds £d below London opening rates. i In merinos there were a few transactions at

Ad to Id higher. The Antwerp sales will be hold on the sth and 6th inst. The total number of bales catalogued for the latter sales is 0860 including 100 from West ralia.

NAPIER RAM FAIR.

Napier, January 31 The ram faic to-day was well attended, and there was good competition for superior sheep, but anything not first class waß neglected, consequently flock rams were altnoat unsaleable, the highest pi ice realised 'being 3£ guineaß for Lincoln?* When stud rams came on things livened considerably. Mr Matthew Holmes, Oamaru, got from 15 to 45 guineas for his Lincolns ; Mr Wilson, Waverley, from 19 to 41 ; Mr John Boid, Oamaru, from 10 31 ; New Zealand Land Company from Bto 20 ; Executors D.T^O.Y., Oamaru, 10 to 30 ; Mr Fred Sutton, South land, 7 to 26 ; Mr J". B. Sutton, Southland, Bto Hi. There was no demand for any thing bub Lincolns*

DUNEDIN GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET.

The Olago Daily Times % under date January 30. reports : — Grain — Wheat : The m&rket is somewhat dull m anticipation of the new crop, and millers are disinclined to operate even at a shade lower prices than were m vogue last week. Prime velvet is m demand, and is saleable at 43 to 4s 2d ; medium milling, 3s 9d to 3s lid ; fowls' feed 3s 2d to 3a 8d per bushel, sacks m. Barley : Prime malting is m good demand and goes off at from 3s to 39 sd. Milling and feed, however, have declined somewhat m value, owing doubtless to the fall m other descriptions of feed grains. Prices may be quoted at l£d to 2d per bushel below those current last week. Beit feed is worth from 2s 4d to 2s 8d per bushel ; inferior to medium, 2s to 2s 3d. Oats : A further decline has taken place m all descriptions, whioh can be quoted at Id to lid below last week's prices; Prime milling is worth Is 9£d to Is lOd ; good to best feed, la 8d to la 9.\d ; medium, Is 7d to Is 8d per bushel, sacks extra. Chaff: The market is over-supplied, and prices m consequence have declined from 53 to 10s per ton this week. Benfc oaten chaff to-day is worth from £3 to £3 2s 6d, and hard to quit even at these rates. Potatoes are m short supply, and prices are slightly firmer. Best kidnsys are worth £3 10s to £3 153 ; best new Derwenta, £3 5s to £3 7a Gd.

Mr E. W« Hanmer reports having sold the following dips of wool since last report :— Three legs, 7 bales first-cross hogget at 7 id, 4 merino ewe ssd, lambs wool 7d ; JHS conjoined, 1 merino 6} d ; P with dash, 2 crossbred ewe, 1 first-cross hogget ; G over 5, 8 first-cross hogget 6d ; JB conjoined, 4 Qrst-oroBS ewe 7d ; Diamond with cross, 3 crossbred 7d ; ML, 3 first-cross ewe 7d ; 18, J2 oroßßbred 7£d ; — )» 2 crossbred 6Sd j D, . merino H } EVH, 1 orowbred owe 7d ;

f OB conjoined, 9 croa3bred 7:Jd, 2 merino | woi her 7^l, 2G merino owe 7£<l, 6 merino hoggnt ?jl, o merino bellies 4.^1, 1 mix**" woo: 7«l, 2 pieoes 4A-1 ; I Lmiuolu Ifrl ', I'R 5 merino ewe 7(1 ; X'r, 3 firat-cros<« hogge*, 6.x<l, 3in -rino ewe sjc ', 1 me.itio ewe s|d, 1 bullies and pe3 s 4»I ; JC m diitmiul, ? merino ewe 6^l ; MY, 4 first and s<-cond cro c s ewe 7.^d, 4 tirst. and second-cross hogget 7J, 1 mixed wool 6£d. 1 merino ewe 6i », 1 bellies and pieces 4Jil ; TH m ciro'e. 2 merino ewo 6£d ; \VM, 2 merino ewe GJ r l. Also 51 fadges, bags, etc., various, at corresponding priceß.

CORRESPONDENCE

(We do not hojij ojitttives renwnsi le for tho opinions ejpresied by our correspondents

THE HARVEST.

TO THE E/DITOR. Sir, — In reading theharvesfc notes, both of your own correspondents and those of your Canterbury contemporaries, I notice that all the writers seem to have looked ' for a phenomenally lafge yield, and con sequently set down the damage done by the winds as having been exceptionally heavy. You will pardon ma the liberty of differing bo some extent from those writers. To begin with, I cannot see that the harm done this year by the wind has been greater than m previous years. We have cultivated the land m Ashburton now since the seventies, and every season since the first plough furrow was-iurried #8 have had to reckon with north-west gales; .of more or less severity. The jseverifcy bt the has become less since tha plantations grew up on the. plains, and- since the Athburton. County CouDcil fan their netwoik of races over the large area of land under their jurisdiction. Bub the gales come still, and certainly do damage. The mis ohfof is not so much by shaking out by mere force the ripened corn, but the hot breadth of the nor'wester perishes the husk of the grain, even while the berry is soft and pulpy, and the yield suffers m this way far more than In any other that may be attributable to the wind. Secondly, I would like to ask your readers to go back over the history of this year's crop. The winter, as we all retm m ber, was me of exceptional severity/ We had a month of almost uninterrupted frost;, with a deep coating of snow every where. No agriculturist would find fault with that, as a good stiff time of frcst and snow is a great help to him m many ways, as well he knows. But following the severe weather came warmth that gave everything a sudden and rapid etart. Then we had a stretch of moist warm weather, and the growth of vegetation was phenomenal. Potato growers saw the haulms of their plant? rushing up to giant height, and feared there would be but light tubers, and farmers noted the heartiness of the flag m the wheat. . There are men morn sanguine than others m every walk of life, and the farming com munit y has many of them They rt j need m this ranknass of the crop m the green leaf, and lcoked for great things from it. But men of experience -men who have i iteUigently cultivated grain all their lives, not only here but m older countries, were not deceived. They knew their land was capable of only a certain re urn, and that that return could not be main tained without a higher class of farming than the men of 'our plait, s have followed since the vi'gin soil was first broken. They knew their land had done its btst long ago — that it had already made its record, until a change be rmde m the system of cultivation. They knew the promise of die 'fl -g ' could not possibly be fa'filed at tho threshi-g tmchine. And when 1 the fl.g had gone off, ar.d the plant was drawing towards maturity, only too palpable evidence was given that the probable yield had been over-estimated Even m the very woi st seasons ~ there have bean specially rich patches that have yielded great crops, but these must not be tsken as a criterion of the main area of the land m the county, and I am waking for the threshing returns to tell me how those fivored patches have fared. My contention then is that a" the outset, when the grain was still m tho fl kg, at d abnormally rich looking, tha probable yield was estimated far too high ; that the crop has only received the rough treat ment of an average nor'-wester season; and that only an average yield will be garnered. In 1883 we saw our best year. Wakanui that year averaged 25£ bushels of wheat per acre* I shall be 'pleased to see it d.o the same this year, but if it does it will not be either because the estimates of the sanguine were oorreotof the promise In flag, or of the damage done by the gales. —I am, etc, Strathmore.

'MH ASHBOKTON GUARDIAN: SATUEDAY, FEBRUARY I, 18 W.



Breaking the Recokd— Messrs Craig- head and Berryman are evidently doing a very large tailoring business this season. What everybody says must be true " with regard, to their reduced prices, good fit, etc., All who require new suits for Christmas should read their new advertisement on our tMrd page.



Business Notices MONSTROUS CLEARING BOOT SALE AT MelLot's ZEALANDIA BCOT STORJ3 FOR ONE MONTH before Stock-taking. We have Heduced m pnV- every pair of Boots and Shoes. In this Great Boot Sale we openly deJ^ camjetilion. We Lead, Others follow. Note Our Prices — Men's Strong Leather D?rhy Shoes Ss 9=l I Men's Hood Blnchere 4UM Ladiet.' Pretty .-hoes, tan or black, 6% 6d I Ladies' G -ze Kul Shoca Sa litl Men's Kaßy Waltz'ng Shoeß 7a | Ladies' Strap «hoca from 4s tii Children's Strap Shoes Is 9 J | Boots and Shoes from la 9d to 27a Gd Roll up m Thousands. Look at Our Windows and Doars for Bargains. Country orders promptly sent to any address. NOTE ADDRESS- : J. MELLOE, I- ZBALANDIA BOOT STORE, TANCRED STREET, A3HBURTQN. WHEAIT. WHEAT. "^T E ARE PROMPT CASH BUYER 3 Of Prime Milling Wheat, AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES. We are also prepared to Store Grain on Farmers' account m our New Grain Storez West Street, Ashburton, on very favourable terms Full sized Cornsacki and Twine Supplied at LOWESI 1 CURRENT RATES Kollitt & Co, CANTERBUKY FLOUB MILLS, Ofhces asd Stores: WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. ____, 1 159 JOHN ORE & Co., ASHBURTON. T^NAM&LLED & BRASS PRESERVING PAKS, Hi G, 8, 10, 12, and 14 Quarts, ab Lowest Prices. MASON'S PATENT SCBLW-TOP JAM JAES m PINTS, QUARTS and HALF-GA.LLOXS at prices Nev Offered Before m Ashburton, John Orr & Co., GENERAL MERCHANTS & IMPORTERS Cheap Sale ./^O" of ®* c^ c * € > COMMENCING V^ )//9®V j^S^ll/j^k COMMBNCING FEBRUARY 1, 1896, T^W^B FEBRUARY 1, 1 ' ' . LANDELLS AND SON, BURNETT STREET, (next Mail Office), ONE MONTH ONLY. HMMN-'A* -__^_* • AUR " EXPRESS " BIOYOLE is the Lightest, Strongest, and Fastest, r •' \J is built ON THE PREMISES by, not a self-taught mail, but a ihoroo'g educated Mechanic with twenty years practical experience. BICYCLES of every description, including Ladies', Front Drivers, ; Safetys. Prices from £o to £25. As we have a large Stock on hand, we have determined to give our Pati — the advantage of securing a Really Good Machine, CHEAP. "We. give tw< months' guarantee with each machine. It is to your advantage to pure', your B ke from a LOCAL MANUFAOTUBEF. 1 : ■■■■ All kinds of Pneumatic Tyres converted Into Dunlops (Detachable) WHAT DOBS THIS MEAN? DURING OCTOBER, 1895. we took more orders for Suits, «fee , than ev«^ we had before for any month since the Establishment of our Business (18S0 This fact speaks for itself, and shows that the public appreciate oxr REDUCED PRIORS, and that they can rely on our reputation fc ENTIRE SATISFACTION AN APOLOGY We wiah to> apologise to those friends whose orders wo were compelled l< refuse owing to the rush before the show COME EARLY CUSTOMERS requiring Suits, Ac, for the Christmas Holidays ar- kindly asked to leave their orders as early as possible to avoid the inevitable rush and disappointment ( RAI^HK ill F IIERUIH I]V THE LEADING TAILORS & OUTFITTERS, ASHBURTOF ASHBURTON PRESBYTERIAN 8 T * STEPHEN'S CHURu!! CHURCH. Ashbnrton THE Sale of WORK and PRODUCE SERVICES, for redaction of Manse debt will b j SUNDAY (Septuagcsiraa) 1L p >•• held m the Orange Hall ea^ly m April Holy Communion — Rev T next. • Hamilton. Donations will be gratefully received 3pm, GKEENSTREET— Rev 1 by Mr Andrew Orr, Treasurer, or other Hamilton, members of Finance Committee. 1167 3 p.m , PROMORE-Mr W. Boy Fox. ? V overhauled and enaracllod. Tyres a apocialty— E. Knight, Eolipsa Cycle _ Works, Tancred Street, opposite Arcade . . . . * ~ . i« 85 All (he Rage—ftm Veuus 'fokacm



Henry Zander, Henry Zander. A S the Harvpsting Season is now -V drawing ne»r, 1 beg to intimate that I Laro 1 ought a very large stock (f Mwvesuog Material*, anfolpating a i , correrpondingly large demand. BINDING TWINES. BINDING TWINES. BINDING WIRE. BINDING WIRE. And all other Harvesting Material now In Stock. Farmers, do not give your orders for Twine without getting my quotation, ib I can quote less than any local merchant, having purchased most favorably. I have for Sale a few SECOND HAND MoCOBMICK BEAPERB & BINDERS In First CUss Order. Early application necessary. McCORMICK & BUCKEYE EXTfIAS kept m Stock, Also "TYZAOR'S" SECTIONS & CHAINS For all other machines CORNSACKS, CORNSACKS. I am now prepared to take orders for full sized Cornsacks, and farmers will do well to order early, as crops will be heavy. Carpets, Linoleums, Oilcloths, etc. In order to make room for Harvest- ing and other Goods now landing and to arrive, I will sell the whole of the above Stock at 95 per cent below cost price. 1000 MATS, 1000 MATS, 1000 MATS Mauritius ftiugar. Be bure to use no other for your JAM, and see that you get it NEW CURRANTS, NEW RAISINS, and NEW SULTANAS. ! These fruiis are read} for use without further washing Tea*, Teas, Teas. CHINA, CSYLON, INDIA, and HEALTH TEA Just Landed (ex Gothic) 100 GALVANISED STEEL ELASTIC HORSE COLLARS, In^all sizes. They are giving universal satisfaction SCOTT'S WELL-KNOWN RANGES, AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. Oils Oils. I have m Stock and lo Lavd — 100 Drums Linseed Oil 200 cases Valvoline 200 cases Caßtor Oil 20 bales best 5-ply Seiming Twine China and Glassware Bornsby's & Kansome's Plough Shares Barbed and Plain Fencing Wire BEST ENGLISH LEATHER BELTING WINES & SPIRITS, ALES & STODT LIQUEURS, # HAB ANA CIGARS, CIGARETTES, In view of approaching holidays, at SPECIALLY LOW PRICES I have Always for Sale — CRUSHED OATS, OATEN SHEAF CHAFJF, OATS, BRAN, SHARPS, AND CHICKWREAT. Henry Zander, GENERAL MERCHANT WOOL, STOCK AND STATION AGENT AGENT FOR— '.' Sun Flra Insurance Office Australian Mutual Provident Scolety



' ] Amusements. ( 'J FiTZGKRALD BUOS-' ,[ NEW , London < oinpaiiy.- { ' CJ UGFi CTRCCS AJSD MONSTER CX WILD BEAST SHOW. AJ-HBURTON. 1 WAY OSJXY. t 3 PERFORMANCES. 3 Afternoon & Evening SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8. After their recent trip round the World, the Messrs Fitzgerald hive much pleasure m Introducing the following New London Artists m connection with their Circus and Menagerie : — MDLLB. ANTONIO, From the London Aquariom, the most graceful and daring Artiste ever witnessed LES FRERES ECLAIRS, The human Contortionists, Crocodile and Demon, are simply Indescribable, »• MAHOMET," The Talking Horse— A Marvel. The sagacity of this animal is almoßt human* SIMONSTEIN, (From Koster and Biol'a Ko f Garden, New York), The greatest Acrobatic Tumbler and Dummy Clown of the age. TED LEONARD. TheGreat English Clown, with his educated aniraftfc. Screams from start to finish* CHARLES BUROHALL, The New Rider. The Cleverest yet seen. FRANK JONES, The Champion Laapor. PROFESSOR OHARLES PEART, The Highest Diver m the World. Dives 75ft from the Top ot the Tent into 6ft of Water. Another wonder is . HERR VON DER MEHDEN, The Ohampioa Solo Cornet Player, who leads the Batd. THE MOST GIGANTIC ORGANISATION Which has ever visited Australasia. 2 5 Tenders. TENDERS. THE RANGIORA. Borough Council invites Tenders for RENTING a Reserve nf 790 Aorea m the Mount Hutt District for a term of 7, 10 or 14 years. Conditions of Lease may be seen at the Town Clerk's Office, Bangiora, Tenders, addressed to the Mayor, mast be delivered by MONDAY, March 2, 1896. The highest or any Tender not neces- sarily accepted. M. AMY, Town Clerk Rangiora, January 18, 1896. 1 110 ODDFELLOWS' HALL. npENDERS are invited up to 7th irst. X 5 p.m., for Seating the above Hall. For particulars apply to 2 11 JOSHUA TUCKER. E. W. Hanmer. WANTED. ~~ WANTED— Second-hand Sackp, fit , for Chuff, m any quantity. 1^147 B. W. HANMER. f. Bullock. TOL E T T>OOTMAKER'<3 Shop m tlso Arcade, O lately occupied by P. O'Connor. . ■ T. BULLOCK. TO LET — Comfortable Cottage m Grey street, Good Cooking Range. T. BULLOCK. TO SOEBP FARMERS & OTHERS. FOR SAL E — qq^ ACRES Westerfield Survey tJ±M\J District, about 200 acres hava been sown with English Grasses* Very suitable for working with heavy lands. Easy terms of payment. Apply to T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE, Cottage and Section, well situated m Moore Street, T. BULLOCK " MONEY. TO LEND on Approved Freehold Securities, the following Special Sums— £soo, £500, £200. T. BULLOCK. ALFORD FOREST. Estate of the late J. H. Morrisi The 19 Acres 2 Roods 36 Perches, part of R.S. 21413 and R.S. 20575, with dwelling House of six rooms, 15 acres m Oate, etc. Also bho R.S. 27677, 20 aqres. Not having disposed of these properties by Auction, I am prepared to receive offers for them. j T. BULLOCK Friedlander Bros., Limited. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6. SEVEN ACRES OF LAND, Near the Towu of Rakaia. MESSRS FRIEDLANDER BROS., Limited, have received instruc- tions from the Owner to Sell by Public Auction, at the Rakaia Saleyards, on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1896— SEVEN ACRES of really good Land, situated near the Town of Rakaia, vmII fenced and all m grass. Full iSrticulars at time of Sale. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Limited. R. FRIEDLANDER, 2 4 Auctioneer. FOR PRIVATE SALE. A HANDY-SIZED FARM of 120 • ACRES, firafc-chss land, good situation, near Grqenetreet School, Ash- burton Forks, with House and Stabling. This property has been m grass for three years, and could be cropped if desired. Full particulars on application. 2 3 FRIESDLANDER BROS.. Limited WANTED TO PURCHASE, For immediate delivery, pRIME MILLING WHEAT and Good Bright TARTARIAN OATS. 2 6 FRIEDLANDER BROS., Limited WANTED TO PURCHASE,, QECOND-HAND SACKS, suitable for' CHAFF, IN ANY QUANTITY. U3G FRIEPLANPER BRSS,, LJMWSP



PYNE AND CO. SALE OF HOESES. studholmlT junction. TUESDAY, ~!ARCH 3. "jt/TESSRS PYNE & Co. (m conjunc- with Messrs Guinness andLeCren), have received instructions from the Waitnate Estate to hold a sale r.f horses WITHOUT RESERVE, on the above date. Particulars as follows : LIGHT HORSES— 18 Two-year-old Colts and Fillies by Borderman 23 Three and four-year-old Colts and Fillies by Borderman, broken and unbroken 24 Brood Mares m fo&l and foal at foot by Cajolery. DRAUGHT HORSES— 14 Thrae-year-olds and upward?, broken and unbroken 8 Two-yeafolds by Lord Cairns PYNE & CO., 2 8 Auctioneers. Public Notices. LOST T7IROM Dromore, about 20 Mixed JIJ Sheep, crossbred two-tooths and ewes, branded \ over x . Reward for information. D. THOMAS, 2 12 Ashburton. IMPOUNDED ab Flemingfcon, from the Black Bridge Road, one Roan COW and one Blue STEER. If not olaimed and expenses paid to be Sold on February 12, 1896, at twelve o'clock noon. WILLIAM HENRY LOVfE, 2 2 Poundkeaper. DRAWING, PAINTING, Etc. MISS FIELD wiII. RESUME - Teaching on WEDNESDAY, sth inst. Pupils are requested to give half-a- -term's notice before leaving. 2 13 LAZARUSS SIGHT TESTING AND SPECIALITE SPECTACLES. Sole ajent for Ashburton District, S# S A L E X, JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURION. LAZARUS Patented System ensures comfort and correct Blghi. Dont spoil your eyes by using badly fitting Speotaoles. 5