CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

THE AGRICULTURAL RELIEF BILL.

. London, April 21 Sir 'H. Fowler will move as an amendment to Mr Chaplin's Bill that it is urfjust to restrict rateable relief to one class of properties. ORIENT S.S. COMPANY. The Orient Steamship Company s balance-sheet shows a profit of £12,058 A dividend has been declared of 5s per ■hare, and £398 will be carried for- W*l? AND O. COMPANY'S DEBENTURES. April 22. The P. and O, Company's deben tures were subscribed two fold, and •Hotted to those tenderers over 118. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. Mr Cleveland, m declining an invi tation from Birmingham to attend the celebration of the birthday of Shake apeare, »*id he hoped ennobling senti ment and high destiny were awaiting the concerted action of the English speaking people, and that they would never loae their potency. ITALY AND ABYSSINIA. General Baldissera has returned King Menelek's peace proposals, and the negotiations are abandoned. ATTACKS BY DERVISHES. The Dervishes, before their defeat by Major Sydney, entangled Fen wick's icouti m the bush and speared many of them. Feawick's Egyptian. Cavalry defended a. hill all night, and repulsed four assaults. OBITUARY. Berlin, April 21 . Baron Hirsch. Paris, April 21 Mi Leon Saye. FRANCE AND MADAGASCAR. Paris, April 21 The Senate has postponed considera tion of the Madagascar vote until a Cabinet is formed possessing the con fidence of both Chambers. THE RECENT EMEUTE. Cairo, April 21 Five hundred of the Khalifa's body guard were killed m the fight which took place among themselves. CORE A AND RUSSIA. St Petersburg, April 21 Core* hu asked Russia to provide a guard for the King's palace, and also to appoint advisers and military teachers.

AUSTRALIAN

SIR HENRY PARKES.

Sydney, April 22 Sir Henry Farlres is progressing i^^yyoprablY.; POISONED .BY frfrTftzD MSAT. Four members of a family named Hay were poisoned at Gunnedah through eating putrid meat ; two are dead. THE BARQUE JOHN WILLIAMS The barque John Williams is thirty eight days out from Lyttelton to Sydney, and anxious inquiries are made as to her safety. THE NEWCASTLE DIFFICULTY After a long discussion between the miners and colliery owners, the : Premier presiding, the owners sub mitted the following proposal to the miners : — That they continue work for six months, during which the Con ference stand adjourned till September 9, when the question of increasing the hewing rate will be discussed. In the meantime all collieries represented at the .Conference guarantee that no further reduction m wages will be made until the end of 1897, and pro bably not then. The miners 1 delegates resolved to submit the proposal to the Lodges for their approval.

The Matabele Rising.

A DETERMINED FIGHT.

Capetown, April 21 Dr Macfarlane with sixty men fought 1500 Matabele three miles from Bulu wayo. The fight lasted two hours, when Macfarlane retired m perfect order owing to the Maxim gun becom ing jammed, and thus rendered unfit for use. The Englishmen lost only two men. while the natives had fifty killed. April 22 Buluwayo ii provisioned for two months, which is sufficent to last until it 11 relieved. Operations are now confined to clearing a zone of three miles around the laager. ■

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN

THB INOOME TAX. ..:.., London, April 22 The Colonial Institute will memor ialise the Chancellor of the Exchequer to abolish the system of charging double Income Tax, (i.e.) both m Britain and the Colonies, on the ground that it restricts investment. THE VENEZUELA QUESTION. The Venezuela question is still critical. Negotiations between Eng land and. the United States are at a standstill. Lord Salisbury rejected the proposals of February 18, because he disliked the ultimate possibility of having recourse to arbitration; No agreement has been made to arbitrate or as to the acceptance orthe principles which would have that effect. The recent issue of a British blue book has had but small effect on the American Commission whose report will be issued early m the Autumn. The United States has not accepted Lord Salisbury's draft treaty proposing general arbitra tion. : FRANCE AND MADAGASCAR Paris, April 22 The division m the French Senate postponing consideration of the Mada gascar vote was 171 to 90. The .Premier contends it is for Parliament, not the Senate only, to interpret the constitution. A meeting of the Chamber of Deputies is summoned for Thursday when the Cabinet will tender its resignation m the expectation that a vote of confidence will be passed. THE GOVERNORSHIP OF ZEITOUIt. CoKSTAimMOPLE, April 22. The Porte explains that the Moslem Governor of 2Jeitoun is merely a tem porary appointment, as the Govern ment feared to irritate the Mahomme dan population fey appointing a OhristUn at prtstit,

AUSTRALIAN

THB NEWCASTLE DJrftflOUlTY,

Stdnbt, April 23 The voting re the strike will b» completed to-morrow night. The miners are dissatisfied with the reault of the conference, as they consider 1 they Lave waited long enough. The general opinion is that they will refuse to endorse the result and will strike on Monday. THE J.P. SCANDAL. Melbourne, April 23 The Crown has notified Messrs Rappiport and Baxter o! its intention to file a criminal prosecution against them for conspiracy m connection with the Lorimer report. A SOUTH AFRICAN CONTINGENT. A number of militia officers are urging the Government to send a small r ictorian contingent for service m 3outh Africa. The proposal is to send a light battery of artillery and a hundred picked men, the Government paying the cost of transport.

Sporting.

OAMA&U RACES.

Oam&bv, April 23 The North Otago Jockey Club's autumn meeting commenced to-day v The weather is fine, but the attendance poor. Results : —

Maiden.— Esau 1 ; Mea Culpa 2. Dublin, Border Lass. Missfire, and Grand Croas were scratched Dividend— £l 19s.

Our.— Van Baren 1 ; Jane Eyre 2 ; Ilex, 3. These were the only Btartero. Won eaaily. Dividend— £3 2s.

Publican* 1 Handicap.— Stimulant 1 ; Vanquisher 2; The Winohman 3. Lobo and Cicely also ran. Won easily. Time lmin 34se«. Dividend £3.

Trot.— Huzelwood, 1 ; Fairy, 2 ; Bridget, 3. All started but Samuel. Dividend, — £2 10a.

Charitable Aid Board.

At Wednesday's meeting of this Board, 'the Chairman, m his opening remarks, said : —In compliance with the Board's dlreotion I referred to the Auditor- General at Wellington the two questions relating to the proposed contribution towards the work of the new institution at Adding ton, and the appropriation of the income from the Twlgger endowment to the Ashburton Homo, with the result that no exception will be taken to the ex penditure m the manner suggested. Consequently the allocation of contribu-

tiona by the local authorities has been made m accordance with the resolution passed at the last meeting. The Govern* roent has been further communicated with respecting anew site for the Ashburton Home.

It; was resolved that m future the Board meet an the second Wednesday m the month, at 2.30 p m. In the list of contributions, required within the united district; during the year, the following sums arc set down—Ath barton County, £1187 14s 6d : Ashburton Borough, £101 18s 4d.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON— THURSDAY.

(Before Mr 0, A. Wray, S.M.)

Civil Cases— A. Orr vE. Buckley, £5 10a 2d, value of * dishonored cheque of defendant* employer, whioh had been pre sented m payment of curtain goods purchased at plaintiff's shop, cashed by plaintiff, and the balance over the amount of the purchase paid m change to defendant. Judgment for plaintiff with costs. Mr Purnell for plaintiff, Mr Cuthbertson for defendant.— B. Nohelty rW. Sutherland, £3 11s 6d. The olaim was for work done m thatching eleven stocks of grain at 63 6d per stack. Plaintiff said he had had forty years' experience m building and thatching giain stacks, and workod at thatohing for most of the large landed proprietors m the county He had thatched the stacks to defendant's order, on the south-east side only, and had done the work as well as though the stacks had been his own. But the building of the stacks had been bid to begin with, and the roofa had been very irregular — so much so that the best thatch ing m the world would not have kept out rain. He attributed the damage to the stacks to the exceptionally wet season and to the fact that the stacks were

wet when the thatohing was dene; The defence was that the work had been badly done, and several witnesses were examined for defendant. Thomas MoGee, a farm laborer of twenty years' experience, said he had seen the job, and there was nob enough straw m the thatch. There was an average of only an inch thick of thatching, instead of at least four inches, and on one stack the thatch came short of the cave of the stack by about six feet. One of the stacks bad dose upon two-thirds of the rainy side thatched, but none of the other* came near that. The grain was all sprouted and the stacks green with it. The work was very badly done Indeed, and the exceptionally rainy season of course, to' some extent, ac counted for the damage, but m an ordinary season the stacks would have suffered owing to ' the insufficiency of straw m the thatch* The two upper stacks were well built, bub the thin thatohing let the rain m on them too, and they also were growing.— F. Bennison also gave evidence as to the scantiness of the tbatuh, and the damage to the- stacks m consequence. If .the stacks had been properly thatched no rain should have got m. If plaintiff had done work for witness m a similar way witness would not have paid him. 6a 6d was a fair price for thatching. — Patrick Grace said the work had been very badly done, and the quantity of straw insufficent. If the staoka had been a little wet when thatched they should have dried under the thatch, but the rain had gone through the thatch everywhere. In other parts of the county where thatohing had been done well, no rain had come through upon the grain. Would not have asked a»y man to pay him for work done as this had been. —Defendant said the contract was that plaintiff was to thatch two-thirda of each stack, the tide facing the south* west. He was to reoeive 6s 6d for each stack, and defendant was to cart the straw. Nohelty got through with his work m about three days. Had no idea, that the work had been so badly done as it was, until the rain had done the d&m*ge, and examination of the stacks showed how inferior the work was. The man could do the work well enough if he liked. Nothing like two-thirds of the stack m any case had been thatched, and only m some cases had' the south-west side been protected, while m many instances the sheaves could be seen through the thatch.— His Worship said he was bound by the weight of evidence which was to the effect, that tke work was badly done, and he would have to nonsuit plaintiff.

FARMERS' COLUMN.

NEW BREED OF OATrLE.

An account of the foundation of what promises to be a new breed of cattle is given m the Live Stook Journal. By a careful and judicious crossing of the admirable little Dexters with Shorthorns, Major Barton, of Straftan, Kildare, ha 3 succeeded m producing a new type of small cattle possessing the best features of the two breeds. His experiment has been carried on for several years, and he has now good reason to hope that he will be able to fix the type which he has aimed at, with the result of presenting the country with a very valuable addition to its breeds of cattle. It is well known that for some years past there has been a growing disposition among consumers m favour of small joints of meat, which has been met to ' some extent by the production of what has been termed "baby beef." But Major Barton's cattle, presenting the appearance of short-legged, miniature Shorthorns, are small enough to meet the demand when they are fully matured and fattened, the live weight of a beast under such circumstances being only 12cwt to 14cwt. The thick fleshed and compact Dexter is a little model of a butcher's beast, and its merits are likely to make it popular m markets like that of Manchester, where small cattle are m demand. (

A NEW VEGETABLE.

A new vegetable is about to be introduced to the people of the United States, through the Department of Agriculture. It is the root of the calla lily, which resembles somewhat m appearance the ordinary Irish tuber, with the addition of a few fibrous roots that have nothing to do with the qualities of the article as an esculent. It is more elongated, and when cut the interior is a trifle more viscid. But a section of it is so potato-like one would ! not be likely to distinguish any differ ence. In cooking, it has first to be boiled m order to destroy certain acrid properties, after which it may be fried, roasted, baked, or what not, according to taste. Farmers m Florida have begun to raise these calla roots for market. The plants grow readily in 1 swamps, and so thickly that the yield of a single flooded acre is enormous. They reproduce themselves by the multiplication of their bulbs under ground, so that the grower bas simply to dig up the offshoots and leave the parents to propagate anew. For oenturies the Egyptians have culti vated a similar crop during the seasons of the Nile overflow, and at the present time calla lily bulbs are a common ' vegetable m Japanese markets. So prolific and palatable are they that their propagation m many parts of the United States, where conditions are favorable, may reasonably be looked forward to as an agricultural industry of the future.

PICKING AND PACKING APPLES.

Now that the fruit harvest is on, it may be of interest to know what Mr Nepean-Smith said recently on this subject at a meeting of the Gumeracha branch of the South Australian Agri cultural Bureau. He stated that : — " The first and most important thing m the oxport business is the picking and handling of the fruit. Gloves and other contrivances have been recom mended, but the natural hand, unen cumbered, provided the nails are cut olose, is the uioat time-saving. The fruit should be carefully picked straight into clean cases with smooth sides, carried to the storeroom on the shoulder, not carted, and there laid out on clean, soft grass, hay, or other soft substance, m a single layer, and left to " wilt " or the outer skin to harden, for at least a fortnight, and any that is likely to decay will generally show some signs by that time. The fruit may be packed right away from off the trees, but it then gives out a certain amount of moisture, and shrinks, which is undesirable, though I have tried this method with fairly good results, but prefer allowing the fruit to wilt first. The picking, if possible, should be done m the cool of the morning. When ready, the frnit must be picked over and graded, only clean fruit and that running about three or four to the pound being selected, measuring about 3in m diameter. After a very little practice your eye will guide you sufficiently as to size. Of course, two, or even three, sizes may be sorted out, to save a large quantity being /left on your hands, but each grade of fruit must be packed separately, and the casercbn taining it branded accordingly, Jfref er. put little apples m to fill up spaces/in packing, but use paper wadding. AH stems of such apples fas Cleopatra or New York Pippins should|be cut off close with a pair of scissors, rounded off at the points, so th|it the fruit may not be pricked, each |being then wrapped separately m foapfcr. A sheet of brown cap paper will dut six pieces, and being; soft, besides protecting the fruit, acts as wadding,^ Wrap so that" the extra folds come on] ;he stem end. The way I now pack X> S earnt from a man who had had immetn c experience with fruit m the&pld country, and I havefound it answrmrimilably. First, put m a layer of offcWKpf paper about an inch deep at the^^totn of the case. Thii is soft and springy. The offcuts may be obtained for the asking at most printing and binding establish ments, or at least for a very small price per bag. Then start with your apples m rows, placing the stem ends against the bottom, sides, and ends of the case. Don't press the fruit too roughly against each other, but they should be firmly packed m so that they do not move. Then start your next layer m the same way, leaving enough room for the free passage of air between the fruit, and so on to the top. Do not let the fruit come up quite flush with the top, and m your top layer the stems should be towards the lid. Fill up with offcuts slightly over the top, care fully nail on the lid so that the nails do not go through the ends and into the fruit. Some of the best varieties for exporting to England are the Cleopatra or New York Pippins, Five Crowns, Adams' Pearmain, Strawberry Pippin, Rome Beauty, London Pippin, etc., and for early shipments, Beauty of Australia, Hawthornden." You try /bt Mm Vtnut Toba«t>

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. Business Notices. __ The Portable Swing W ater Barrow. Prevention is Better Than Cure npHE few cases of Typhoid m Ashhnrton Borough and Suburbs afford no 1 ground for a " scare," hut it is only hy using reasonable precautions that thp dread scourge can be kept within bounds. In view of the subject being referred to m the public journals, it may be of service to rf print an extract from an issue of the "Nineteenth Century" of list year, m which special reference is madn to Diphtheria, but which applies with equal force to Typhoid. The writer remarks, that the latest epidemics m Huesia swept away nearly all the children m come villages ; and m Prussia, no less than one-sixth to one-fourth part of all children dying m the age of from one to five 3 ears suc- cumbed 4o Diphtheria, and the same proportion prevailed m Woßtern Europe as well. Keen interf at is being t»ken m the experiments of tbe French Doctors, Roux and Tersen ; but Diphtheria, like Anthrax, Cholera, Typhoid, Malaria, and other kindred complaints is-due to an infection of the body by • special bacteria, caused by the e.ffluvia rising from drains, back yards and premises generally, into and upon which dairy and kitchen slops have been thrown. Without an infection by bacteria or the poisons which they secrete, there is no diphtheria. The Portable Wash Barrow is just the one thing indispensable m the direction of perfect sanitary arrangements. By its use, a two-fold benefit is derived. The fever ar>d diphtheria breeding agencies •re removed, and what is otherwise a source of terror becomes an absolute gain, by conveying the wash to pig trough or to tbe garden. The Portable Barrows -can be put to various 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. Pofsession of one becomes an absolute means of sweetness, comfort and profit, — (0)— Improved Copper Boilers. 1 have just received direct from the manufacturers a fresh supply of Portable Ccp per Boilers, with patent smoke stack joitt, and Semi-double sheeted fra me—galvanised. This useful household requisite should be in- spected, when its various excellencies of construction, strcngth^and servicc- ableness, will speak for themselves. Siees—Hgale,, - 16ga)B. l "%nd 18gals., at prices within the reach of all. P.- FERRIMAK, LAND AND ESTATE AGENT. —AGENCIES- Union Steam Shipping Company North British Fire Inturance Company 3 133 —TO THE LADIES— -= GRAND SHOW^- New Drapery and Clothing FOR AUTUMN AND* WINTER JF THE XiATEST I fcSHION IN TlßßNoH JfENGLlSH^ressjftteriils Jl jf M i f ? f ■ - JJF k French/ InH Englim Millinery . : M 1 W Bisons, Flowers, and Feathers I \ A BEAUTIFUL SEL^AION OP \LAD|BS J | JACKETS, MANTLES, & CLOAKS. ■■ hi ■ CQRSETS /UN-- Al»l* THE LATEST MAKES '!■ 1 I ¥ EVERXTHING UP-TO-DATE H. M. JONES' H. M. JONES. BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS. I PUBLISHERS PRICES. CHISAP EDITIONS. Bought for Oashc THE ASSIGNED STOCK OF J. MARSDEN afc a Low Price, and. the whole £266 will be Cleared at a Great Redaction. GOME EARLY FOR BARGAINS IN BOOKS, STATIONEKY, AND FANCY GOODS. SHIPMENT of Books, ex Talnai, just opened up. Great variety, suitable for prize awards and presentation purposes. Liberal Discount to School Com mitteesi to keep the trade here. STATIONERY, STATIONERY, STATIONERY. SPECIAL VALUES m Boxed Paper and Envelopes. Plain and Fancy from <Jd upwards. Good Business Envelopes from 3s 9d per 1000, cash. (Law and Com* meroial Papers. . ACCOUNT BOOKS, ~ ACCOUNT BOOKS. Various sizes and Binding, Memorandum, Pocket and Counter Books, Pianos, Albums, Photo Frames. . ELECTROPLATED, GLASS AND CHINA WARE FANCY GOODS In great variety. All at liowest Cash Prices. I have made arrangements to procure any Books, Magazines or other lines re- quired, from London, America, Melbourne, |and elsewhere, at the *BhDrtesfc possible notice. > H. M. JONE&



PUBLIC NOTICES ■ Henry Zander DASNOW FOR SAL E- Cornsacks (full-sized) Cornsacks Seaming Twine (5 ply) India, China and Ceylon Teas (Direct from the Growers) Mauritius and Queensland Sugars Wines and Spirits Ales and Stout Manning and Co.'s Colonial Ale GUNS (Hollis* GUNS Ammunition. Ammunition. Of Every Description Barbed and Fencing Wire Eansomes and Hornsby's Plough-Shares Crockery and Glasuwi Etc.; Highest Market Prices Paid FOR GRASS AND CLOVER SEEDS, OATS AND OATEN SHEAF CHAFF Clearing Sales Conducted, and Saleyards Begularly Attended under the supervision of Mr David Zander, Auctioneer. Henry Zander, GENERAL MERCHANT WOOL, STOCK AND STATION AGENT AGENT FOR— San Fire Insurance Office Australian Molual Provident Focfot JUST IrANl>l3l>, 10,000 Yards, Sheep ffettingV; wftii, oeltbA strand. f i| / WE ARK PREPARED T0 lU^TE -. . ■ ,• !* LOW PRICES ./' yOR QUANTITIES. QUALITY GUABANTBBD. John Grr & Co* . ASHBURTON. i i i ; Wright's Ctlebmted Family Brand Coffee is the best m the market; try it; sold everywhere,



T. Bullock, TO LET.— C Utage of 3 rooms with verandah and &culltry, aitaated m Grey Street. T. BULLOCK. TO OWNERS OF RICH HEAVY LAND, SHEEP FARMERS AND OTHERS. FOR SALE, O/ITK ACRES GOOD SHEEP OOUJSTUY, situated m Shepherd's Bush Surrey District, being | R.S. 28486 and others. Very suitable for working with rioh heavy land. _ T. BULLOOK. TO LET— Shop and Dwelling "m East Street, lately occupied by Mr R. Lewis. T. BULLOUK CIOR SALE an Improved Farm of 166 -*- Acres, divided into 7 Convenient "'zed paddocks, nearly all m ) njjlifih prasseß, all well watered and conveniently situated near a school. Easy terras of payment. For full par- ticulars apply to T. BULLOOK. OFFERS are invited for any of the following Town Sections, each containing i acre : — 755 Peter Street 818 Altken Street 822 Oox Street 711 Wills Street 842 Corner of Aitkenand Caes Streets Liberal terms. If required. T. BULLOCK, Agent. FOR SALE, 7 ~~ i GOOD SHEEP COUNTRY, QOQ ACRES near Maronan, partly tJ'JO Fenced. Persona desirous of Purchasing a block such as the above, are invited to inspect. Low Price will be accepted, and exceptionally easy terms lof payment. Full particulars on applica- tion. I-' T. BULLOOK. TINWALD. TO LTLT^-Cottage fronting Graham's Road, next the Hotel. T. BULLOCK. WINSLOW. FOR SALE— Lot 120, containing £ aore. Any reasonable offer accepted. T. BULLOOK. FOR SALE or To Let— To a good tenant at a Low Rental com- modious premises situated m Moore street, next to the Wakanul Road Board office. Recently been painted, etc., and renovated throughout and now all m good order. T. BULLOCK. _____ FOR SALE — Tots 48, near Mr Norrfsh's Blacksmith's Shop. T. BULLOCK. TINWALD. FOR SALE — T.S. 25, MoMurdo Street. T. BULLOCK. Public Notices MISS A. O. HOOD IS PREPARED to Teach Drawing m its various branches j also Sketching and Painting from Nature m water and cils. Orders taken for Painting resi- dences.  Hours of attendance at Studio, Arcade, on Tuesdays and Fridays, from II a.m. to 4 p.m. 4 PI ~ BIBLE IN SCHOOLS. / A PUBLIC Meeting to advocate the t\. introduction of a Scripture Text Book m to the Schools will be held m the Oddfellows' Hall on THURSDAY, April 23, at 8 o'clock. Addresses by the Bishop of Ohrlstchnrch and others. Collection for expenses. 4 67 DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. qpHE PARTNERSHIP hitherto existing I between J. R. BEGG and W. BEGG has been DISSOLVED by mutual consent as from the 16th April. ALL DEBTS OWTNG to the said firm mast be Paid immediately to J. R. BEGG, to whom also ALL CLAIMS AGAINST the late firm should be rendered at once. J. R. BEGG. W. BEGG. Witness— A. McPhkrsox. 4 142 APPLES. APPLES. lAM PREPARED TO Purchase Apples IN ANY QUAN&IES. % \pply at Once to— ~^f | HENEY ZANDE^I. | 13 ■•* ■' >y- ■ LIVE^g & B||T STABI |s. MRs/g. F. SCSTr desires to p|lfy . mat she mis disposed of [frer buainesji as Livery wtablekeeper, Bu iqett Street jAshburtonJto I 1| MR J. yiil,OYl>| and trasts that he will be accorded the same liberal anpundtaf Rapport she has alwayalrecelved/ IN REFERENCE to the above I can confidently assure the public that good Horses only jAll bo kejpb m my Stables, and Traps' f om a Dog-cart to a Waggonette, Fony Cart,|etc, can, alwaya be obtained f r mmc ;Mjao Saddle Horses and Vehicle at afV^b^uj^rat reasonable charges. \ / 4137 V.IOiOYD. LONGBEAOH ROAD BOARD. ORDINARY VAGANOIES No's. 3 and > £ WARDS. TN Pursaanca of the Road Boards Act, _1_ 1882, and amendments thereto, and the Regulation of Local Elections Act, 1876, and amendments thereto, I hereby give notice that AN ELECTION will be held on WEDNESDAY, May 6, 1896, ia the Flemlngton School for No. 3 Ward, and at Mr T. Dove's Store for No. 5 Ward, for the purpose of electing TWO MEMBERS for the Lohgbeach Road Board, m the place of Messrs John Grigg and Edwin Horsey, who retire by rotation. NOMINATIONS m the prescribed form must be delivered to the Returning Officer, or addressed to him, and delivered at the Office of the Longbeaoh Road Board, Bollock's Arcade, Ashburton, not later than noon on Friday, April 24, 1896. ALFRED A. FOOKS, . Returning Officer. April 17, 1896. 4 121 All (Ac i?<y»-A«/ Vcuut Tobacco



Attention is draWn to the facb that Messrs L. F. Andrewes and Co., stationers and booksellers, are holding an ex: ensive clearing sale. Those who hare nob already visited the premises are re- commended to do so without delay. A look at the windows and d"ors of the I firm will convince any intending buyers. — A dvt. Every mother should know that croup can be prevented. The first symptom of true | croup is hoarseness. This is followed by a peculiar rough cough. If Chamberlain s Cough Remedy is given freely as soon as the child becomes hoarse or even after the cough has been developed it will prevent the attack. For sale by the Ashburton Drug Company, j FOR BEAUTIFUL HAIR Ayer's Hair Vigor RESTORES COLOR, C) PROMOTES Sff Luxuriant Grewth, ■P9S| Keeps the scalp B jIV cool, moist, healthy, m J&sk an(l f ree f rom dan- #g@Ps§& druff. It is the mrMri&Wt best dressing m K|ft!ft WP* the world, and is fl| 8 """*** P erfecttv harmless. WLSZ.Mk'gz, Those desiring to m^Sfmo retain the youthful wbr^Siss^S' a PP ear ance of the Ayer's Hair Vigor. i Gold Medals at the World's Grtat Exposition!. , ■ . ■ £3T* Beware of cheap Imitations. The name — Ayer— is prominent on the wrapper, and if blown la the kUss or eacb bottle. Entertainments. EXCURSION BRUNNERTON .otONGERT OK FBIDAY, APRIL 24, IN THE! ODDFELLOWS' HALL, ASHBURTON. PJEtOCtRAIIIRIE. Part I. I— Song, " The Little One's Lullaby," Mr Lionel Broad. 2— Song, "Alone on the Raft"— (Paul Rodney)... Miss Venie Flower. 3 -Recitation, " Lecture on the Mormons," (Artemus Ward) Master Robert Dickie. 4— Song, "Caller Herrin," Mrs 0. M. Brooke^ s— Pianoforte Solo,."Paequinale," (Gotts- chalk) Mrs Bowman Fox. 6— Song, " Maid of Athens," Miss Maude Browne. 7 — Recitation, " Excelsior," — Messrs Stratford and Murphy. Tab'eau, <c Excelsior," Miss Winnie Orr, Miss Sparrow, and Mr Meyenberg. B— Song, "The Promise of Life" (Co wen) Miss Barrett. 9 -Song, (comic) ... Mr W. H. Tait. (Interval of five minutes)  Part 11. I—Recitation,1 — Recitation, "Dr Jameson's ride to the Rand/ (Austin) Master Robert Dickie. 2— Song, "The Mand of Dreams," Mrs Denshire. 3— Song, (m Japanese character), " O yu ge Shang," ... Miss Maude Browne. 4— Song, •• The Little Scrub," Mr Kedpell. s—Song,5 — Song, " Whisper and I shall hear," ' Miss Venie Flower. 6— Beoitation, '/Death m the Mine," (Hon. Major Steward) Mr Robert Frizzell. Tableau, "Comfort," ... Misses Orb. 7 — Song (action), " Little Friends," under the direction of Mr and Mrs Davis.- -B —Song, •• The Dandy Coloured Coon," Mr Lionel Broad. Commence at 8 o'clock. A,™«T,A«™. a /MRS MAYNE, AND Accomhanists | MRS BOWMAN FOX. Hon Secretary and Treasurer, 4 156 MR ROBERT FRIZZELL. Tenders. mENDERS are inrited for BUILDING X HOUSE at Bacoleuoh. Plans and speoificationa at my Office. Tenders close on SATURDAY, April 25, at noon. The lowest or any tender nob necessarily accepted. R. BIRD, 4136 Arohittot. TINWALD TOWN BOARD. mENDERS are required by FRIDAY, I, 24th inst., at 5 p.m., for Leasing Reserve 120 : also for making Ford on South Road near Johnston street. 4 158 FOOKS & SON. PUBLIC NOTICES. ~ MONEY. MONEY; TO tEND on Freehold Security at current rateH. . PP 6tto. W^PURNBLL, . Solicitor, 4 174 . Montgomery's Buildings, UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD DISTRICT. I JOHN DAVISON, Returning 9 Officer for the Upper Ashburton Road District, do hereby declare that the following persons have been nominated for the respective Wards as under : — For Lagmhor Ward — Mr Donald McLean. For Westerfield Ward— Mr Charles John Harder. For Dromore Ward — Mr Ronald Campbell. And as the number of Candidates doss nob exceed the number of vaoancies, I therefore deolare the above-named persons to be duly elected members of the Upper Ashburton Road Board. JCHN DAVISON, Returning Officer, Upper Ashburton Road District. April 23,1896. 4 179



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