TURKEY AND THE POWERS.

Strengthening the British Squadron. London, September 23 Six ships have been ordered to strengthen the British squadron off Lemnoß, aa island belonging to Turkey. Pakis, September 24 Replying to the letter written by Mr Gladstone to the French people, m which the hope was expressed that the French action with regard to ' re forms m Turkey would be worthy of the place of that country m Christian history, the Journal des Debuts states that France will act with Europe m maintaining the integrity of the Otto man Empire. Cojcstastinoplb, September 23 The Porte, by exhibiting arms and dynamite discovered m the Armenian quarters here, is inflaming large crowds.

The Czar m Scotland.

__ — , « — . Ten, Days' Stay*

London, September 24 The Czar confers the Order of St. Andrew on the Duke of York, and the Queen confers the Victorian Order on the Czar and that of Victoria and Albert on the Czarina. ; The Czarremiins at Balmoral for ten daya and the Marquis of Salisbury a week. The Vienna newspapers fear that improved relations between Great Britain and Russia will ensue as the result of the Czar's visit to the Queen.

The Matabele War.

<» ..' .« ■; • . Capetown, September 24 * Mr Rhodes intends to remain at the Matoppos till the leading indunas Dabayaan and Lecombes are settled m their kraals. . :

THE SOUDAN.

♦' - : ;, : Advance of the Troops. Flight of the Dervishes. Cairo, September 23 At the sight of the troops the Der vishes abandoned their camp and are being pursued by cavalry and gunboats. Six guns, large quantities of grain and war material, were captured. Several; leading Emirs yielded, and it is thought that the Dervishes are likely to evacuate the province. September 24. The natives left Zowarat at five m the morning, and the place was occu pied by > the cavalry five hours later. The services of the, infantry were not required. The gunboats shelled a force of 500 Dervishes who were preventing the seizure of 'grain; A few of the Boggars who refused to surrender wtre killed; the main body, however, is fleeing into the desert, and m the desire to effect their escape many dropped their children m the sand and left them to their fate The fire from the gunboats was very true, consequently the Dervishes lost heavily. The Bishara Arabs left early m the morning, but Colonel Burn Murdoch, who is m command of the mounted forces, overtook a section m the desert and caused great bavoc m their ranks, besides securing 500 prisoners.

TROTTING MATCH.

PRINCE IMPERIAL v WILDWOOD. Press The match for £500 a-side between Mr D. Price's well known Australian-bred pacing stallion Prinoe Imperial and Messrs Kerr's trotting horse Wildwood, who waß imported from America some eighteen months since, came off on the New Brighton course on Thursday. The match was the outcome of a challenge thrown out by the owner of Prince Imperial to beat any stallion m New Zea land. Since the igage was taken up on behalf of Wildwood, the event has 'been looked forward to with the utmost interest m trotting circles. The imported horse had only once been seen m public m the colony, when at the Canterbury Trotting Club's May Meeting, 1895, he won the Second Juvenile Stakes. To' secure the prize he did not have to put up anythiog in' the way of time, although he created the most favorable impression by the style of his going. Prince Imperial performed m Victoria before com ing to New Zealand, but he had recently shown some good work on local tracks ; and it was claimed for him that he was a long way better than his best race indicated. Both sides were fairly confident, and when on Thursday the 'weather broke fine it was itttty expected that a Bret-class exhibition would be witnessed. Mr Mace had taken much pains to have the course m good order, and it was so j at the 'same time, the track is— from the nature of the ground— a slow one, and along the back it was some* what holding. Special trams' were run to the course, and these were well patronised. Th> attendance must have been upwards of 1000, the majority of whom paid for admis sion to the enclosures, Wildwood had a slight oall m the little betting that was indulged m. -The first heat was marred somewhat m consequence of neither driver for some time realising it was a start, for, as a matter of fact, Wildwood had left. his , feet .before coming to the line. The slow time for the first, heat was due to the cause .assigned. ; In the second heat Wildwood Sut up a colonial stallion record, although nishing alone, going from end to end with out a skip. Snmmary: — Match, eaoh £500 ; mile heats ; best two out of three. Messrs W. and C. Kerr's blk h Wild wood, by Good Giit — Amulet, syrs (W. Kerr) 1 1 Mr D. Price's br h Prince Imperial, by Hambletonian Bell Boy — Princess, syrs ...'..,' ... (D. Price) 22 In the first, heat the pair scored up twice before getting the word, Wildwood at the time being on a 'break. - Prince Imperial, on the inaide, had two lengths advantage at the , first?! quarter pole, the- pace to 1 that point having been very slow. Wildwood got a bit closer going down the back, and entering the straight was a length behind. A hundred yards from home, the two were on equal terms, Prince Imperial' at jijie whip. The latter, ' unable to maintain his speed, broke, Yfaldwood winning by half a length. Time — 2mih ZBsec. In the second heat the pair were sent away at tbe second attempt at * flying gait. . At the first quarter Wildwood had drawn away two lengths, and at the half mile had widened the gap to half a dozen lengths, and thus early Prince Imperial was being urged along. The further'they went tnie furthei the American went away, and he finished u{ an easy winner, the other outside th< distance. Time— 2min 24§seo. Theofficia times fpr tbe separate distances wen —Quarter, 35§see : half, lmin Usec three-quarters, lmin 48seo. , The officials were— Judge, Mr H, Mace referees, Messrs W. Rollitt, D. McLean, 0 Bunderland ; starter, Mr C O'Connor ; time keeper, Mr R. J. Mason;

Greenstreet.

From Our Own Correspondent THK REASON. At the present time the pastures m thia diitriot are very promising, and will compare I favorably with those of any other m the Ashburton county. Not only m the field is thia luxuriant growth noticeable, but also on the road sides. Even m the gardes, the spring blossoms have been m rich bloom for some weeks. No doubt all this is due to the exceptional mildness of the winter.and the ! early approach of spring, so that vegetutu n has been growing without receiving any check. As a result there has been plenty of feed, especially when stock most need it. The heavy showers which fell m the early part of the month, put a stop for a time to form work, and m some parts the newly • sown seed appeared as if it would suffer from i the long-continued wet. But with the last two or three weeks of favorable weather, the crops are making rapid recovery. With so much moisture and the heat m the soil, the early crops are coming. away fast, and to all appearance will yield abundance next year. Farmers are now making the best use of their time m putting m the last of their seed. On Sunday night another break m the weather took the form oi a very heavy downpour, but m the early morning it cleared off again. THE SALVATION ARMY. . After an absence of over two years, the members of the Salvation Army paid a visit here. A contingent from the northern aide of the town ga/e a sacred concert, consisting of solos, duets, trios, and readings, together with selections of timbrel music. The object of the meeting was to obtain funds for -the extension of Salvation Army work, both mission and social. Owing to the shortness of notice, and it being Saturday night, the meeting was not so large as one would liked to have seen. - - THE WESLEY AN ORGAN. The Wesleyans are to be congratulated on their; efforts to obtain an orgm to assist m the musical part of their services. To obtain the neoeßsary funds a series of lectures will be held m their chapel. Two lectures have already been given by Rev Mr Brooke, who took for hid subject " A trip on the West Coast," and very ably described the route between Hokitika and Nelson. The other was given by the Rev Mr Porter from Christchurch, and who at present is visiting Ashburton. He chose for his subject " A negative and a positive view of an ideal man." He gave a very interesting lecture, beautifully pourtraying the positive side, and as strongly denouncing the other, laying particular stress on the drunkard and the gambler. A hearty vote of thanks was given to each of the speakers. An order has already been sent to America for the organ, and when it arrives, a longfelt want m the church will be supplied.

Anniversary Festival.

The anniversary tea meeting and eacred concert of the Wesleyan Sunday School was held m the church on Thursday evening. There was a large attendance at the very enjoyable tea meeting that was held at half-past five, and when the remnants of this feast had been cleared away the public meeting began m the church. The children's choir Was ranged against the east wall, tier on tier bt them well up towards the ceiling, while the adult choir were located on the floor m front. The whole choral oiganisa tion was under the baton of Mr Thomas Jackson, and the hymns and part songs sung were very creditably rendered indeed. Miss Murray was as usual at the organ, while Miss Kathleen Orr did gojbd service at the piano. Sandwiching the vocal items 1 were addresses by the Chairman, Mr Charles JL)ixon, the Rev. C. Abernethy, the Rev. C. Porter, and the Rev. T. G. Brooke. The Chairman gave an interesting address on Sunday school work, and indeed all the addresses were strictly confined to that subject; the Rev. C. Abernethy, who was the next speaker, taking for his subject— "The nature of the help and co-operation which Sunday school teachers may reason ably expect from parents." In the course of his address the rev. gentleman gave some valuable practical advice to Christian parents m regard to the assistance they ought to render to the Sunday bcqool and its teachers. Among other things of import ance he pointed out that there were certain expenses connected~withThVSunday~Bchbols of the present day that people whose school days, finished twenty or thirty years ago were apt to overlook. In tho&e days the art of the lithographer had noc been enlisted m Sunday school work, and the beautiful illuminated reward cards with their texts of Scripture, and well chosen poems, that were now put m the hands of the children were not known then. Those things, as well as the books that were given, the stationery, etc., that were necessary, all coat money, and it wall the duty of the parents to provide the needful funds. A father who grudged his subscription to the Sunday school was not worth the name of " daddy," and the mother who agreed with sugh a father on that point did not deserve ever to have a bonnet worth looking at. The Rev. C. Porter gave a racy address on some features of an < ( up-to-date " Sunday school, and the Rev T. G. Brooke gave reminiscences of his Sunday school days, After the usual votes of thanks the meeting closed m (he customary manner.

The Highbank Dummying Case

■■ _ »_ At Rakaia, on Wednesday, an enquiry was held by Messrs Marohant, McMillan, and Pringle, m reference to an alleged case of dummy ism by Thomas Johnson, ii respect of Lot No. 49, of 420 acres at High bank, which was obtained by him m th< ballot. It came to the knowledge of th< Land Board that the section had been let b] Mr P. Doolan to Mr J. Gngg, for thi depasturage of sheep, which at the enquir it was elicited was at a rental of 7s per acr per annum. It was shown that Doolan ha< advanced £67 to Johnson to take up th land, and that Johnson's slender mean would not be Jikely to allow of his ocoupyin the land fairly and reasonably m acoordanc with the regulations. The Board decided j could not recognise the arrangement mad between Johnson and Doolan, by which th Jatter was to receive all rents and to give a acquittances m respect of the land, n< could it sanction the letting of the land t Mr Grigg, giving the latter its consent 1 pcoupy, and declared the lan.d m terms i the Land Act forfeited to the Crown.

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION CONGRATULATIONS TO THE QUEEN. London September 23 The bells m the churches m London were rung m honour of the Queen attaining the longest reign on the English throne. Her Majesty received messages of congratulation from almost every part of the world. SERIOUS MORTALITY. Bombay, September 24. A bubonic plague, somewhat resem bling that which caused havoc some time ago among the natives of Hong kong, is prevalent here. Three hun dred deaths have been recorded up to the present. NEWSPAPER ARTICLES. Pretoria, Sept.em ber 24 The Volksraad has passed a measure which provides that the names of writers of newspaper articles must be I published with the articles. I — — — — -. — __^__

Australian.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT. Sydney, Sep ember 24 A shocking accident befel a carpen ter named Slingo, at Tocurawal. He slipped on the roof of a' building and fell to the ground, and during his descent he ran a pine splin< er six inches long into (he lower part of his back. DJtATH OF A CRICKETER. Brisbane; September 24 Percy Macdonrmily "the well-known cricketer, is dead.

Fatal Fire.

(PER PRfcSS ASSOCIATION.) Wkllington. September 25 A. two-storey sevpti roomed cottage m Union Screet). Foxoon,,.WiH burned ('own, lasi nij/h' 1 . It was occupied 'by. a widow < nam d Durckley and- her family, one of ( whom w s a crippled- girl ol wxuvn year?. ( This gir! uuf uriunalely waa burned to ( death. It is believed the shingle roof . was ignited by a spark from the chimney.

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. ) {; FEDERATION. London, September 24 The Hon. Mr Gillies, late Agent- * General for' Victoria intends to offer himself as federal convention candidate. * . . I

Australian.

RELAY BICYCLING. l Sydney, September 25 l The relay bicycle ride between * Sydney and Melbourne was completed t m 21 hours 37 minutes. f RIFLE SHOOTING. b Brisbane, September 25 F Green, of the English Rifle Club, won t the Queen's prize, Corporal Bradley t second. The latter won the champion- t ship match.. ..!'■'. . . . . i SUPPOSED INCENDIARISM. I \ Clark's sugar mill at Woongarra has v been burned. Damage £5,000. It is v supposed to be a case of incendiarism. * THE BOGONG. ' Melbourne, September 2,p The steamer Bogong has broken i up, and all hope of the safety of the five missing men has been abandoned. CHINESE IMMIGRATION. Perth, September 25 A resolution was carried m the f Assembly m favor of legislation to* stop the alarming influx of Chinese - and other Asiatics. The Ministerial proposals are to restrict the importa- c tion of colored labor into the northern - districts, and prevent the men c oaring south.

WEDDING.

- Tow— Eardley.

Tha marriage of Mr John Robert Pow, of Norraanby, son of Mr George Fow, of Wai mate, with Miss Emly Matilda Hard ley, third daughter of Mr Samuel Hardley, sen., of Ashburcon, was celebrated yesterday m the Primitive Methodist Church. The Eev. John Olphert performed the ceremony, and the church was crowded to the door. The bridesmaids were Misses Lily and Fanny 'Davis, Emily Fow, and Nelly Bishop, nieces of the contracting parties, and Misses G. and Myrtle Hardley and Master Freddie D & vis were the pages. The church was suitably decorated fpr the occasion, and the bride was given away by her father, the best man being Mr Benjamin Fow, brother of the bridegroom. The bride's dress was a pretty cream crepon, handsomely trimmed .with cream" ailk, crepon and lace, and ahe wore the usual veil and orange blossoms, and carried a very pretty shower bouquet. The two elder bridesmaids wore handsome blue dresses shot with gold and trimmed with gold niervillo silk, sage blue and shot hats, with gold mervillo and buttercups, and tarried shower bouquets of cream and gold. The two younger wore cream dresses trimmed with shot ribuon, and cream hats similarly trimmed and with flowers m keeping, and carried baskets of flowers. After the ceremony the wedding party and guests drove to the house of the bride's parents on the Belt, where a large marquee had been erected on the lawn, m which a sumptuous collation was' laid. Full justice having been done to this by the numerous guests who had been inviteu, the usual congratulatory speeches were made by friends of both sides of the new house, and best wishes for the future of the newly wedded pair were expressed, Miss Sears, the. evangelist, singing "God bless the bride and bridegroom." The healths of the parents of both parties were also honored, and the. time was agreeably spent till the express carried the qouple away northwards on their honeymoon. The numerous, hand some, and yaluable presents gave quite a i bazaar look to the largest room m the house. L In the evening the marquee presented a gay • appearance when a galaxy of youth and ! beauty assembled, and " ohased the glowing > hours with flying feet," for several hours,

iHB ABfIBUKTON GUAfclrtAN : FRiDAt, SEPTEMBER 25, 1896.



I . Business Notices jB SEEDS. SEEDS. SEED^ ik TBaT ARE SURE TO GROW. ■ * FLETCHER BROS. 1 mt ]T AVE JUST RECEIVED their New Season's Stock of Agricultural SeeH JJL These seeds are all Guaranteed Fresh, and Not mixed with old Seel lh Give us a trial and we are confident that you will be thoroughly satisfied wfl both price and quality. fl at TUKINIP SEEDS; TURNIP SEEDS, fl to Our Turnip Seeds are grown from specially selected roots, and are alwtfl 11 carefully tested m growth before being sent ou»", and none are supplied but vrb are really strong and robust. _, Carter's Elephant Swede, Devonshire Greystone, Improved Skirving Swede, Mammoth Purple Top, Aberdeen Green Top Yellow, •-.:'; Aberdeen Purple .Tdp Yellow, Fosterton Hybrid Yellow, etc,, etc. ■ MANGEL SEEDS. . ~ MANGEL SEEDS. These Seeds are grown for us by the celebrated seed merchants of il - colonies, viz., JS'immo & Blair, Duned|n. Having been grown from select? roots, they cannot fail m giving* the greatest satisfaction,. and mayberelie on for producing the greatest weight per acre possible under rich and liberi cultivation. " FIELD CARROTS. , FIELD CARROTS. . James' Scarlet Intermediate, Altringham Long Red, Giant Green-top, "White Belgian, Etc, Etc. . ■ "-. BROADLEAF ESSEX RAPE. s POTATOES. ..POTATOES; POTATOES." *" A change of Seed Always Pays, as a Better and Heavier Crop i 6 produced Our Potatoes are all specially ..raised for- seed purposes fronl im sele«Jtod stocks m ■ the very best potato producing districts. We would advisfl g orders to be sent to us as early as possible, «f(6flder that they may be filled froofl i- oar own stocks, which occasionftlly become exhausted before the end of thfl f season. ' ; - ' 1| I BEAUTY OF HEBRON,' 1 , This variety is Very Early, coming to the table before either Early Rosta or Ashleaf Kidney, and is far superior both m quality and productiveness. fl 1 QUEEN OF THE VALLEY.' I A very heavy cropper and early potato. - The tubers are handsome Jindlj solid (capital variety for exhibition), boiling as white as milk as dry as flourJ and is also a fine keeper. ~. jj THE < BRUCE. 1 This Potato, the potato of the future, is remarkable for its productiveneon p and its resistance of droughts and frosts, they have yielded at the rate jfl 17 tons per acre, having very few small. A first-chss eating potato. ;^P« ASHLEAF/ 'MYATT'S EARLY PROLIFIC* .fjk An excellent and well-known variety ; valuable for sheltered borders anct^M very early use. '-% . '-'^m NEW POTATO—' RICH AID SEDDoN.' 11 Being an Early and Heavy cropper it is fitted for an early marked potato, and from general reports from the raiser we may cl&ss it with the be§fl of all varieties now grown. ?■ — We Have Also m Stock — '"■ American Alphas, Lapstone Kidney,"Batn Kidney, Beauty of Bath,^~— M Blue Uerwentß, etc. > . . ■ GARDEN SEIJPS. ;f H GABDEN SEEDS. | 90 Varieties of Vegetable Seeds, 3d per packet. •■ 1 ~ 70 Varieties of Flower Seeds, Id per packet. | FLETCHER BROS. M "Cash Supply Stores," Ashburton and Ohristchurch, Wholesale and .--M Ketail Agents for NimMo <fc Blair's Standard Sefds. ifl TBLBPnoNK 24 ; . Box 67^ rj.:BEil SPECIAL PTTEOHiSE S A.L EJ JAMES iSeLLOR HAS MADE AN EXPP.AORI'INARY PURCHASE OF 2000 PAIRS OF MEN'S, WOMEN'S^ AND CHILDREN'S LINES AT A GREAT DISCOUNT, ; " And is determined to give the Public a share of the benefit derived by him m this $ Purchase. . '*' 7 HERE ARE SOME QUOTATIONS :— [■/■'. 50 Men's Canvas Shoes 5a 9d, usual 6s 9d 30 Ladies' Button . Shoes, large size 7?^ 20 Men's Shooters 8s 9d, usual 9s 6d usual 103 6d ___1^ 1 70 Ladies' Canvas 4s 6d, usual 5s 6d 90 Men's and Women's Albert Slipjpeis 1 100 Men's Cookhams 20s, asual 30s 4s 9d, usual 6s 6d i 60 Youths' Shooters 6s lid, usual 83 9d 50 Gents' Shoes 5s 6d, usual 6s 9d 50 Men's Balmorals 14a to 193, usual 20s 20 Ladies' Leather Slippers 2s lid, usual i to 30s * 3s 6d v i 160 Ladies' Glace Kid Boots 12s 6d, usual 60 Men's Best Gum Boots 255, usual 30a • 16s 6d 100 Ladies' and Men's, damaged (half 20 Men's Shoes 7s, usual 8s 9d ■ price) '. • ■■■ ; 20 Youths' Best Shooters 103, usual 12a 9d 30 at any price " \ The whole of this Special Purchase has been mrrked at very low prices, and will bo ; offered for TWENTY-ONE DAYS. This is an opportunity that seldom occurs, and I fathers, mothers, and all who have to provide Boots, can make their purchases on splendid ' , terraj. _ SALE COMMENCES ©N FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, AT 10 O'CLOCK. f REMEMBER FOR TWENTY -ONE~DAYS, AND NO LONGER, THE SPECIAL PURCHASE SALE WILL^RUN. ALWAYS TO THE FORE. } JAMES SeLLOR, .A ASHBURTON. ' FEGULINA. FEGULINA. mHE TQERFECTION f\F /^{ AXE TH LOURS, . JL HE JL ERFECIION \JF KJ AXE JJ LOURS, Stands Unrivalled as the perfection of Prepared Flours for producing PURE and * DELICIOUS CAKES, with the minimum of time, trouble, and expense. FECULINA is packed m lib cardboard boxes, and can be had m the following kinds-* Cherry Cakes Raspberry Sandwiches Rice Cheese Caked ) Sponge Ginger Bread Cocoannt Cakes - Currant -Cakes » Genoa Cakes Sultana Cakes , Seed Cakes * Rice Cakes Madeira Cakes Snow Cakes These packets of Cake Flour contain all (ha dry ingredients of a Wholesome anct Delicious Cake. Full directions on each packet. Price— 6d.each TEA. TEA. TEA. We have an excellent line of ORANGE PAKOE CEYLON TEA, imported direct — . from the gardens, which we have packed m £lb and lib packets, slb and 1011) tins, and J -chests and 561bs. NIMMO & BLAIR'S CELEBRATED GARDEN SEEDS ALWAYS IN STOCK. Goods Delivered Daily. Orders by Post Despatched with Punctuality. ji .Best House m Ai»hburton for Groceries, Crockery, and Hardware. i SHEARMAN BROS., :- ' "MARKET HOUSE.'? > ■ # Telephone No. 53 [.. , .... - ' W. H. COLLINS & CO., PAINTERS, PAPERHANGEBS, AND HOUSE - DECORATORS. v • ■■ ■ " • pVERY DESCRIPTION Oi? MATERIAL REQUIRED KEPT IN STOCK — Just Landing — News Papers, New Designs, Choice and Artistic Dadoes, Borders and Friezes. Now is your opportunity to Renovate your homes. a . . . APPLY TO- W. H. COLLINS & GO., IMPORTEBS.



Teticters. 3, ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCII B» FTIKKDERS ARE INVITED FOR— 1. — 548 Chains Water Raceß, Highbai m two contracts. , 2. — 13 Fords, Highbank, m two coutrai ,c 3.— 220 Chains Water Race, Mayfie c one contract. ' 4. — Additions m Concrete to Dam, Mou Somers. s.— Sheep Bridge over River Stour, Aa burton Gorge. Pians and Specifications on view Council Office, and Tenders, addressed the Chairman, to be sent m not later than '. o'clook a.m. on FRIDAY, October 2, 1896 By Order, WILLIAM BAXTER, 9 210 ' County Engineer. Friedlander Bros., Limited. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1896. CLEARING- SALE OF HORSES, COWS, & IMPLEMENTS "jl/TESSRS FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ld. -LtX -have received instructions from Mb Emily Jones to Sell at her Farm, Race course Road, on the above date, th following : — 2 Draught Horses, 1 Trap Mare, 2 Spring ing Cows, 1 Yearling Heifer, 1 Do) Cart, 1 Set Trap Harness, 1 Double furrow Plough, 1 Single-furrov Plough, 1 Dray and Frame, 1 Se Four-leaf Harrows, 1 Brantfon Reaper and Binder, Plough, Harness Chains, Horse Covers, Trees, etc. Sale at 1 p.m. R. FRIEDLANDER, 9 202 Auctioneer. yj7"B ARE BUYERS OI FARMERS' LINES RYEaBASS) FJPIEDLANDER BROS, Ltd SEEDS FOR SPRING SOWING. \X7E HAVE taken particular care io Dressing our this season's . GRASS AND CLOVER SEEDS, AND OFFER, AT LOWEST MARKET RATES, English Llyegrass, Italian Ryegrass, Cocksfoot, Colonial Grown Red Clover And Cowgrass, White Clover, Alsike, Timothy, etc , etc. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Limited, Hanmer' and Graves. TT7"E HAVE BEEN APPOINTED AGENTS \ tfOR B. HORNSBY AND SONS, LIMITED. And will always keep m stock A FULL COMPLEMENT OF EXTRAS FOR THEIR REAPERS AND BINDERS— AS ALSO THE MACHINES THEMSELVES. , Prices on appplication. BUTTON AND SONS, SEEDSMEN, READING. WE ABB THE APPOINTED AGENTS FOR THE A.SHBTJRTON COUNTY / We have stocks of — Ryegraas, Cocksfoot Trefoil, White Cover, Colonial Clover Rape, Turnips, Mangel Wurtzel, Swedes Timothy, Fescue, Alsike— All New ant Fresh Seeds this season. Hanmer & Grayes, v ■ • WEST STREET. CITE HAVE FOR SALI Prussian Blue <& Grey Peas for Seed Round Seed Dei went Potatoesgrowi m Oamaru from imported Tas manian Seed. - Black Tartar Oats, machine-dressed Seed Tartars from the Waimatt Estate. Seed Sparrow Bills from Southland a grand change. Feed Canadian Oats. Danish Oats. Tuscan Seed Wheat. Prime Olover Hay. Prime Eating Potatoes from Oamaru and locally grown. Good Pig Feed. HANMER & GRAVES. WE have £ 22,600 for investment oi Freehold Security. HANMER & GRAVES.. SUPERPHOSPHATE WE HAVE to arrive m October ; Shipment of the well known AN G L 0-0 ON T I NEN TA L SUPERPHOSPHATE, and ar« now prepared to book orders. HANMER & GRAVES,



T. Bullock. SATURDAY, September 2( Bie Three-quarters of an Acre and Dwellini 'as , c j> conveniently situated at Hampstead. »g • on TV/T R Tp BULL °CK has received m m -f-»-L structlons from the Hampateac lf . School Committee to Sull by fulli Auction ab the Aicade on the abov date,— THE MASTER'S RESIDENCE, Cambridge Street, Hampstead, as follows, viz : — Lots 71, 72, 73, containing 3 Roodi 1£ Perches, on which is erected i Dwelling House of six rooms witt t conveniences ; Orchard stocked with Fruit Trees, etc. re _ x The pn.perfy is conveniently situated ,0 just oif the continuation of Moore Street. Ie The land is of first-Glass quality. tt is . Inspection Invited. 0 — •— a Terms at Sale. y | Sale at 11.30 1 T. BOLLOCK, c 9 142 Auctioneer. » i : _: ; ' r SATURDAY, September 26. B 1 Town Property for Sale, by. order of the * . }'_y Mortgagees, fronting East Street 3 "'■"- South. I — — [ \IR T. BULLOCK has received In- ' J **■*- btruotions to Sell by Public Auction at the Aioade on the above d%te, | On account and by order of the [ ' Mortgagees — 1 Part of T.S. 76, containing J Acre, ) having about 42 feet frontage on '. Ease ' Street, on which is ereoted three shops, now let to three tenants. - » [ This property will be sold at a oonsider- i able loss to the Mortgagees, to cloeo ! acctounts Terms and full particulars furnished on application to the Auctioneer. Note time of Sale— ll 30. T. BULLOCK, 9 143 . Acct.ioneer. SATURDAY, September 26. TOWN SECTIONS, SUBURBAN ALLOTMENTS, Etc MR T. BULLOCK, m conjunction with Mr D. Thomas, has received instructions to Sell by Public Auction at the Arcade on thejibovd date, the follow- ing Town Sections? viz : — 1226, | Acre, having two frontages on Havelock Street and Wakanut Road West 1227, i Acre, adjoining the above, and ■ having the same frontages. 1209. \ Aero, corner of Cameron and A V inter Streets 1208, j; Aero, adj .-ining 1195, ;• Acre, fronting Havelock Street 1196, ;: Acre, fronting Havelock Street 269, | Acre, ornerof Mo ire Street and East Belt 270, J .Acre, corner of Tarcred Street a;id East Belt . 805, i Acre, Cox Street East 815. ,r : Acre, -Ai.k v Street. Fast .6l^»i Acre, Kermodo Street West 69, J Ai-re, Mcore Street West ALSO, The following Suburban Properties :— Lots 4, 5, and 6, each containing about \ Acre, fronting Alford Forest Kood, opposite Mr Henderson's * property . Lots 51, 52, and part of 54, containing 1 acre, 1 rood, 19 poles, Winter's Road, Allenton Lots 4, 5, and 6, containing 9 Acres, with small Stable thereon, fronting Racecourse and Allen's Road, Allenton Lob 24 containing , about 2 Roods, Winter's Road, Allenton Lot 19, containing about 2 Roods, James Street, Allenton This Sale affords a favorable oppor- tunity to persons desirous of acquiring Building sUes. Inspection of the several properties invited. .Terms at Sale. Note time of Sale— ll 30. T. BULLOCK, D. THOMAS, i 9 144 Auctioneer, j wheatstone. longbeaoh"" district, to stobbkeepers & others. FOR "SALE— *y \/ ACRES, on which is erected a */2 a Store wi(h Dwelling Bouse attached, Bakery, and oher buildings. The owner, . Mr W. E. Bond, hwing removed to Flemington, this property is for Sale on eaay terms of payment. ' For fall particulars, apply to — T. BULLOCK. O LET, ac a low rental, SHOP and DWELLING, East street south. T. BULLOCK. •."'■• TO FARMERS AND OTHERS. FOR SALE. 1 f MPROVLD FARMS, RURAL LAND, 1 -■- &o. \ 168 Acres, fenced, near Maron^n , 1216 Acres, fronting Bowyer's Stream, 3 Moanb Somern , 20 Acres, Wakanui, fronting the sea beach •156 Acres, improved, Willowby ? 40 Acres, close to Ashburton  530 Acres, Rangitata Island 498 Acres, Hinds f- 22 Acres, Lowcliffe 1093 Acres, close to Drom ore 26 Acres, Spaxton Survey District 200 Acres, Hinds * 18 Acres, Coidsfcream 97 Acr. a, close to Sprlngburn 288 Acres, Seafield, and other proper-, ties. For full particulars, apply to T, BULLOCK. OS ftD PER WEEK. Rental re- *-* " quired for Cottage at Tinwald. ° Apply to T. BULLOCK, Agent. d 75 ACHES, I £3- PER ACRE. 1 Interest— s per cent. R.Ss. numbered 26527, 26528, fronting the road leading to Wakanui School, lam authorised by the Mortgagee to Sell the above at the reduced price of £3 per acre. Unpaid purchase money tg bear the low rate of interest of 6 per cent per annum. T, BULL.QQK, Agent,



COMMERCIAL. « WOOL SALES. ADELAinit, Sep ember 23 At the opening of the wool sales th< was a large attendance and biddiog v, brisk, but prices ruled a halfpenny to ihi farthings lower than last year's openi rates. In addition to his the dry seas has milita! Ed seriously against the conditi of the clip, so that wool absolutely fell value on the local market a penny to a, h& peony per pound. COEHESPONDE2SCE, » We do not hold ourssives responsible fur the Opinions e<ptcssed by our cdnespondents) policeTkd pubs. ' TO THE EDITOB. ■'" Sir, — I notice a letter under the abov heading m your issue of yesterday, whicl to my mind, is a most cowardly attempt t injure me and my trede m the eyes of tn public, and I am not the leas b surprised tha the writer has not the courage to sign hi name. The letter would lead anyone t suppose that drunkenness is permitted i the railway refreshment rooms. I need onl, refer " Templar" to the railway authuritie for a reference as to the method m which I conduct my business — indeed I only hope h will make every enquiry, as I feel certaii both the police and the general public bav< no fault to find with me. Surely " Templar ' does not propose to hold me responsible foi persona who. may_ arrive on ihe station th< worse for drink. 'In justice to myself, ; must ask •'Templar" either to make ■ i direct charge against me or withdraw liii letter, otherwise— he will probably heai further from me. He will no doubt se*e th« fairnesa of this suggestion,, and I may ado that 1 will be only too happy to have anj charge he may make thoroughly investi gated.— l am, etc., R. Alexander. [It may be as well to mention that the portion of "Templar's" letter omitted bj us showed that the remarks contained m the first part of the printed version had no immediate connection with the concluding paragraph, which stood by itself, having no reference to the rest oi the letter.— Ed.] — _ . '' Tenders for the lease of 120 acres of land belonging to the Church Property Trustees close on the 29th. There are two blocks oi 60 acres each, and they are Bituated within two miles of Tinwald. This offers an opportunity to those who were disappointed m getting land at Highbank. . To-morrow will be quite a field day m the Arcade m the matter of land selling. In conjunction with Mr David Thomas, Mr Bullock will offer quite a long list of town and suburban sections, and on his own account a section m East Streer, and for the School Committee of Hampstead the master's esidence and grounds. At the adjourned meeting of the recently toimed "training stable," held m Mr Thomas's office, there were about twenty local athletes present, and Mr Thiele presided. It was decided to call the organisation the Olympian Training Stable, and a Committee was appointed to select a badge. Sixteen new members were added to the roll. Mr R. D. Wilson was present m response to an invitation given him by the laßt meeting, and addressed those present on the importance of proper training, but he advised anyone who doubted his own physical ability to go through a course of training not to start. He would be prepared to undertake the supervision of members' training, but could not of course do the indispensable rubbing work ; that would have to be done by members' own friends, of whom, doubtless, there plenty. He would be glad to see individual members before the opening day, which was fixed for Monday next, and have a talk with them. The usual votes of thanks closed the meet- ing. ■ ■■ ' ■ —^ PUBLIC NOTICES. '-THE AMERICAN,"" nnROTTING Horse, 4 years old, by I/" Emmerson, out of Fairy, by Spot. Winner of two Races. To be Leased for the Season. Apply, 9 217 D. THOMAS. ELGIN SCHOOL. A CONCERT and Bill will be held In the Schoolroom on FRIDAY Evening, October 9. Admission to Concert Is. Ball, DoublaTioket 2a 6d. Extra Lady Is. Refreshments provided for BALL. Concert commences at 8 p.m. 9 209 ■ MOUNT SOMERS ROAD DISTRICT. NOTICE is hereby given that the Road ~"kndwn as EDE'S Road, near Mr Hardley's, IS CLOSED for Every kind of Traffic, and anyone using the same, after this date, will do so at their own risk. E. B. COOPER, Clerk. ? September 24, 1896. 9 211 NEW BOOK-SELLING- AND STATIONERY BUSINESS. ATT "WILLIAMS, • Jtl. VV ILLIAMS, (Late of Messrs L. F. Andrewes & Co.) XT AS Commenced Business as Bookseller, I I Stationer, Newavendor, etc. All the Latest Books m stock, including— Corelle's ( Mighty Atom ' and • Cameos, Crockett's 'Cleg Kelly,' and 'Men of. the Moss Hags,' Hooking's ' All Men are Liars', Boothby's 'The Beautiful White Devil, RitaB 5 'Peg the Bake,' Marion Crawford'i 'Adam Johnstone'a Son,' Haggard's, '-Hear! of the World,' Weyman's • Red Cockade, John Strange Winter's 'Truth Tellers, and Gilbert Parker's 'An Adventurer of th< North* Good Supply of "School Requisite! and Commercial Stationery. Note the Address — Bullock's Arcade Opposite Mb Bullock's office. 9 21( ■"VTTTANTED, Second-hand Bags m anj Quantity. NEWCASTLE, WESTPORT, BRUNNEI NUTS, MOUNT SQMERB, AND ALLANDALE COALS, alwaya m Stook. ALSO— COKE, FIREWOOD, POSTS, RAILS, STAKES, and all fencing material. I wish to draw the attention of the pubii to the celebrated AIL AND ALE COAL, Whioh has held its own (against all th Lignites m the market. It is screened, am burns with a flame to a clean ash, leavin no dangerous embers, and is really the bes and cheapest Native coal to be had. On trial will convinoe you. James Elliott, SOLE AGENT, WEST STREET, Opposite D, Thomas 1 GratavWid Wool 9 210 Stow, ;•} 5 "■•.



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