COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKKT.

Ckbistohuroh, September 1. At the Addington marktfc both supplies and attendance were below average, but. there was a fait* tone in business. The entries were 7662 sheep, 330 head of cattle, and 237 piga. Fai Cattm.—ls9 head of very irregular quality were yarded. The improvement in price noted last week was fully maintained. Prime beeflßi fco 19a per 1001b, good 16< to 17b. ordinary oow 13s to 15a. Steers £5 15* to £7 153, and up to £817s 6d for bullocks, heifers £1 17 a6d to £7, cows £3 10s to £7 10a. Stobb Cattle.—A larger entry than for tome time past, bub only odd lots sold, and quotations nominal. Fat Shsbjp.-— Small entry, consisting chiefly of small lines with a few straight lines of freezers, merino wethers, and cross bred ewes. Freezers met fair competition op to 2s per 1b net for best wethers. The beat merino wethers went for export. Moat oi the crossbred ewes were only half fat, wad the best of these were taken by graziers. OrdinaryMtdhfeinft'ahiettp^were dull of. s'a'e. Prim* heavy wether* op to 18*, bests freez ing wethers 15a 6d fco 17a, lighter 14a to 15s, hill fit from 12a, maiden ewes (freezers) 13s to Isi 63, beib batchers' ewes 12s to 13s 6d, extra heavy to 15s 3d, inferior to average 8s 6d; merino wether* 7s Mto lls sd, ewea 8s 2d to 9s 2d, f»t lambs 7« 6d to 15s sd. Btoek Shbkp.—A lirfe of exceptional hoggets fetched 10s 7id, ordinary hoggets 7s 6d to 8s 6d» fair conditioned wethers lO«6dto 12s, backward 8a 3d to 9a lOd, eW«« with lambs 9s 8d to lls 6d, and a •mall line 12s Bd—prices improving. Figs*—Baoonera 30s to 50s 6d, porkers 20i to 26s 6d, stores, 14s to 23s 6d. Prime pork ty& *° 3ld P»r lb» »«coodary 3d—good demand.

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRO DUCE MARKET.

Times.

The prospects of holders of wheat now leem brighter, and millers and merchants are again in the market, the former being especially keen for all prime lots. Any lines of slightly spotted wheat also meet with a ready sale outside, and farmers holding this clasa of wheat are quickly fßtting riiof their stocks. Hunter's, whi«h aring the season has brought the lowest figure, in gaining favour, evidently owing to a large proportion of the winter sowing not taking root. In consequence there will probably be a shortage of winter wheat next harvest. A line of Tuscan brought 4s on tracks at East) Oxford, the game price being obtained for a line of two hundred eaoks on trucks at Southbridge. Most of the sales made during the week have been made on the baeis of ,4s ex stare. There is very little demand for oats, the business being of a hand-to-mouth nature. Good feed Canadians have sold as low as 2s at Ohristchurch. Potatoes have been very dull, but the market closes with a firmer tendency, as orders are again coming for ward from Auckland, though priceß remain unchanged. Farmers have readily accepted 32s 6d when offered. The following are priceß current :— Wheat—Pearl (prime'milling) and Velvet Chaff 4s to 4a 3d, Tuscan 4s Id, Hunter's 4a Id, good seconds, clean, 3a to 3s 3d. Oats.—Milling Canadians 2s 4d, Tartars 2a 2d, stout feed 2a Id to 2s 3d, duns 2s to 2s 3d, Danish 2s. Barley (nominal). —Malting 3a 9d to 4s, medium 3s 3d to 33 6d, feed 2s 2d to 2s 6d.

Press.

Tho wheat market continues to show firmness, especially for prime milling, and as millers are purchasing suitable Sobs, the stocks in store are steadily diminishing. Several parcels have been sold at 4s to 4s Id delivered at the mills and 4s afc country stations for good quality. Oats are dull of sale, the only business passing being of a hand-to-mouth character. Potatoes meat with some enquiry, but prices remain unchanged. The following are current prices paid to farmers, f.0.b., Lytrekon, for direct ship ments from country stations and free of commission :— Wheat—Good to prime qua'ity pearl 4a Id to 4s 2?i, Tuscan 4b to 4s Id, Hunter's 4s to 4s Id, second quality wheat about 2J lower,* | Oats—Prime milling 2s 4d, good Btout feed 2s Id to 2-) 2d, fair short feed 2s 11 to 2s 2d, duns 2s 3d, Danish 2s Id to 2s 2d. Babley—Prime malting 3a 91 to 4a Id, medium 3s 3d to 3a 6d, feed 2s 3d to 2s sd, Cape 2s sd. I

MAIL NOTICES.

The Letter Box will be cleared for the despatch of correspondence from Ashburfcon for the undermentioned places as follows :— Burnham and Dunsandel, daily ... .» ... 3,15 pm Chertsey and Rakaia, daily 6 30am 3 15 pm 6 30 pm Dromore, daily ... .- 630 pm Chfistchurch and north, daily 630 am 315pm and 6 30 pm and on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10 30 am ! Eiffelton, Willowby, daily ... 1030 a m : Lismore, Tuesday, Thurs day, and Saturday ... 10 30 am Eight, Wakanui, and River side, daily ... ... 6 30 am Se&view, Seafield, Kyle, and Newlands, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday ... 630 am Wheatetone, "Waterton, Ash ton, Longbeaeh, and Flemington, daily ... 3 45 pm Mount Somers, Springburn, Staveley, Alford Forest, daily ... .. ...4 pm Methven, daily ... ... 3 15 pm Geraldine, and Or an, daily.. 12 30 pm O&maru, Dunedin, Waimate, and south, daily ... 12 30 pm E^ling, Rangifcata, daily ... 10 30 am Temuka, Timaru, daily, 10 30 am 12 and Tuesday, Thursday, 30 pm and Saturday 315 pm Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, 10 30 am 1 daily 30 pm And Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday .., .„ 315 pm Rimptma, Monday and Thurs day - .- .« 4 pm Mayfield, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday ... 4 pm Weaterfield, Tuesday, Thurß day, Saturday ... ... 4 pm Letters contains nnything of value should be registered. ' Letters containing coin or bank notes if poated unregistered will be compulsorily registered and charged double registration fee.

THE KLONDYKE RUSH.

Tons of ©old.

The Sao Franciaoo Chonicle on 21st July j published the following from its Seattle cor respondent : MINES SELLING FOB 750,000 DOLLARS. Hot one-half has been told of the fabu lous wealth of the Klondyke {says Orrin W. i Jackson, of Helena, Mont., in a letter to his people). Mining oUims are worth from 5000dols to 750,C00d015. Many have sold for au'i.B that are Bimply enormous. It is common for dirt to yield lOOdols to the pan. Some ll,4oouzs of the yellow metal arrived in Helena, Mont., yesierday from Seattle, and aa it waa taken to the assay office a big crowd followed. A Post Intelligencer special says that the old miners of Montana are greatly excited over the strike in the Klon dyke. Thomas Moran, who has been in the Klondyke for three years, and came out wifch 25,000d01s worth oi gold, says:-— " Pockets are being found that contain great quantities ol virgin gold." He told a story I !of what is known as " Too Much Gold j Creek." He said that it was about 700 i miles from the Klondyke, but thab the | ! Indians refused to reveal its location, saying}: I "Too much gold for white man." The | Indians fear that if the location is known there will be mother rush. Only two white men are reported as ever reaching the place, and they had to turn back on account of provisions. Writing to his wife from Daweon Rivsr, Mr J. F. Miller, a lawyer of Seattle, states that many claims have yielded 60,000d01, BQ,ooQdol, and IOO.OOOdoI from last winter's work. One man has three five-gallon oilcans filled with gold, and is not fully washed out yet. Other letters received from the field state that many miners have bags and tins full of golddust, which are packed away in every imaginable place awaiting a steamer fco take the miners down the river. It is given out that the Portland brought down 700,000d0l of gold, but the correspondent learned to-night from a reliable source that the real sum was much larger. Some of the miners secreted a portion of their dust in order to avoid paying the charges for space in the safe. , "THE HIGHEST FIELD IN THE WORLD." | Mr O. H. M'lntosh, Governor of the North-west Territory, says: •' I consider j the British Youkon goldfields the richest ever trod by man. It is [a great treasure house, in which gold has been accumulating for ages. Indeed, the gold supply is prac tically inexhaustible. More than 1,000,000 dollars in dust (he says) is now stored away in the cabins of the miners along the creeks being developed. The British Youkon yield of gold for 1897, the Governor resumed, will | not be less than 10,000,000d01. Of course, in this, as was the case with the Gassiar and Carriboo counties, it.is not possible to keep a record of what is taken out, but I am con vinced that I am not placing the amount too high. I placed the gold and silver yield of j the Rossland and Kootenay district for 1897 | at 7,000,0C0d01, and I have semi-official in- j formation to the effect that that will be very near the exact figures, all of which to my mind is ample evidence that wifchin five years these districts will be producing more j gold than either California, Colorado, or | South Africa." " A HUNDRED DANGERS AWAIT THE MINERS." Six miners who arrived from the field say that it is a land full to overflowing with the precious metal, but one must go through a , hundred dangers to secure it. ' " The richness of the Klondyke region," said onft of them, " is beyond any words of mine to describe. Ido not think I exagger- j ate when I say that gold is to ba found j almost anywhere. I mean, of course, in the Klondyke region. It ia true all the olaitna in the immediate vicinity of Dawson City have been taken up, but there are hundreds of others a little further off just as gpod. My claim was No. 41, and it turned out to be a most excellent piece of property. I took out 41,000 dollars during the winter, and touched only a very small portion of the claim. Every man that came down on the Portland brought more or less gold with him. As near as I could learn there were 950,000 dollars in the party of 61. In addition to this the steamship people had on board something like 580.000 dollars. This, of course, represented a por tion of their profits for the season." SOME BIG FINDS. Some of the large amounts taken from the Klondyke were :—Ciareaoe Berrie, Fresno (Gal), £27,000; William Stanley, Seattle, i £18 600; Henry Anderson, a resident of j this State £13,000 ; Frank Kellett, £10,000; J. J. Clement, Los Ange'os, £10,000; T J. Kelly, California, £7.000 ; William Sloane, j formerly of Nanaimo (8.C.), a dry goods j merchant, £5,000; John Wilkinson, of Nanaimo, £5,000. DAKK SIDE OF THE PICTURE Seattle (Wash.), July 19. There is one story of despair and death from the rush into the Ala«ka goldfields. Ifc comes from Lake Linderman, on the Dyea route, and the victim is Frank Matthews, of the city. Matthews and his partner, George Fulsom, had safely crossed the divide, and were rafting their supplies along the lakes towards the Yukon. "It will not be well," said Louis Sloss," President of the Alaska Commercial Com pany, "if too many people go into the Klondyke this fall. They will die like rats in a trap. There will be plenty of food at St. Michael's, but that is 2,000 miles from Dftwson city.

THE ABHBpttTQR. GtJABDIAN t THURSDAY, BlfcTElffßUß 2, IW7.

p«atef L »nd Publiahed by the A*bburton £üblishiag Company, Limited, »t their Steam Printing Offiw, Burnett Stwet. Aihbarton. >. THURSDAY, SKPXEMSBB 8, 1867=



Friedlander Bros., Limited. SEEDS FOR SPEING SOWING. TTTE HaVE GIVEN 1 SPKCI&L AITENTION TO Til X SELECTION AND DRESSING OF OUR Grass and Clover SEEDS, AND ARE IN A POSITION TOIOFFER HIGH GRADE QUALITIES AX LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. IT WILL BE TO THE ADVANTAGE OP CONSUMERS TO OBTAIN OUR SAMPLES AND QUOTATIONS BEFORE PLACING THEIR ORDERS. Friedlander Bros., Limited.



-fTT E HAVE FOR SALE— PEIME TABLE POTATOES. FRIEDLANDER BROS , Ltd. \I7K ARE CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT RYEGRASB OATS COCKSFOOT BARLEY CLOVERS CHAFF And al other Farm Produce. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. 3 TI7E HAVE FOR PRIVATE SALE, The Well-known Trotting Stallion BALTIMOEE. Full partioulars on application to FRIEDLANDER BROS., Limited.



Henry Stephenson. ! HENEY STEPHENSON, i (Successor to Alfred Harrison.) | Established 20 yeara. i AUCTIONEER, LAND ESTATE AND COMMISSION AGENT AND VALUER. WEEKLY SALES of Live Stock Produce, Furniture, etc., EVERY SATURDAY, at 12 o'clock. Clearing Sales of Stock, Household Furni ture, etc., as per arrangement, in »ny part o the county. Advances made on Goods placed! in my hands for Sale. CHAFF, OATS, WHEAT, FLOUR, SHARPS, BRAN, ONIONS, POTATOES, SEEDS, etc., Sold Daily in Large or Small Quantities. Agent: Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company. HENEY STEPHENSON, 4 AUCTIONEER.



NOTIC E. T AM A CASH BUYER OF SKINS, WOOL, LOOKS, AND PISCES, AT THE ROYAL HOTEL YARD, SATURDAYS AND TUESDAYS IN ANY QUANTITY. Cash on delivery. THOMAS McGRANDEL. 830 TUSI Received, a Consignment of tb« O Celebrated "NEW YOBK" LEVEE WATOHES. ONLY lOs 6d. To be obtained only from I G. JESSON, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, E»3b Street, Aahburton,, FEED. MAKEIG^ " "OROKfiR & COMMISSION AGENT.! Barrytown Flat Gold Mining Shares and ) Auckland Gold Mining Shares for Sale, i ____ ! GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD OJf i COMMISSION. ! FRED MAKEIG, |



lypti Extract. There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract in the market now, products of simple distillation forming crude resinous oils. Id order that these crude oils may not be taken, OUR PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, which is recognised by the medical division of the Prussian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, as the'r information forwarded to ua through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878, we tate :— It proved by tests by the Medical Clinics' of the Universities at Bonn and Greifawald, Prussia, and reported by Dr. Schulz, Professor I of Parmacology, at Bon, and Professor Bar. Hosier, Director of the Medical Clinic at Greifewald, that only products taato are saturated with oxygen and freed- of acids, I reainous and other substances* adherent to j primary distillation, will develope the sanative qualities proper to the plant j according to these authorities, and according to Professor Dr. Lister, o£ England, and to ' Dra. Bauer, Mclntire, Wood, Hazard, etc,, of America, is the only extract correspond ing to scientific tests, and the only one which posseatea the proper therapeutic SANDER & SON'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. . All other crude oils are to be classed a.mong the turpentines, which have, when' I used as medicine, no therapeutic effect, and are abandoned as an internal medicament* These so-called Eucalypti Extract which may have received distinction at Exhibitions as commercial articles are used for mechanical purposes are only discernible, By their deficiency in pundgent or*our~ which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extracts develops mes'st freely through its surplus of oxygen. By their alcoholic thin and mobile appear ance being reduced in specific density through the presence of acida. By their taste, the result of the contracting tendency of resins and tennates. If these crude oils, so called eucalypt xtracts, are applied by mistake in cases of roup, bronchitis, diphtheria, internal icflamations, dysentery, wounds, the consequences are appalling. For safety always ask for SANDER & SON'S EUCA LYPTI EXTRACT, and get the old, well tested, and reliable preparation.—Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia. SANDER & SONS.



The weather prophetspredict that the long fine dry spell which we have had will be followed by a very wet and severe winter. Xhe one thing needful for protection against the elements of such a winter is a really good reliable waterproof coat or cloak. We are assured that Messrs Craighead and Berryman have become famous for their well known brand of winter clothing, which' has hitherto given such satisfaction, and in anticipation of a. still larger sale for these goods, this season they are now showing probably the largest stock of waterproof tweed, eerge, and melton overcoats ever exhibited in Ashburton. They are also supplying ladies' and gentlemen's water proof oloaka and coats to measure at ready made prices. Every garment guaranteed thoroughly waterproof. (Three months trial, if defective money returned). All wool linings—keeping tha wearers alwayß warm and dry-—sewn throughout with strong silk, ventilated and every improve ment "up to date."—Advt.



SMOKE THE NEW VENUS Dark Aromatic Plug, Tobacco, THE GELEERATED A BEST J3KA^£ MANOFAOTCBBD IBQX omuwßP yoMfflju mat, i



WANTED Known—Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and Everything in the o»tica Una st% Sack's Optician ANTED KNOWN — Ladies' shot ribbed hose, 6d per pair; Ladies' black cashmere hose, Is per pair ; children's jflovea, 3d per pair ; ladies' glovea 6d per pair; lined kid gloves (fur tops) 2a 6d per pair—At A. Orb s cheap sale. 742 D EMEMBER, Kemember, that Mbllor's X\j Stock-taking gale will 1»b!j for fourteen $»yi99!|?. $Bw'« yosp time to tray* t



CURK£ TS 841 PILLS «• warranted to cura Gravel, Pains in the back, said all kindred complaints. Free from Mercury. Established upwarda of 30 years. In boxes 4s 6d each, of all Chemißta and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the world, -Proprietors, The Lincoln m& Mid land Cooßtitf Dr»a Company. Liajsolu,



Hanmer and Graves. I BUTTON'S SEEDS. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED our Rape and Turnip Seeds from the above well-known glowers, all of which have arrived in tip-top conditiom Messrs Sutton and Sons have sent out with the above a Collection of Garden' Vegetable and Flower Seeds of all their beat varieties, and Packets can be had of j any of the sorts at ©Cl PER PACKET. , Farmers and others are invited to inspect. HANMER & GRAVES. ~~™~FoTATOES. * XJtTE HAVE FOR SALE-Prime Blue Vf Derwent Potatoes. ALSO, A Splendid Sample of Golden Tares, for sowing with Cape Barley or Dun Oata for early Spring feed. HANMER & GRAVES. |~SEA~OF AZOF~BAELEY7 WE have imported acme of this wall known Barley for winter feed, and will be glad to let Farmers know of Its special qualifications if they will call in. ■ ~~SPAiiROWBILL OATS FROM SOUTHLAND. WE have * Grand Line of these for Seed purposes. Imm oats. ■ \XTE Have for Sale Long 'and Short VY Feed Oatß. CHAFF. CHAFF. WE Have for Sale PRIME OATEN SHEAF CHAFF, also a good cheap line for Cow Feed. """plough shares. TIEGULAR Supplies Imported by as, JLv direct from the makers; both Ransom es and Hornsbys— standard sfzeß. Prices, lowest current. BOXAL OIL—ISO Fire Test Water "White, Odourless, and Perfectly Safe. WE hold a regular Supply of this well known Brand of Kerosene, acknowledged to be the most Superior Oil in the market. PIG FEED. CHICK FEED. WE have for Sale—Crushed Barley (good) for pig feed. Whole and Broken Chick Wheat. AGRICULTURAL SALT. FOR Dressing Californian Thistles, or for Salting Straw or Chaff. We have a quautity on hand for which we are prepared to quote low.



WE always have in Stock Farm and Station Requisites of all kinds, in cluding Tea (specially packed for us and imported direct by ourselves from Ceylon), Sugar, Soap, Candles, Oatmeal, Flour, Bran, Sharps, Salt (best table), Rock Salt. Fencing Wire (plain and barbed), Staples, Galvanized Sheep Netting (most suitable for fencing on turnips), Clover and Turnip Seed, all varie ties ; Ryegrass and Cocksfoot (machine dressed), Oils—Castor, Machinery, Boiled, Tattoo Oil (for branding sheep) &c, &c. "I f\f\ ACRES, subdivided into con- XvJU venient paddocks, with water in each paddock; there ia a Cottage eieuted on the Property. This Farm is situated above the Alford Homestead, on Taylor's Stream. Price s £6 10a; easy terms. HANMER & GRAVES.



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IMPOKTAHT NOTICE. MEAT.—CHEAP AND GOOD. TTAVING STARTED BUTCHERING, j I have taken the Second Shop in Mr Lane's block, and having purchased a line ot very PRIME BEEF from J, Btoddart, Esq., of Willowby, I am in a position to aupply FIRST-CLASS BEEP & MUTTON at very moderate prices. Cart running Daily. Orders executed promptly. F. N. BLACK.



COAL. COAL. I HAVE JUST LANDED, ex Liddersdale, 300 Tons 300 of the very best quality of NEWCASTLE GOAL, AND 60 Tons 50 OF WESTPORT GOAL, ex Janet Nicol, which I am prepared to Sell at Lowest Rates to effect a clearance, ALSO IN STOCK AND TO ARRIVE,- The celebrated ALLANDALB AND MOUNT SOMERS COALS. COKE & FIRE WOOD-long & short lengths Any person who intends fencing should call and get prices— A large etook of STAKES, POSTS, and RAILS always on hand, James Elliott <€OAL ANDIFIREvVOOD MERCHANT West Street. VWVBGSB No. 83,



SPRING ELOBSGM TE A Packed in |fi> lib, sft> t and 10ft Net Weight Air-Tight Tins, No. 1 (Blue Label) No. 2 (Red Label) No. 3 (Golden Label! 1/9 per BE). 2'- per Hb. 2/4 per B>, LI 154 Obtainable from all Storekeepers and Tea Dealers. Henry Zander I Z^Z^^ AUSTRAL CYCLE AGENCY JLWV J. vV \J (LIMITED), IyiAURITIUS gUGAR. sole agents, for: ioo chests ceylon tea 100, v NUMBER? ■ « SWIFT," « SINGER? « TRIUMPH? — AND "ATALANTA" CYCLES, Henry Zander, "THE HUMBERT Cheapest Grocer In Aehburton. ___ Han Had More Genuine tfuooeises JUST LANDED, Titan any Otber Oyole In the World 60 Tons Barbed and Plain FENCING WE ARE THE 200 Dr» m «TiNSE&ED oil 200 ' (l WORLD'S GREATEST CYCLE DEALERS," CROCKERY and GLASSWARE _____ B* Etc only THE HIGHEST GEADE "«™ ARE PURCHASABLE AT ANY OF OUR DEPOTS. HENRY ZANDER, Hbad OmoliH _2Bs, Collins Street, Melbourne. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT. NEW ZEALAND DEPOTS— Manchester Stbhei, OHRISTOHUROH. 123, Ghokcw Street, DUNEDIN. to farmersjlnd dealers. SHEARMAN BROS., AGENTS, ASHBURTON, /CLEARING AND SKIN SALES con- ■ \J ducted, and Saleyards regularly ■■■■■■■■^■■■■^■■^■■■■■■■■■■■■^^■■^■■■■^■■^■^■^^■■iMMMBBM^ attended to, under the Supervision of MR "el."""' GREAT CLEARING SALE OF HENRY ZANDER, \V TN TT? R HR A PTT R V STOCK AND STATION AGENT. WlUlJldi UK AfUti I AND TO CONTRACTORS AND CARRIERS., ' OLOTHIISrO' |" HAVE ALWAYS FOR SALE OAIBSST AM FOE ONE MONTH JFEED OATS . BRAN and SHARPS J—».— — HP HE WHOLE STOCK REDUCED; HENRY ZANDER, GENERAL MERCHANT. ALL'SEASONABLE GOODS TO BE CLEARED. JUST TO HAND, ~ fe Gothic, §g* SEE CIRCULARS FOR PRICES 4fg§ ENGLISH RED CLOVER, . ENGLISH COWGRASS, — ENGLISH WHITE CLOVER, nnMMTWriT? =5 lENGLISH ALSYKE, —GOMMENOE ">~ Best in the Market. _ Saturday, July 10. Henry Zander, —:0: — A. P. WILLIAMSON, "T HAVE on Hand a Large Stock of. (Late Beath & Co.) FINEST COLONIAL CLOVERS OAgH Jj^^X & CLOTHIER, GRASS SEEDS. T-ANORED STREET MY Prices for Theae are LOWER than aay other Merchant's. Send lot Samples and Quotations. !,^^. ''■"•fill* £m fi II LJ Lm 11 • ' "- ' THE TEA OP THE AGE. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA (LATE MANAGEE FOR MESSRS REID AND GRAY)', BEGS TO ANNOUNCE TO THE FARMERS OF ASHBUETON COUNTY, that he has opened Premises in West Street, Ashburton, adjoining Messrs F. """"" and H. Sfceel, Ooachbuilders, where he intends carrying on business as AGENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, made by the undermentioned firms. Having acquired a large experience from his earliest days ia the manufacture TRY IT, AND YOU WILL HAVI" of Agricultural Implements in aome of the leading shops at Home aa well as in the Colony, he is in a position to know the most approved implements of the day both for the cultivation of the soil and for handling its produce. NO OTHER IQ order to provide this supply he has obtained the appointment of AGENT FOR ' MESSRS BOOTH MACDONALD AND COMPANY, CARLYLE WOEKS, ...  CHRISTCHUROH, whose Ploughs, Diso Harrows, Cultivators, Windmills, Rollers, Wool Presaei, Straw Baling Presses, etc., etc., are now well-known throughout the Australian Colonies for their superiority in every respect. He .intends keeping a good c A vn\T mm a aupply of the above machinery and implements, as well aa extras, to as to be able to OA.AU.DI JLliiA* supply with promptness the needs of his customers. He has also been appointed AGENT FOR MESSRS ANDREWS AND BEAVEN, KUYnW WI?A CANTERBURY MACHINE WORKS, OHRISTCHURCH, whose Chaff-cutting DAAUW IJ2iA, Machinery and Duplex Baggers, Corn Crushers, Seed Cleaners, are now no well-known that no farmer would ever think of buying an imported machine where one of theirs WKmmm . could be got. Samples of these machines he will also be well supplied with, as well as extras for all wearing parts. PaOFJSSSOB Bjokbktok reports that He has also been appointed AGENT FOR MR A. H. ANDERSON'S ATELING AND PORTER'S TRACTION ENGINES AND MACHINERY, and ia authorised to o nvciAC) give quotations, and to do business oa his behalf for the sale and repairing of 8 AJICXN lIS AS Engines, etc., etc. ia absolutely Pare and of good The advertiser trusts'that by constant attention to business, and to the wants of quality the public, and with [reasonable charges he will merit a share of public; patronage." ■■■ . - l S ™L™rio™ s AND WEST STREET, ASHBUETON. Sole agent for Ashburton District, S^ g A L E X, —— ——— _» - JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBUBTON. SP"F!r!T APJ JTS qpT7»pm Apj TTIQ T ABUUm Parted System ensure J^^J^^^J^i^ 1 AOliJifef. JLJ comfort and correct eight. Dont i«j2L«»******** R MURRAY & SON, Vy w. j. parsons, OPTICIANS, GOLDSMITHS, Etc. VJ^ • "■■' monumental mason, TN OoDSwquence of the large increase in this branch of ourlbusiness, we have found it Manchester Street, Ohristchuroh. r*- necessary to augment our already large Stock of Optics, by frequent consignments t> -a A-Kt-nnnntr a «, from England of the latest patterns and moat approved! designs in all classes of R. HANDOOCK, Agent. SPECTACLES, FOLDERS, EYE SHADES, LENSES, etc. Samples can be seen at my office, Standard Office Buildings, Aahburton. j OUR Mr R. Murray having had upwards of THIRTY-FIVE YEARS' Experience of 2 125. Optics, and during that time has made careful study of the relation between Spectacles and mHMKKKßtMmmmßmmmmmmaam the organ of sight, tha result being that he is able to quickly discern the errors of vision, and correct them by the übo of suitable Lenses, an advantage that cannot bo adopted by T>OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE tho« hwing little or no Experience of Optics. FIRE, LIFE, SEA, and ANNUITIE fiSSK^^^ Kstablishbd-1720. f or ri di ngl or mechanics at their work WON'T fall off when stooping *{jU&LhU tWm> Claims Paid—Thirty-seven Millions coping. J. 0. BELL NBW yBAMKS NEW SIDES, NEW LENSBS. Eurcnt Strest, Aibburi«», 2J J *



~-——— - ■ _- ■ . -"*■ AOTItK, rpHE ASHBURTON TAILORING X COMPAK V has on hand a very choice election of the very lateßb Patterns, by which the public caa secure the most) Fashionable Suit, and not hare any old stock palmed on to them. Our cutter, Mr Pawling, has had a large experience in the best Tailoring Establishments in the colony. Therefore give us a trial, and we will guaran , tee you one of fche most fashionable Suit* I procurable. Gents"own material made up. W. PAULING, Manager JgXTEACTS FROM CORRESPONDENCE. What an < Mjk.R. Say*: Gorwar, BarrhiU. To Messrs Kilworth and Son. Dear Sir,—The Back Sawmill you builb for me laat year continues to give me every satisfaction. Three men can put through a large quantity of timber in a day, and handle large logs with ease.— I am, etc., J. Cathcarx Wason. Concerning tlie Neur Governor, To Mr Kilworth. Bear Sir,—The New Governor you fitted to my Traction Engine is working splendidly,* and ail who have seen it speak highly of its performance.—l am, etc., Mibedith Wilson, Wakanuu A. Man Who Appreciate* -tSeonomy. To Mr Kilworth. Dear Sir,—Sinoe you bored the Cylinder of my Fowler Engine and fitted a New Piston, it works highly satisiaotory, and is a great saving in coal. In fact all work you have done for me has always been of first* elftse order.—l am, etc., John Burgess, Mayfield. Front the Sohb Sa-wyer, To Mr Kilworth. Dear Sir, —We were very much troubled with a loose pulley seizing. Since yon bushed it and fitted Solidified Oil Lubricators and supplied Oil for same and other bearing*, all haß worked satisfactorily. Your Celuloid Emery Wheels for Saw gulleting are the best we ever used.—We are, etc., Shabplin & Co., Staveley. I'lie] Miller I2xpregHe« tSatisf action. Canterbury Flour Milk, Ashburton. To Mr Kilworth. Dear Sir,—The various Flour Milling Machines you have madfc for us have answered the purpose for which they were designed, and have given every satisfaction, —We are, etc., Roixxxs ft Co. A. Great Success. Mr Kilworth, Dear Sir,—The Sorrell Riddle you recom mended for my Combine has proved a great) success ; nothing eke I have tried has done so well. In fact I have had it in the mill the whole season. It never blocks with oaU as does the ordinary perforated zinc—lam, etc., Peter Chalmers, Chertsey. Has IVot Cost Anything: ITor Repairs. Mr Kilworth, Sir,—The Water Wheel and Pump yon made and fixed for me some years ago has given every satisfaction, and has not as yet cost) anything for repairs,—l am, etc., John Cochranjs, Ashburton. We are prepared to advise and prepare Plans of any special work, and execute the same by contract or otherwise. All kindi of Engineering, Mechanical and General Work at lowest rates, consistent with high class work. Kilworth & Son, ASHBURTO Baker Bros. TTiURKISHING UNDERTAKERS, Corner of Wakannt Road and Caw Streets and at Baker and Brown's Coach Factory, Havelock Street. EVERY REQUISITE SUPPLIED, Telephone No. 69. TTTANTED Known-250 New Jackets Tl Mantles, and Capes now open beautiful (foods, German made.—A, Obr. 3 14 A. LAWEIE, SAUNDBBS' BUILDINGS. RETIRING FROM BUSINESS. PREMISES 10 LET. mHE SALE for the last few weeks has JL been a pronounced success, and in order to facilitate a complete olearano* further sweeping reductions will be made. The stock must be Sold Regardless of Cost NO REASONABLE OFFEB BEFUSED. THE SALE COMMENCES TO-DAY, YOU CAN EXPECT BARGAINS AND GET THEM BY CALLING EARLY. A. LAWRIE, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS, OPPOSITE RAH WAY STATION. I