PHASES OF THE MOON.

BEi'TEMJSKB,

Sporting notes on the Spring Handicaps, an article on American Politics, Australasian irwrket news, and an amusing account of the kidnapping of a footballer will b3 found on the first page of this issu^; and Rudyard K'pling's recessional hymn <'Leafc we Forget" and an account of the terrible experiences of a traveller " Lost ia the Snow " in the Dargo Ranges, Australia, ou the fourth page.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENT.

FairfellOw—No name sent with your letter, which of course must go to the wa*<t-e paper basket.

MARRIAGE.

Cox—Fox —On September Ist, at all Saints Church, Sumner, by the Rev. Canon Harper, assisted by the Rev Henry Purchas, Percy Harper Cox, Manager Bank of Australasia, Ashbutton, to Alice Emily, feecond daughter of W. Bowman Fox, Ashburton.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1897. Local and General.

Madame Patti never sings now for less than 800 guineas. The Cunard line of steamers gives em ployment to 10,000 men. Thirteen natives have been brought down from Hokianga to Mount Eden gaol owing to non-payment of the dog tax. The Wellington Acclimatisation Society intends to make another effort to obtain a supply of Virginia quail through the United States Department of Agriculture, The annual general meeting of the Ashbur ton Amateur Athletic Club takes place this evening at halt-past seven o'clock in the r Arcade Chambers.

Mr C. A. Birch, formerly manager of the Colonial Bank in Invercargill, and latterly of the Bank of New Zealand in Timaru, is seriously ill. The Royal Lifeboat Institution, who con trol the bulk of British lifeboats, have been instrumensal in saving nearly 30,000 lives with 300 boats. The Bishop of Christchuroh and Mrs

Julius, with their daughters, left Marseilles

by the Measagenes Maritimes steamer Armand Behic on the 15ih of August on their return to New Zealand.

The Temuka Leader says that Mr C. E. Walker, of Te Moana, dug out of a quarter of an acre 165 sacks of carrots. This represents close on 60 tons to the acre, and may be said to be an exceedingly good crop. The Wairarapa Standard says that at Matawhero the other day & Lincoln ewe gave birth to five lambs which are healthy and well. This uwe think somewhat of a record.

Mr W. H. Montgomery, M.H.R., has been visiting Paris, and was to leave England on the 29th August on his return to New Zealand. He travels by the Vancouver route.

A Church Parade of the Ashburton Rifles is ordered for Sunday morning. After attend ing St. Stpehen's church the company will be marched to the drillahed where the members will take leave of Major Douglas, who leaves for Hokitika on Monday.

The Press reports that the National Mortgage and Agency Company, Limited, yesterday effected, at a very satisfactory figurs, the sale, ou account of Mr Duncan Cameron, of a line of aboui 13,000 sacks of wheat, grown on the latter's Springfield estate.

A wedding in which Ashburton society will take considerable interest—that of Mr Percy Harper Cox, manager of the Bank of Australasia, to Miss Alice Emily Fox, second daughter of Mr W. Bowman Fox—took place on Wednesday last at All Saints church, Sumner.

Mr E. G. Wright, 1 at the meeting of the Lyttelton Harbor Board yesterday, moved " That the Board introduce n Bill at the forthcoming session of Parliament asking for power to raise a loan of £60,000 to provide for the efficient dredging of Lyttelton Harbpr," and after a long discussion the motion waa parried unanimously.

A Home, sorreapopdent writes ;—Bishop JMMa Is frequently referred to in connection with the Lftmbeth Conference and always as the unconventional Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand." Sometimes he is also called "the athletic and unconventional Bishop." His speeches almost invariably come in for warm commendation and he has distinctly scored.

the Matauta Ensign is led- to believe that, as soon as the spawning season is over, the business of catching eels for freezing at the Mataura Works for the llome markets will be pursued vigorously in different parts of the district. Eela being esteemed a great delicacy at Home, should secure a ready market, and besides proving a source of profit to those engaged in the trade, the industry will serve a useful end in minimi sing the extent and numbers of the natural enemies of the trout.

A church parade of the Ashburton Volunteer Rifles will be held in St. Stephen's Church on Sunday, at 11 a.m. The Company desires the parade on account of £t<f long connection with Major Douglas, who is Bhortfy leaving the district. Atten tion Is called to pertain alterations in the services, etc., in Sb. Stephen's Qhurch which have been made. Ihe Holy Com munion will be celebrated at 8.30 instead of 11 am. The preparation class will meet at 10 o'clock instead of the time previously advertised.

S^e hape received the September number of the Triad, wfa^ch annoaces the prize win nors in the recent waiter and photo com petitions. The prize waltz is given as & supplement, and two of the prize photos are reproduced amongst other illustrations. We «otipc tfeat the Jriadia again enlarged, whioh speaks well for the success of the publication. The current £10 prize competition is of rjkther an interesting nature. The paper is well worth the very moderate subscription asked. The Wesleyan Church which has recently been erected in Tinwald, by Mr Trejsise, of this town, will be opened on Sunday, when

sermona will be preached by the Rev. Mr Fairclough, President of the Wesley an Conference. The Rev. gentleman is an able and thoughful preacher, and well-known

throughout the colony. The collections are in 4,^4 of the building fund. A tea meeting <j.na gojrea, sj/^ll be held in connection with the opetii-ng on Thursday next, when ad dressee will p$ given $y ministers, and musical selections \sdli be rendered by the Willowby Ohoir. The many Ashburton friends and relatives of Mr Fred. Bowler, who left CkeensjireeS

some time ago for Waiau, will read wjfch iafceresb the following extract from the Lyttelton Times of thia morning:—Afc the Waiau School on Monday, Mr F. H. Bowler was presented by his pupils with a hands me silver tea-service for himself and Mrs 3owlejr, a$ a token of their regard and best wishes, on tfa.e poc^iou of his leaving to take charge <4 the Yalahurat school, kfr Ooakley spoke on behalf of the children, lije Waiau gfehool o«mn4tte,e, at its meeting on August 28j worded its regp£ at the resignation of Mr Bowler", »ad its teatimw W® energy, ability and success of his teaching dpi&g his two and a half years at Waiau, " The Leader says that Mr Joseph Buck, oi Rarigitata Island, brought into Temuka on Tuesday an unfortunate man whom he had found at an early hour wandering aimlessly about one of his straw stacks. He was in a nearly nude condition,, lacerated about the legs, and, #s subsequently transpired, had a slight woqu,d on his head. |n addi tion fai« haads and feeb were niach swollen by exposure, Mv Buck provided him with ciotheß and food, and &n arrival at Temuka handed him to Oonßtable Barret, j|?ho took him at onoe to the Temuka HospltajL The poor fellow was in such a condition that he could give no reliable account of himself It ia conjectured that he mast have left his clothes on the north side of the river, or lost them ia crossing. His tudVrings on such » cold night m Mo»day miist fa»ve bsen inteait,

The New Zealand Times understands that the price paid by the Goveromenb for the Anama Estate was £5 per acre.

A San Fransisco millionaire was recently feutenced on his second conviction to 24 hours' imprisonment for spitting in the street cars.

Colliers at Bury have Been fiued for rat worrying. The rab was secured with * string, while one of their number attacked it with his teeth.

The applications by two Greymouth gentlemen for motor cars (says the Brunner News) had to be refused, as the manufac turers could not cope with the orders on hand.

A large number of Irish donkeys have been landed at Durban, South Africa. They uumbered close upon 1000, but during the voyage 400 were lost. The animals were rather small. The ravages of rinderpest among draught bullocks were the cause of the importation.

Much consternation was caused last winter, amongst the medical men in Wellington, by the introduction of Woods' Great Pepper mint Cure for coughs and colds ; that a very bad cough could be cured by a Ib. 6d. bottle, and a whole family, with a 2a. 6d. bottle, was a serious lost to them. It is sold by ail grocers and chemists.

PECULIAR BOOTY OF A THIEF

Our Paris correspondent writes :—A dead body is a strange article to go astray, bat some commotion has jusf. been caused bythe discovery of a handcart on some vacant land in the Rue Monge, which contained the corpse of a woman. The commissary was at once informed and set to work to elucidate the mystery surrounding the find. It proved to be not particularly abstruse, but some what peculiar. The previous evening the body was fished out of the Seine, and having been placed on a handcart, an ordinary commissionaire waa requisitioned and told to trundle the same to the Morgue. When near the Pont Mouf the man met a mate, and the two went to a neighbouring wine shop for refreshments, leaving the cart and its hitman freight outside. When they came out the cart, however, was gone, and the commissionaire after a three hours' search returned home without informing the authorities of the loss. The cart, it seems, had been taken by a thief, who, having got as far as the Rue Monge, stopped to investigate his capture. His astonishment may be imagined, and he probably decamped with haste, leaving the cart where it was eventually found.

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH

The frequenoy with which social gather ings are usually held in connection with churches, does not always conduce to a good attendance. The members of the Primitive Methodist Church therefore intend to hold theirs quarterly, but oil a larger scale than former ones, adding a tea meeting to the social evening. The first of these quarterly socials took place last evening, when there was a good attendance. Tea was ready at six o'clock, the fair waitresses being kept busy supplying the good things, to whioh ample justice was done. In the evening some novel and interesting speeches were given by the Rev. J. Olphert, Messrs Evans, Watkins, Aston and Lill. The choir, uuder the baton of Mr H. Leggott sang several anthems very pleasingly. A duet was given by Mrs Marsden and Mr Joneß, soloa by Mrs Marsden, Miss A. Palmer, Mr E. G. Uraighead, Mr J. Jones and Mr H. Leggott. The accompanists were Misses Anderson, and James and Mr Hight. Hearty votes of thanks to the ladies for providing the tea, and to all who assisted to entertain, pro posed by Mr Hoatten and seconded by Mr James, were carried by acclamation.

In the afternoon the quarterly business meeting was held, there being a full attend ance of official?, the Rev. J. Ciphert presid ing. The report stated that there were about a hundred communicants at the service ou Sunday evening. Sixteen new members were received, making the total membership of the Church one hundred and foity-five. A strong committee was appointed to make arrangements for buying or building a parsonage.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsive for the opinions expressed by our correspondents;

THE COLONIAL TWANG.

TO, THBS EDITOR, Fir,—Your leading article in your issue of Thursday caused me some little a i.use ment. J have frequently (during my ?Q years residence in New Zealand) heard of this "colonial twang," but never once heard I a colonial talk with the accent so often ascribed to him, " Lydy," "Cyke," " Ighfcy-ight,*' etc, etc; why, sir ! its Eaat End coatermongers' dialect! pare Lon doners 9 twang ! and the only occasions on which I have been greeted with this " colonial English, 31 I have found that the perpetrators were new chums, just out from London. I have travelled ovpr the greater part of this cp.lony, sir, and 1 most emphati cally deny that there is any truth "in all this talk of the twang of New Zealanders. J cannot speak from experience as regards Australia, bub numerous acquaintances of mine in the different colonies, have told me that the accusation is equally without foun dation, aa far as their districts are concerned. The fact of the matter is, occasional English, visitors, who of course are most of their time in the various ports, frequently drop across firemen off the Home steamers. These firemen are chiefly East Enders, the visitors take them for colonials and trot home with this fairy tale about the " colonial twang."— 1 am, ejijc,

JSTISI.qNANT. "Indignant," like most indignant people, is misled by his own indignation. Let him understand at the outset that we are thorough New Zealanders ourselves, and as proud of the colony and things colonial as he can possibly be, and that it was for that very reason that we drew attention to the danger of the corruption of our national tongue which, ppac t " Indignant," in our opinion undoubtedly threatens. We agree with our porres pondent that the twang of which we wrote closely, resembles that of Occkney dom, but, although it may, and pro bably does, owe its origin to the inhabi tants of " the little village on the banks of the Thames," it is nevertheless, we are sorry <;o say, not confined to Cockneys who have become residents of New Zea land. On the contrary, if "Indignant" will keep his ears open and investigate the matter he will soon have, however reluc tantly, to admit that there is a nasty twang abroad among children which threatens to become 'an ' established colonial brogue.—Ed.

Supreme Court Trials.

Frees Aaeociation -r Sy Egotrip Telegraph

AppKLANp, September 2. Herbert fifood, John Armstrong, and Walter White, beardless youths, charged with breaking and entering, were found guilty. His Honor, on looking up the calendar, said they had ail been previously convicted of offences. Addressing Arm strong and White, his Honor said he believed they were of a dangerous class, that lived by plunder. He was afraid the great number of pases thab had gone uncon .yicted Had encouraged many $f their class to tliink they coulfd follow their occupation impunity. ' They w£re ' sentenced 1 to fogr years. His Honor was inclined to think that Good wag'{:he tool of the others, and oeuteaoed him to twelve r^oathp' hard labor.

Wbmjngton, September 2. W. F. Morris, a young lad, was con victed of a criminal offence against his sister, a child of leas than ton, and was remanded for sentence.

The Supreme Court is now engaged upon cases brought uadet the fov/ relating to the age of consent. The Chief justice made some severe remarks upon allowing young girjs to roam the streets in the way shown by the epidgpoe. The first case is not con cluded yet.

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

Press Association—By Eiecrric Telegraph- Copyright. ■The British 'Dairy Industry. ! London, September 1 The Marquis of Londonderry, ad dressing a meeting of Durham farmers, said the Government permitted the unrestricted importation of foreign: butter, 75 per cent of which was Danish, and under the circumstances the British dairy furnuiug industry was not permitted a chance of develop ment.

The Australian Squadron. The Mohawk, a third-class twin screw cruiser, will be commissioned on the 30th met. for service on the Australian station. The King of Italy. September 2 The Times Rome correspondent states that King Humbert's prestige, which, owing to the national mis fortunes, had reached the lowest ebb, has now largely increased. The Sultan.

Constantinople, September 1 The Sultan, in commemoration of the twenty-first anniversary of his accession to the throne, released twenty four political prisoners and decorated the military officials with war medals. American Deficit. Washington, September 2 The American Treasury deficit) for the first month under the Dingley iarifi was 15 3 000,0G0d01, the largest monthly falling off for twelve years.

Australian.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright. New South Wales Voters.

Sydney, September 2. The new electoral rolls show the total number of voters to be 280,000, an increase of 16,000.

The Victorian Parliament. JMelbourne, September 2. Parliament concluded last night, and the elections all take place in October. The nsw Parliament re assembles on November 11,

The Diamond Jubilee Celebrations.

Press Association —By Eleotrio Telegraph- Copyright.

London, September 1, Lord Brassey contributes an article to the current number of the Nineteenth (Jentury, in which ha describes the speeches and display in Melbourne on tbe occasion of the celebration of the Queen's Record Reign as worthy of the finest city in Europe. The popular welcome of the colonial representatives in England has, Lord Brassey adds, cemented the union of hearts between mother and daughter. He states that this union of hearts is the bed rock of formal engagements for mutual succour and support in peace of war.

Mr Seddon Interviewed.

Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.

Melbourne, September 2 Mr Seddon said he had a most cordial (i send-off" iv London. His visit to Hu warden Castle was one of his pleasentest memories. He received a very hearty welcome from Mr Gladstone, and he was sure that Mr Reid, who was a most unselfish man, would be pained to see it stated that the kindest wishes of the Grand Old Man and Mrs Gladstone, expressed to the three visiting Premiers, Sir Wilfred Laurier, Mr Reid and him self, had beeu applied to Mr Reid personally. Finally, Mr Seddon was of opiuion thit the new world was much superior in opportunities, and greater than the Motherland, and, i without disparaging the neighbouring colonies and other places or people that he had seen and met; he was of opinion thit they would not compare with his own colony, and that other absenc New Zealanders with him were glad to get back, prepared to assist in working out their future '< destiny. I

THE SITUATION IN INDIA.

Advance of British Troops.

An Outbreak in Madras.

Press Association—By Electrjo Telegraphs- Copyright.

Calcutta, September % The latest reports from the frontier states th&t the Swatis are surrendiag their arms

Rebellions tribesmen murdered and robbed native levies holding Gazer bundost, a British post in Beluchistan. A cavalry force is pursuing the mur derers. Septembe 2.

It is reported from Simla that the delay in despatching the military ex psdition from India to suppress the .Afridis is owing to Lord George Hamilton's authority not having been received.

Beoeived Wakapuaka September 3,9.40 a m, '' *:' " OpAR»iAN Cfffice 11,5 a.m,

P^E,ppqDT4, September % T^e column under Qolonel Gordon safely traversed the I^ohat Pass,

The force under Lieutenant-Qolone! G-.L.8. Richardson, Commandant of the 18th Bengal Lancers, proceeds to Kurran, and while on the march will leave reinforcements strengthening the Samana forts.

Colonel Blood reports that the defences of Ohakdara are insufficient, andl Chat the eiiem^ who are under coyer are abje to command th?s fort. Report:; received at Madras §tste that "an outbreak has oocorred at Marlabar, due to fanatic Mollahs, but that the rising is not at present of a serious character,

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.

Received Wakapuaka September 3,9 40 a.m Guardian Office 1042 ».ir» The Sultan and the Ameer. Constantinople, September 2. The Sultan has sent numerous presents to the Ameer of Afghanistan*. The Czar. St. Petersburg, September 2 The Czar and Czarina are at present on a visit to Warsaw, the capital of Poland, where they have been cordially welcomed. The visit is intended to promote a reconciliation with the Polish people. Arrest of an Anarchist. Brussels, September 2 An Anarchist named Daubenspech has been arrested on suspicion of plotting against the life of the Emperor William of Germany.

Australian.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.

Received Wakapuaka Sept, 3,10.20 a«m., Guardian Office 11.15 a.m. Three Children Lost in the Bush. Sydney, September 8 Three young children of a selector named Kendall, on Saturday, wan dered into the bush near Wagga, and j were found dead from exhaustion seven miles from their home. The children were aged respectively five, four, and three years. They wandered after opossum on Saturday night, which turned bitterly cold and stormy. Heavy rain has continued ceaselessly since the children were lost. The whole country side turned out in search. A woman attracted by crows which were hovering over a dead lamb found the children ciose by, lying faces downward on a stony ridge, They were thinly dad, and had no hats or boots. They had evidently died on the first or second night out. The New Zealand Rifle Team. Hobabt, September 3 Ihe Taamanian ltifle Association is arranging for a reception of the New Zealand rifle team expected by the Ruahine.

The Federation Convention.

The Opening of the Second Session.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright

Sydney, September 2 The second session of the Federal Convention opened at noon. Sir George Turner and two other Victorian delegates will not arrive till to morrow.

The President reported having pre sented an address from the Adelaide Convention to the Queen at Windsor on his recent visit to England. The Queen, in replying, thanked the Con vention for its congratulations, and wished success to the Federal move ment.

The Senior member for each delega tion laid on the table the amendments made in the Commonwealth Bill by their respective Legislatures. After several Committees had been formally appointed the Convention ad journed till noon tomorrow. Next week the Convention will meet at ten o'clock in the mormog daily, Saturday and Sunday excepted.

The Engineers' Strike.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.

Received Wakapuaka Sept. 3, 9.40 ».m. Guabdian office 10.42 turn. London, September 2 At the present time 378 engineering firms are resisting the demands of the engineers who are on strike for eight hours as a clay's labour, The secretory of the Employer*' Federation Btatea that there can be no termination of the dispute unless the men withdraw- their demands, so far as the London district is concerned. Much of the trade will, he says, be driven outside Britain bofore the workmen are aware of it,

TREATMENT OF ANARCHISTS.

An International Penal Colony.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph-* Copyright; Madrid, September 1, The Spanish Government recently suggested that the Powers shpald establish an international penal colony where dangerous anarchists could b,e Retained for life. Spain hag nqw offered an inland in the Philippines op Caroline groups as a site for the pro, posed colony. The Italian and i Portuguese Governments hare ex pressed their concurrence -with the proposal, and the .French Government has the matter under consideration,

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND^

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright

London, September 1. In the thirteen matches at Lords, where he was engaged as one of the professional bowlers, Albert Trott, the ex-Victorian, scored rune and took MQ wickets at"* cost of i3l3runa. In all'the matchea he played in Xrcfct took 363 wickets. ' " "' 1 The Spirting Life, reviewing the oriokeb season, cays Trott is one of the beat ail round men in England. Trott's services for next season have been retained by Middle sex. He will spend the winter in London. J. O'Halloran, the ex-Victorian professional cricketer, has been engaged for the winter by the Port Elizabeth {(Jape Colony) Club.

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PLOUGH SHARES. T)EGULAR Supplies imported by us direcb from the Makera; both Ransome's and Hornsby's—standard sizes. Prices—Lowest current. TT7"E HAVE ALWAYS IN STOCK— LoDg and Short Feed Oats, Prime Oaten Sheaf Chaff, Royal Oil (150deg. Fire Test), Crushed Barley and Wheat for Pig feed, Whole & Broken Chick Wheat, Agricultural gait. Farm & Station Requisites of all kinds, including Tea (specially packed for us and imported direst by ourselves from Ceylon), Sugar, Soap, Candies, Oatmeal, Flour, Bran, Sharps, Salt (best table), EoaLc Sftlt, fencing Wire (plain and barbed), Staples, Galvanised Sheep Netting (most suitable for fencing oft turnips), Clover and Turnip Seed, all varie ties; Ryegrass and Cocksfoot' (machine dressed), Oils—Castor, Machinery, Boiled, Tattoo Oil (for branding sheep) &0., &c. ! POTATOES. XTTT E HAVE FOR SALE PRIME BLUE DBRWENT I POTATOES. ALSO, i A Splendid Sample of Golden Tares, for sowing with Cape Barley or Dun Oats for early Spring feed. Prussian Blue Peas, Grey Peas, and Partridge Peas. HANMER & GRAVES.



TYPEWRITING OFFICE. Arcade Chambers. ALL CLASSES of Work neatly and promptly executed. Legal, Com mercial, Tabular Statements, Testimonials, etc. Carbon Duplicates half price. Memeograph Copies for Circulars, etc., from 3a 6d per hundred. Instruction in Typewriting. Vacancy for two pupils. 4 213 a M. GRAHAM. WANTED Known, Girls' Pretty Strap Shoes, tan or black, only 3s 6d, at Mellob's Zeatandia Boot Store. J"UST Fancy, Men's Pegged Bluohers 63  1l d» «? ual'y 83 9d.-MKM,QB'B Z ft ftpdw ißoot Store, t



Ladies' up-to-date Cycles from £19 15s. Gentlemen's Latest Patterns from £19 15b The very easy terms we are giving places any of the above beautiful Bicycles within the reach of all by paying a small deposit, and balance in eaay monthly payments. Don'o be afraid to come in and see our Machines. All transactions strictly confidential. Catalogues and terms on application. HALLENSTEIN BROS. & CO., A. G. BARTON, Manager; < ft 8 Ph h p w m ■ Church Services. S*""t7 STEPHEN'S clFu"if(FH Ashburton. FRIDAY — Short serviae, 7.30 p.m. ; Choir practice, 8 p. in; CONFIRMATION CLASSES. WEDNESDAY — For women, (in the church) 7.30 p.m. THURSDAY—For men, (in the church 7.30 p.m. SUNDAY SCHOOLS EXAMINATION. SUNDAY, September 5. The fifth standards of the St. Stephen's and the Hampstead schools (boys and girls) will meet in St. Stephen's schoolroom at 9.30 a.m.; the sixth standards (of both schools) at 10 a.m. 0a Sunday afternoon the remainder of fcha Hjimpstead scholars will meet as follows; —Standards 111 and IT, (boys and girls) in the Hampstea,<! school room, at 2 p.m.; Standards 11, I and infante, (boys and girls) in the Hampstead school room, at 2.30 p.m. MONDAY, September 6. The remainder of the scholars of St. Stephen's School {infants to fourth standard) will meet in St ~ Stephen's schoolroom at 9SO a.m. ; che Dromore Sunday eohpol on Mopday, at 2.30 p.m. SUNDAY SERVICES, SEPTEMBER 4. 8.30 a,m.-—Holy Communion. 10 a.m.—Preparation Class for Diocesan Examination wity meet in the class room of St. Stephen's school. 11 a.m.—Morning Prayer. Preacher, Bey J. F. Teakle. 3 p.m.—(rreenstreefc, Rev. % a. Hamil* ton. 6.30 p.m.—Evening Prayer. Preacher, Rev. J. F. Teakle. The offertories will be in aid of the Diocesan " Church Mission Fund." REV T. A. HAMILTON.



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HO FARMERS. GRASS SEED SOWERS. I HAVE Two Machines either co let or for sale. Farmers will find me at the Saleyards on Tuesdays and in the Arcade on Saturdays. Orders may also be left with J. W. Hardley. S. HARDLEY. WANTED KNOWN—French serge!, ia navy, black and maroon, at Is 6d, worth 2s 6d; dress goods, from lOd per yard; single costumes, reduced from 25s to 7s 6d ; ailicias and linings, all reduced—At A. Obb's cheap sale. 7 45 Kozik Tea, the bett, and yet within , won of all; Sold at 1/8,1/10, 2/- ftiid 2/a.- John 0« 4Co Solo Aganto.



IYou have ruined your constitution sufficiently by drinking inferior teas, recruit by drinking opjy Kozis TgA, jb ia pure aad ;e)j»ble,~JoUn Off ft Gft* Soli Ag «



Forlndigesxiok, the best remedy is un d.cpbtedly Norton's Camomile Piu<s. They aan oonfiiienfcty be recommended as being mild m operation: and'- absolutely fr&e fron, injurious drugs. Actiiiig at once asa spkto dJd tonic and a gentle aperienjb. For nearl> 130 years they have proved utequalle<? for ludigestion, Dyspepsia, sick Headache^ and or Liver and Stomach oomplaint« ? Sold io , bottles Is ljd, 2s ?d, and'H», by all ttedi. j eke Tendon through tbf #«ld J



Hollow ay S Pills and Ointmekt.—-The moat effectual Cure for Gout and Rheu tiiatiara-i-A frequent cause of the«e com plaints' Is the ' inflammatory state of tftto blood, attended witji bad (digestion, Usrf'itudf and great debility, showing the want of a proper circulation of the fluid, and that impurity of the blood greatly aggravate! these disorders, Holloway'a Pills are of ao purifying » nature that a few doses taken in time are an effectual preventive against cout*aud rheumatism but anyone who has an attack of either should use Hollo, way s Ointmont also, the powerful propor* "c* Qf wJaohj combined with the effects of the Pill«,':edsure a certa'm cure. ■ • This Oiofc. meiat ehouid be thoroughly 1 rubbed 'iiitb* th'« parts ajßTected at least twice a day, aftef iheyhave been •ufficiently "fomented #jth warm water to open the pores!'to f«piji*tf th fl intrc»4upti6n of the Wiywb to