with the district, past legislation aud its effects, education, the Scripture Text Book m schools, Mr Hutchison's Bible iv Schools Bi'l, and, at the request of the meeting, the legislation m connection with the Bank of New Zealand. He also spoke on the future public works prospects ; and referred to proposals that are being matured by Go vernmenfe m connection with a system of light railways to open up outlying portions of the colony, thereby affording a cheap and effective method of further developing the resources of the country, and at the same time relieving the ordinary roads of a good deal of the heavy traffic. These proposals denoted a proposed revival, m a modified form, of a progressive public works policy, and if decided on, he would en deavor, if elected, to see that the claims of this important district were not overlooked. At the close of an addre-s lasting two hours, a number ot queatious were an- , Bwered, and on the motion of Mr Moses, seconded by Mr Huston, a hearty and unanimous vote of thanks was accorded the candidate. The m.eting concluded with a vote thanks to the ohairman.

A Frees .Association telegram received last night, a. ys that Mr Theo Cooper has de finitely declined to atand for Auckland city at the general election, and Mr MUchelaon has also dec ined to stand unless under certain contingency.

Mr McLachlan addresses the electors m the schoolroom, Mount Somers, on Monday evening next.

Mr Ivesß will apeak at Stavely on Friday, November 13. -

Mr Sawle speaks m Dromore school on Saturday, 14th. ..

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The Women's Christian Temperance Union have decided to support Mesirs Begg, Hutchison, and Earnshaw for tiie Dunedin City seats.

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London. Noverber 12

At a meeting of the shareholders m Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Mr Doxat, chairman and managing director, sta'.ed that the losses on sheep during the year bad rendered it necessary to write down values m general. Business had been well main tained.

THE ANTWERP WOOL SALES.

RISE IN PMCES.

At the Antwerp wool sales there was a large attendance, and competition was brisk, at about an advance of 7 per cent for -River Plate, and 5 per cent for lambs wool, as compared' with September rates. Australian t fro wed an advance of per lb on last London rates. The total quantity cold was 1064 bales.

The total quantity o c wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,420,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,370,000. Ta/low, mutton, fine" quality, 22s 3d ; mediu m, 20s 9d ; beef, medium quality, 19a 3d- •

In Indescribable Sensation.

To be easily described a thing must have clear outlines and unmixed colours. In other words it must be simple. A rent m cue's clothing, a boil on one's body, a tumble -while walking, *he shape of a box, 4c, are easily Bet forth m words. On the contrary the complex and comprehensive things puzz'e the mind and take the meaning from language. It was for this reason that Miss Sabina Mitchell, alluding to an experience of illness Bays : "At this time there came upon me an indescribable sensation. It was as if the powers of life were going to fail me, and I should sink down without help, as a etone Binks m water. Yet m saying thi* I convey np adequate idea of the nature of thai; feel ing. * I hope I Bhall Lever have it again.

"■ The ilfness which led to it began m the spring of 1892. My heailh appeared to give way all at once, I found myself tired, heavy, acd feeble. My appetite was poor, and after eating I hal much distress at the stomach aud pain at the chest and sides. My strength gradually declined and I became very low, weak, and nervous ; and it was when m this condition that I felt the indescribable sensation I have spoken of. " I soon became so depressed m body and mind that it was with great labor and strain that I attended to my business. I was extremely down-hearted and feeble, and none of the many medicines I tried did me any real good. In December, 1892, Mother Seigel'a Syrup was commended to me, and I began using it with, I confess, small confi dence. But after having taken it for a few days I felt wonderful relief. M/y appetite I'mpfoyed, and eating no lpnger gave me pain A sport time afterwards the Syrup proyed its value m. the matter of my disordered nerves. The nervousness disappeared with my increasing strength. Nowadays, when ever I need any medicine, a few doses of Mother Seigel's Syrup quickly set me right. Having had so convincing an experience of what it can do, I recommend it to all my friends and customers. You can make such use as you like lof this letter. (Signed), (Miss) Sabina Mitchell, Marcham-le-Fen, Boston, Lines, May 17th, 1895." « In March, 1892," writes another lady, *' my health began to give way. I had lost my energy, and was languid and heavy m feeling. I had a sense of faintness and dizziness that was almost constant, and occasional spells of sinking which I cannot describe. Hot and cold flushes came over me, my mouth tasted badly, and aiter eating I had a feeling at the chest like the pressure of an actual load upon it. I never seemed rested, 'and. awoke m the morning more ti^etj |ban when X went to bed. I was also mncli troubled with wind or gas from the stomach, and raiapd a sour, biting fluid. t* In tbis manner J continued to suffer for nearly two yeare, no medicine that I took j giving me any relief. In January, 1894, I got a small book and read m ib of cases like mine having been cured by Mother Seigel'a Curative Syrup. I immediately procured -'the medicine from Boots' Drug Stores, and after taking it about ten days felt" much better. I could eat something nourishing without any pain following. , 1 kept on with the Syrup and was Boon m my former good health once more. You have my permission to make this statement public. ' (Signed) (Mrs) Ann Shaw, 174, Bransley Road, Batsmoor, Sheffield, March Bth, 1895.".. '■ Touching th'e indescribable ' fiaisatjon ajlu'ded 1 to by p'dth ladies, ah 1 eminent '^edioal author says j "It is synpope without £he loss of ponsciopsnesa. Tbp sufferer has the keenest realisation pf the bitterqess of dissolution. I have seen stalwart men unnerved and. shaken by such experiences till they trembled like aspen leaves." The cause is an acid poison m the blood produced by indigestion or dyspepsia. The remedy is to purify the blood with Mother Beigel's Syrup, and to tone the stomach m the same way. Übo. the Syrup on the j^Broagh gf tfte earljSat signs I>f freakness; '

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign

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Master of the Rolls. London, November 10 B ; g)t Hon c Lord Fsher, Master of the Rolls, is retiring.

France Complains.

Paris, November 10

Pa- is papers commenting on the Lord Mayor's procession m London, complain that embli ms of the battles of Trafalgar and* Waterloo were carried m procession, which they coutend was an unfriendly action. Armenian Atrocities. Washington, .November 10 The Armenian Relief Committees are appealing to Government to inter vene m Turkey to prevent further atrocities on the Armenians. Warship Sunk. * The United States warship Texas, sank m mud m the Brooklyn navy yard. The accident was caused through a broken valve. The Russian Surveyors. i?T Petersburg, November 10. The Russian military are surveying ; the road from Khiva to the Caspian sea. A Hundred Armenians Killed. Constantinople, November 10. The Turks killed a hundred Armenians at Kaisarieh, m Asia Minor. Defeat by Spanish Troops. Madrid, November 10. News has beeri received that the Spanish troops defeated a force of four thousand rebels m the Philippine Islands ; the latter lost sixty.

Australian.

The Tichborne Case.

Melbourne, November 11

Prießtman has been officiaiy in formed that an Act provides that the friends of an insane person may remove him from the colony if they are m a position to do so, and if the removal will benefit the insane. Tt is under stood that Priestraan will take ad vantage of thi* provision, and remove CressweJl from the asjlum.

Wheat.

Adelaide, November 11. ■>

It is estimated that three million bushels of wheat wiil be requited to meet the food and seed demands of the colony, and it is an open question whether this quantity will be harvested this season.

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The Venezuelan Question.

London, November 11

Great Brit-tin and Anifrica will each appoint two arbitrators, probably judges, and they will select a fifth. Venezuela will not be represented, The Time* says Britain is virtually conceding to the United Statea the general protection of the South A merican republics, and the settlement is a signal diplomatic viotory for Cleveland, which will be keenly appre ciated m America. The American press is generally delighted at the result. The Jingoes declare that England has backed down. The treaty includes provision for a per manent court of arbitration. The American commission does not propose to report at present. Since an agree ment between England and Venezuela has become probable, the newspapers on the Contiuent have been asserting that Lord Salisbury admits the failure of British policy m the East, Aquatic. Barry has challenged Guadaur to row for the championship on the Thames, for £2000 a-side.

China and Britain.

China is said to have offered For mosa, which has been m tumult for some time, to great Britain, but Lord Rosebery, who, was then m power, declined. In the course of an address, I Sir Charles Dilke said that three great powers had proposed the partition of China, but Great Britain refused. |n(er-15ritisU Trade. Mr i|ohn Lowles, M.P., m a paper read at the Colonial Institute on inter* , British trade, advocated an elastio, federation of the empire on commercial' lines. *■ By-election. j. Mr Greville, a Unionist, ha^ been elected for Bradford by a majority of 895, defeating Mr Billson, * ''Liberal. Kier-Hardie and six Liberals declined nomination. / A Cycle Motor Company. The Australian -Ctfcle ,M,oto'r Com pany is issuing •it^-p'rospectus. The ca'pjtal is dg^OQs''aiid tjie wh,ole is being peered 'to tifte publip. English missionaries, The Chamber of Deputies has carried a resolution Spelling English mission aries from Algeria. I Spanish Loan. / Madrid, November 12 A 10/n forborne rjurposes of 2§Q millipir pesetas' will fee issued an Saturday. \

Australian.

Local Option.

November 12. On a motioji to introduce the Loca.l Option BilJ, $£«• Co^eland objected on the ground »fthat 1 matter ' had already been dealt with 'during the session. The Speaker upheld the objection, and the fP was discharged from the : Or^er Uaper. The''Opposi tion,' during a motion for adjournment to discuss certairl, mining leases, attempted to defeat government by a snatch vote, but the-... activity of the Government whips upset it.

The Presbyterian Assembly. Melbourne, Noy^Baber 12 Rev, Daeiel McDonald hkfi been elected Moderator of the' PresEjyteHari Assembly. He is the 5 first ■ nati'vQ born gentleman to occupy the portion •

State Bank. The Premier l>»vi n. obtained p^i mission for the wit.l''awal of M Mclntyre's ra io-i reici d.iig a Stati Bank, explained that h~- renliVd tin hopelessness of any attempt to pass th< State Bank portion of the Bill Government, therefore, would noi persist m it, but would confine tht discussion to the Credit Foncier pro posals. These were read a second time and ordered to he committed. Disorderly Conduct. Brisbane, .November 12 Mr Battersby, the member of the Assembly who was suspended for disorderly conduct during the discussion on the federation proposals, apologised to the House, and the motion for his sus pension was rescinded. A Strange Refuge from a Bailiff. Adelaide, .November 12. In a case between the proprietors of a menagerie and the employees, one of the litigants locked himself m a cage with five bearg and two apes. The bailiff served the process through the bars, prudently declining to enter the cage to effect an arrest.

THE ABHBLjrttOfl GUABDIAti : THCftSfcAY, ttOVEMBEIK 12, 1896.



WAR OO ! THE CURE FOR INDIGESTION. ABhburton Drug Company, Agents 'ANTED Known— Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and Everything m the optical l ; ne at S. Salek's, Optician. Keating's Powdkr aeßtroya bags, fleas, nnths. beetles, and all other insects, whilst qtii c h rmlees to domestic animals. In exteimiaating beetles the enooess of tbia powder ia ex raordinary. It ia perfectly clean m appiioation. See the artiole you purchase is Keating's, as imi'ations are' I noxious and ineffectual, Sold m tins 6d Is i and 2a 6i eaoh, by alKohemists. A - 1 - — — '-£-%& _ fl T HEARD a man tay that Mellor if wJlioff M



ASHBURION PERMANENT BUILDING SOCIETY. j riIHE office of the above will be closed on X FRIDAY NEXT^November 13. Show Bay of the Can terbury"A,^nd P. Association. EDWAdBCit STEPHENS. 11 73 '" ; ■ Manager. ALLIANCE ASSURAKCE COMPANY. I BEG to notify that Mr Rex. Restem. having resigned the Agency of the above Company, 1 have undertaken it. Any person wishing to see me on business connected with the ALLIANCE ASSUR- ANCE CO., kindly Oill ab the office of Mb John Davison, West street. A. H. SHURY, Agent, Alliance Assurance Company. 10 201 From the Tea Plant to the Tea Cup unadulterated. Thii fc Kozro XfiA



.. . . Bug- ness Notices. __* fc __ M - -■'?% EGGS. EGGS. EGGS. | M FLETCHER BROS. ? ARE Giving the Highest O«sh Price for FRESH EGGS and BEESWAX m any quantity. , We have for Sale the Finest and Best Strains of AGRICULTURAL SEEDS I PKOCORABUI AT LOWEST^ MARKEOD RATES v • ••■ ■ ■ ' ■ <"'-" TURNIP SEED 7d per lb. Rsduction for quantity. MANGEL SEED 101 b per lb. ; CABROT SEED from ,2s 6d per lb. : 'S BROWN SPANISH ONION 4s 6d per lb. SEED POTATOES from 4s lid per bag. — We can also Supply ex store— BRAN 3s 3d per bag, bags included. SHARPS 5s 6d per bag, bags included < FLOUR m all size 3of bags at cost price if" ' ■ . ! FLETCHER BROS., OASH SUPPLY STORES, ASHBURTON AND OHRISTCHUROH. Q.SEAT SPECIAL PURCHASE SALE JAMES MELLOR FIAS MADE AN EXTRAORDINARY PURCHASE OF 2000 PAIRS OP MENS '^*— WOMEN'S, AND CBILDRENS LINES AT A GREAT DISCOUNT, And is determined to give the Public a share of the benefit derived by him m this Barchase. HERE ARE SOME QUOTATIONS :— 50 Men's Canvas Shoes 5s 9d, usual 6s 9d 30 Ladies' Button Shoes, large size 7a 20 Men's Shooters 8s 9d, usual 93 6d usual 10s 6d *12 Ladies^Canvaß 4s 6d, usual 5a 6d 90 Men's and Women's A'berb Slippers ~ 100 Men's Cookhams 20s, usual 30s 4a 9d, usual 6s 6d 60 Youths' Shopters 6s lid, usual 8s 9d 50 Gentß'Shoes 5s 6d, usa&l 6s 9d 50 Men s Balmorals 14s to 19s, usual 20s' T 2O Ladies' Leather Slippers 2s lid, usual ' to 30s - 3j| 6( j 160 Glace Kid Boot* 12s 6d, usual | 60 Men's Best Gum Bootß 255, usual 30s on J » i r, ,„ n , .100 Ladies' and Men's, damaged (half 20 Men's Shoes 7s, usual 8s 9d price) 20 Youthß' Best ShooterslOs, ÜBual 12s 9d 30 at any price ' The whole of this Special Purchase has been mrrked at very low prices? and' wilkbe offered for TWENTY-ONE DAYS. This is an opportunity thab seldom occur?, an^^ fathers, mothers, and all who have to provide Boots, can make their purchases op splendid termd. r SALE OOMMENOES ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, AT 10 O'CLOCK. REMEMBER FOR TWENTY ONE DAYS, AND NO LONGER, THE SPECIAL PURCHASE SALE WILL RUN. ALWAYS TO THE FORE. JAMES MELLOR, ASHBURTON. *■ • ■ WALTER A. WOOD CO. HAVING BEEN APPOINTED AGENT for the County, for the above Company. lam now BOOING ORDERS for their Well-known Harvesting Machinery, i and have pleasure m introducing to the Farmers of Ashburton and Rakaia districts, their :J NEW THREE APRON OPEN REAR I REAPER AND BINDER. . 1 This Machine has been THOROUGHLY TRIED AND TESTED, having been m use m America and England for the past four Beasons, and m Australia - — for the past two, and has won tha admiration of all who have seen its work. THE SINGLE APRON . .-_^ REAPER AND BINDER. Still Holdß its Own, and well deserves its title of «« FATHER OF THEM ALL." WOOD'S SIDE DELIVERY REAPERS Defy Competition, while their MOWERS RAKES, and . TEDDERS, are SECOND to KONE. The "Farmere 1 Favorite" Grain Seed and Manure Drill is undoubtedly the BEST ON THE MARKET. A Full Supply of EXTRAS on hand, and can be delivered Day or Night throughout the harvest." MR R. B. RESTEL-L m Charge of the Machinery Department, and full particulars may be had from him, BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE, ' CAREFULLY EXAMINE "THE NEW WOOD." D. THOMAS, | AGENT. 4 Ift Ji» ■



F. Ferriman. T) ARTIES are Cautioned against Negotiat- JL ing a Cheque drawn by Messrs Hanmer and Graves for £9, payment of sime being stopped. " FOR SALE,— A SMALL Grazing Farm consisting of 320 acres, with house and outbuildings m good repair, within easy reach of Ash- bur.' on. Just the property that will suit a thrifty man with small capital, or would be just the thing to work m with anyone farming heavy land. Apply to F. FERRIMAN. I HAVE several eligible Town and Suburban Building Sites for Sale. F. FERRIMAN. Henry Zander. JJENRY £ANDER. WOOL SEASON, 1896-97. mHE experiment with the X Rays Process _L has had the desired effect, and Farmers have learned that My Wool reaised HIGHE i PRICES last season than other wool of the Same . Quality,- and," with my usual Careful Manage- ment, I shall no doubt be again Sucocsßful this year. My Clients are Requested to Deliver their wool, as soon as possible, at MY WEST STREET STORE. ALL WOOL entrusted to me will be sold m ASHBURTON (with the consent of my oients) as I am determined not to be 1 by the existing ring, and I will do my utmost to break it up. My irrangements are complete with several buyers not belonging to the ring. Should the E^ene Not be Realised I am pr. pared to make LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES AT OisCli FRE hi OF COMMISSION, And ship the Wool ri eC; to my London Agent, who c reliability is undoubted. HENEY ZANDEK, GRAIN, WOOL, & GENERAL MERCHANT. DAVID ZANDER, Auctioneer. GOVERNMENT NOTICES. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. TRAIN ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHRIS ICHURCH A. & P. SHOW. November 13. npHE Morning Train from Ashburton to X Christ church will leive Ashburton at 7.45 a.m., Chertsey 8.16, Rakaia 8.36, arriving at Christchurch at 10.35. The train from Methven will start at 7.5 a.m.', Lauriston 7.37. Rakaia arrives 8.20. A special train will leave Timaru for Ashbur- ton ac 7.10 a.m., Rangitata 8.27, Hinds 9, Winslow 9.16, Tinwald 9.27 ; and the train due from Ashburton for Christchurch at 11 a.m. will be altered to run m connection with this Bpecial train, It will leave Ash- burton at 9.42 a.m..^ Chertsey 10.13, Rakaia 10.27, arriv^n? at Christchurcb. at 12.15 p.m. T/he train from Springburn will run 25 ; minutes EARLIER than time- table times, so as to connect with the 942 train from Ashburton. The evening train from Christ- ; church to As.hbu.rton will start at 5 25 p.m., ■ and be due from Rakaia at 7.48, Chertsey B.X, arriving at Ashburton at 8 30. The train for Methven will leave Rakaia at 7.50 p.m. A train for passengers and live stock will leave Christohurch for Oamaru at 9.15 a.m. On the Race Days (11th and 14th Novem- ber) the evening train f ronV Qhristchurch to Ashburton will run 3.Q minutes L than time-table times^ On the 14th a train leaves Chriatohisroh fox Dunedin at 8.30 p.m., setting down passengers returning from ' Chriatchurch at Stations SOUTH of ASH- BURION. Excursion fares as already notified. 11 57 BY ORDER, Baker Bros. TTUJRNISHING UNDERTAKERS, JD *■ Corner of Wakanui Road and Cass Streets* and at Baker and Brovrn'a Ooach Factory, Havelock §>t*e©r A EYJSRY; REQUISITE SUPPLIED. Telephone No. 69. 6 WANTED KNOWN.— Mrs Hufpaw having taken the premies lately occupied by Mr G. NeUl^ intends to open same as Ladies' Dining a,nd Refreshment .Rootra, where, visitors will find a long felt want supplied. Meals at all hours. A few iboarder,s will find all the. comforts of a I home. • Drink only Kojsie Tka; it is abeolutely fJiue,. H« «A»S£« Sole Agent



A. LAWRIE, AUNDERS' BUILDING, SPBING AND SUMMER GOODS. I AM STOCKED, direct from the Manufacturers, with the X ATEST -[I/TOST FASHIONABLE q-JSEFUL GOODS. Plain • and Fancy Dress Goods m all the LATEST DESIGNS. ■ I. LUSTRES, FOULF, BEIGF, OREPONS. CHOICE & BECOMING. f None but Genuiue. First-class Goods Held m Stock All those m search of Seasonable, Up-to- date Goods, can be confidently Rf com- mended to give this Establish- ment an Early Visit, aT lawrie j kSAUNDERS' BUILDINGS Ashbuiton, November 11, 1896. WE, the undersigned, agree to Ciose our respective places of Business on FRIDAY NEXT, November 13, 1896.— Shearman Bros. Andrewes, Anderson John Qrr & Co. and Co. John McELeague Fletoher Bros. J. Patterson MoDonald & McDiar- Sam. Burnard mid, per J. Roberb McCallum Nicholas James Tasker P. O'Connor Mitchell & Turner W. M. Bryant George J. Neill Baker Bros. William Sparrow Robinson Bros. H. O. Segera Landells and Son Ootavius Digby J. M. Moison G. Jesson Mitchell & Brodribb Craighead & Berry- R. J. Henry man F. Ferrimau J. Heseltine E. Knight W. J. Silcock, per Ashburton Drapery A T.B. Co., per H, 4- Orr Shrimpton.- William Pollock John Wilson W. H. Collins & Co. Henry Zander, per A. B. Williamson D.Z;. Tucker & Beau W. Patching, per Carson & Co., per T.F.L. A A.C H. P. Madden James MeUor j Thos. H. Undrill * Co 11 76 BOROUGH OF ASHBURTON. ANNUAL ELECTION FOR MAYOR. IN Persuance of the Municipal Corporation Act, 1886, and the Regulation of Local Elections Act, 1876, I hereby give notice that the ANNUAL ELECTION FOR MAYOR, wil} be. held at the Borough Council Chambers, Baring Square West, on WEDNESDAY, the 25th day of November, Jjß9p. NOMINATIONS }n the form prescribed i,n Ifhe Second Schedule of the Regulation of iiocal Elections Act, 1876, will be received at the Town Clerk's Office, till 12 o'clock noon, on TUESDA7, I7th day of November, 1690. A deposit of £10 must accompany each nomination. CHAS. E. FOOKS, Returning QfJ^ce^. Borough Council Qfiftfte^ Asb.\).urton, November 9, 1896. 11 58 STABLES^ LIVERY AND BAIT. BURNETT STREEST, ASHBURTON, Close to Arcade. nnHESE Cojn.ra.o^oHs SJabJes a.re open at -V all hours! and' the Proprietor can Sffpply at a'miomenVa notice— \ ( . .. ..• , BUGGIES, DOG CARTS^ WAGGpNETTJJg, and SADDLE HORiSE^ &IRST CLASS DRAG, Suitable for Picnic Parties, Electioneering, and o.her processions. Matched Teams and Pairs also provided. JOSEPH ILOYD, Junr., 11 36 PROPRIETOR. "TTTANT^p Known—That E. Mahood \l is still Belling all kinds of Grocery, Crockery, and Glassware at as reasonable a price as any other house m the ttade. Orders by letter or telephone promptly Attended to. Families waited 'p.n, daily. Telephone No 76, ■ v Have you tijied itbziis Tea ? Jf uot do «o a^ once ; it ia delioioue



Business Notices _ ' GRAND DISPLAY OF NEW SPRING & SUMMER GOODS. SEE THE ATTRACTIVE WINDOWS AT "THtf CORNEB." gVERYTHING NEW AND UPTO DATE New Straws, New Millinery, New Flowers, New Ribbons, New Prints and Cambrics, New Dreetei. ALL IN THE LATEST FASHIONS, FROM THE VARIOUS CENTRES OF FASHION. Dealing Direct with the Best Manufuctures, we can give our patrons the'^bast value J that money can procure. COMB AND SEE." W. H. COLLIER.



Amusements. OVIDE MUSIN ! pONOERT /COMPANY. t ODDFELLOWS' HALL, MONDAY",' NOVEMBER 16. OVIDE MUSIN I MADAME MUSIN. HERR E. SCFtARF | Miss HATHERLEY. MR ALFRED HILL. Admission.— 3a, 2s, Is. Box Plan at H. M. Jones. • Day Tickets at H. Gates' and H. M. Jones. 11 64 Election Notices. MR JOHN MCLACHLAN TNVITBS the Electors to meet him at— SCHOOLROOM, Mount Somers, MONDAY 16th inst. HALL, Staveley, TUESDAY 17th. SCHOPJLROOM, Alford Forest, WJBDNES- 3XJ)K 18bh. SCHOOLROOM, Mayfield, THURSDAY, 19th. SCHOOLROOM, Ruapuna, FRIDAY, 20th. SCFjDOLROOM, Hindsf SATURDAY, 21st. <' .At eight o'clock each evening. II 82 "7 NOTICE. Tl^E Membars of the Committee pleaee ~' .;' Meet at HALL, FRILW NIGHT, 13th inst. IJ At 8 o'clock. k ' ' <. Any 1 ,. Ladies or Gentlemen, wishing fc) assist 1 (tindly meet there. .7 * (Signed), 11 TJ J. W. SAWLE. ~~jr jsotjCe. ,yk R J WT -SAWLE ADDRESS THE ELECTORS AT THE I DROMORE SCHOOL, ON / SATURDAY NIGHT^ NOVEMBER 14, At eight o'clock. 1161 T. Bullock. TO WOOL CARTERS. FOR SALE, at a Low price,_a strongly bu It Six-hrrae Waggon, auiiable for carting wool or timber. Apply to— T. BULLOCK. GAf\ PRICE required for T. S\ 1195, ow~i:v-/* we^ situated m Havelook Street West, nice site for a house. T. BULLOCK. TO FARMERS AND OTHERS. ~" FOR SALE. PRICE £2 PER ACRE. 1 /)Q ACRES, fenced and m its native X\_)O s^ate, near Maronan, being R.S. 27929. Very liberal terms. T. BULLOCK. idfOJJL SAJLJ& ~\V " Good Sheep CountryV-Shepherd's Bush furvf-y District. 2475 AOBES 2475 Terms and Full Particulars furnished on Application. ( T. BULLOCK. F. O R SAL E — At a Reduced Price. SUBURBAN Residence conveniently situated just beyond the Ashburton Traffic Bridge, the Rev. A. Blake's. On account of his having removed to the North Island, a speedy Sale is. desired at a reduced Price. Liberal Terms. Full particulars on application, T. BULLOCK. Public notices, hinds temperance hotel. SITUATED close to Railway Station. Travellers will find every comfort and attention. Securely fenced paddocks for travelling stock. Charge only 6d per 100 Sheep. Loose Boxes for Entires. w. j.s. McDowell, 9 105 Proprietor. PROHIBITION LEAGUE. , SPECIAL MEETING, TEMPLAR HALL, EIGHT O'CLOCK, THIS EVENING. II 87 AUSTRALIA* MUTUAL PKOVIDENT .SOCIETY New Zealand Branch Head Office, Cuatomliouße-quay, Wellington! Local Board of Directors : Ihe Hon Morgan S. Grace, M.D., C.M.GK, MX.O. (Chairman) rhe Hod Charles J. Johnston, M.L.Ot (deputy Chairman) ''' : ' "'"' Alfred de~ Bathe Brandon, Eeq TheHon H-iiwaitd lUqhardadn, C.M.G., M.J^ John D^nriafl, B^ "' THE ODDEST, WEALTHIEST, AND MOST PROSPEROUS Australian Life Ojbtiob, *nd th* LARGEST IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE. The only Colonial Life Office which declares a BONUS EVERY YEAR The Method ol Valuation adopted, hj this Society ip o? the most Strlpgent OU^aowr, and onsuros n Conßi derably Largor Reserve to meet liabilities thantha ild' by any dthoy affiae m the Australasian Coloniei ACCUMULATED FUND, EXCEEDS £13,000,000 (Thirteen Millions) sterling ANNUAL INCOME EXCEEDS £2,000,000. (Two Million Starling^ POLICIES J% ?09.0E J 1fi?4,0Q3 6umAsau«d .., ', ' ... £49,084> Cash Bonuses Divided .. .. £6.8&.862 BOIVCTSJES OAfH BOSIUa for ONE year, 1896 > £482,628 yielding Reversionary Bonuses amounting: ♦oj : £S6?,000 after making SPECIAL • CASH BONUSES declared foV laet FIVE years, over ' •■"■■■♦ TWO TiSlLt4OlSS,yleiatag'aeverßloDary Bonnwi exooedinjr FOUR MILLIONS ASSURE YOUR LIFE j In the A.M.JJr SOCIETY Vbd seoure a BON OSE VERY YEAE. Expenses of Management 8£ per cent on the total inoome EDWARD W. I.OWJE, Resident Seorets{y. Branch Office—* - - m- ?;-t  CQBi;orn House Quay, Wellingtou : ■ JAMES HAIRY 1 •• Diatricfc Secretary Cathedral Square, Ohristohuroh. H. ZANDER, Looal Broker, Ashhur^otn



Before Messrs Harrison and Rule, J.P., this afternoon,. Joseph Sloan was fined 40s and costs for drunkenness, and a prohibition order was issued against him, to run for twelve months, and to be m force m the town and county. • . -■■■•?■ Mr D. P. Davis, a prominent liveryman and merchant of Goahen, Va., I as this to say on the subject of rheumatism : "I take pleasure m recommending Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism, as I know from personal expeiiente that it will do all that is claimed for it A year ago this spring my brother was laid up m bed with inflammatory rheumatism and suffered iutenEely. The first application of Cnambji lain's Palm Balm eased the pain, and the use of one bottle completely cured him For sale by the Ashburton Drug Company. MR WRIGHTS Committee Roomys open each evening for the transaction of bu*iuetii connec ed with the Election. 11 89 COUNTY COUNCIL. , MOUNT HUTT RIDIKG. I HEREBY give notice that the following is the result of the poll taken on the 11th instant: — « CAMERON, DUNCAN ... 103 JjHNSTON, JAMES ... 100 DRUMMOND, P,.,TrR ... 72 Informal votes None. And I hereby declare Messrs Cameron and Johnston duly elected as mem ers for Mount Hutt Riding. \ F. MiINWdRING, / Returning Officer. Ashburton, November 12, 1896. 11 83 Sporting. | A SfIBURTON RACING CLUB'S SUM&IEE MEETING. To be held on the Tinwald Racecourse, ON BATUBDAY, JANUARY 2, 1897. .; President— Mr J. C. Wason. yicE-PRESi- dent — Mr Duncan Cimeron. Judge — Mr M. Stitt. Stewards— Messrs W. M. Lytceiton, P. H. Cox, Hug^ Friedlander, J. R, Hart, E, Gates, Vf Leahy, J. O, Wason, D. Cameron. IjJsndicAppbr— Mr J, .Cress wel 1 . Treasurer — Mr Joh.n Davison. Starter— Mr H; Piper, Clebje op fc'CALES — Mr R. Friedlander ; Cleri£ of the Course — Mr R. Curtis — PROGRAMME- ( Approved by the Canterbury Jockey Club, and the New Zealand Trotting Association). First Race to start at 12.30 sharp. 1-Open Welter Handicap, of 30 boys, second horse to receive 5 boys from the. stake ; one mile. Nomination 15s, acceptance 10a. , 2 — Kolmar Trot Handicap, of 25 soys, second horse to receive 3 soys from the stake; two miles, Nomination 10s, accep- tance 10s. 3— Ashburton Racing Club Handicap, of SO soys, second horse to receive 5 soys from thp stake; one mile and a quarter, domination BOa, acceptance 20s. 4 — Novel Race, of 25 soys j the winner to be Bold by/ auction immediately after the race, and the whole of the proceeds to go the/funds of the Club. Weight 88t, any/ overweight to be declared. Entry 10?. Five furlongs; s—Pony5 — Pony Race Bandicap, of 15 soys, second pony to receive 2 soys from the stake. /Ponies not to exceed 14.2 inches m height. Seven furlongs. Nomina- tion lOs, acceptance sa. , 6— Spring Hanpicap, of 30 soys, second horse to receive 5 soys from the stake. Five furlongs. Nomination 15s, accep- tance lOs.r 7— Hurry Scurry, of 12 soys, second horse to receive 2 bovb from the stake. For horses, that have not won money. Minimum weight 7st lllb, overweight to b 9 declared. Four furlongs. Post entry, 10,3. " ' " : ' B— f-jEtTfitfa. 'Handicap, of 39 boys, second *V horse to receive § soys from the stake, 'four furlongs. Nomination, 15s, ao- : ceptance 10a, RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. The meeting will be held under the Rules of Racing ; the Trotting Race under the rules oi the New Zealand Trotting Association. 2. No entry will be received except on the condition that all claims, disputes, and objections arising out of the racing shall be decided by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint. Their decision on all points con- nected with the carrying out - of this* programme shall' be final. - " ; '' 'l% , 3, All stakes to be'jpaitl m fjLill. 4 Atl - Nonunion 1 , ' ApceptanQe, < and. Entrance fees, go, to the funds of Qlub, £. Winner of any one Handicap, after declaration of weights to carry Tibs, and of two or more handioaps lQlbs penalty. NOMINATIONS. NOMINATIONS for all Handicaps, ac- companied by fee, name, pedigree, age, description, and performances of horse, and colors of rider must be io. writing, and m the hands' of the Secretary not later than 9 pm on FRID.AY, fiegen^ber \% 188§. " WEJGHTS. WEIGHTS will be published on or about 8 o'clock m the evening of January 1, 1897. ACCEPTANCES AND ENTRIES. Acceptances for the Handicaps, and Entries for the Novel Stakes, muat be m the 'hands of the Secretary not later th^n 10 o'clock on the evening gf January % Xmi NOTE — The Tinwald Meeting takes place on January 1, 1897. " ' 10237 JOHN DA-YEJOIjI, " " JJori Secretary. LONGBEAOH COACH. ON and after WEDNESDAY, Januarj 2, the Longbeaoh Coach will s f »rl from Ashburton ab 4 p.m. R. R. BROWNE, Coachman If you want delioioua Coffee try th» o lebrated (family Brand ; to be obtftinec «VWywher*«



For every quarter m a man's pocket there are a dozen uses ; and to use each one m such a way as to derive the greatest benefit is a question every one must solve for himself. We believe," however, that no better use could be made of one of these quarters than to exchange it for a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy, a medicine that every family .should be pro- vided with. For aale by the AsBETOiON Dati& CosteAJj*. ' ' '



Synopsis op New Advertisements, New Zealand Railways— Train arrange- ments for Chrißtchuroh Show. Arfiburton Borough Council — Election of Mayor, Wedneaday, November 25. / Ovide Musin Concert Company— Odd* -«—* . - ■-— .— =i'£^ ,xn ovem Der 10. Holiday notice for Friday, November 13. Wanted— Girl. * . J. McLachlan — To electors. Wanted — G:oats. ' AWburion County Council — Result of poll, Mount Hubt Riding. ' " ' Primitive Methodist Church— Notices. prohibition League— MeetiDg fnia eVening at-? p.m. " , r A. H. Williams— Chriatmaa cards.