Local and General.

Cable News on fourth page,

Influenza.— Owing to an outbreak of iofiuerz*, it ia reported the Fiemington School has been temporarily closed, the master of the school being a victim.

Local Art. — An excellent likeness of two well-known greyhounds is on view m the window of Mr H. A. Gates. The picture is by Mr W. H. Tait, and is an admirable example of tha skill of this artist m animal portraiture.

Mcsio&L Union.— Tho Asbburton Mue;c*\ Union intend to give their third concert on December 15, when " The Messiah " will be eung. The first meeting for practice is to-morrow (Tuesday) when members are requested to attend and bring their books with them.

Tub Ashburton Racing Club.— At a meeting of the ABhburton Raoing Club held on Saturday evening it was deoided to fall m with the suggestions contained m Sir 6. Clifford's letter. The delegates were given full power to act and to deal as they thought fit with the Club's assets.

Napier Races Postponed.— A Press Asso ciation wire from Napier siys: — After several weeks of very fine weather, rain commenced to fall last evening, continuing with unabated energy all night, and this morning it is still pouring heavily. The races have accordingly been postponed.

Meshvsn' Literary Society. — A meet ing of the members of the Methven Literary Sooiety was held m the schoolroom on Thursday evening last. The attendance was good and the chair waa occupied by the Rev. J. R. Clark. A very pleasant evening was spent. During the evening several Bongs were sung, which added greatly to the pleasure of the meeting. Refreshments were provided by the lady and gentleman members;

The Triad. — The October number of the liiad is to haud. Thia widely circulated | three-penny monthly is indeed a wonder, and although its dimensions are every now and again being increased, the subscription is apparently stationary. The issue before us contains a number of children's portraits, and other illustrations, The reading matter jb as varied and interesting as uaual, and the various competitions announced will doubtless be found very interesting to a large section of the community. The Triad is evidently increasing m popularity. Spraying Pump. — There was an exhibition of Mr A. Billens' spraying pump m the Arcade, on Saturday, and the trial was witnessed by a large number of interested people, who were very favourably impressed with what they saw. This pump, though the principle is not new, haßbeen greatly im proved of late, and very considerably reduced m price, Ie is constructed of braßa, and brass valves have been substituted for

the unsatisfactory marble. This little pump is handy for spraying fruit treeß for killing blight, also for rosea and vineries.

There are also attachments for various pur poses, such as watering gardens, washing traps, windows, etc. In fact ibis one of the handiest pumps on the market, and well made.

Methven Tennis Clwbi — A general meet ing of the members of the Methven Tennis Club was held m the library on Friday evening la*t, when about thirty members were present. The chair was oocupied by Mr J. Stewart. The balance sheet, ehow ing a credit, and the report for the past year, were read and adopted. The election of officers resulted as follows: — President —

Mr J. Holmes; Hon. Secretary — Mr F. Ti ley ; Hon. Treasurer— Mr J. Trumper ; Committee— Messrs J. Stewart, J. Blair, H. Cranfibld, and F. Rande, with power to add. It was left m the hands of the Committee to arrange an opening day. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the outgoing officers, and a vote of thanks to Ihe chair closed the meeting,

Not m the Programme. — Toward 3 the end of (us sermon yesterday morning, the Rev R. Taylor, who was speaking on the subject of bapbu-m, referred to gome of the objections to infaub sprinkling, the question often being asked, what good could tho child receive ? He would ulso ask whac good did the adulb subject of baptism receive ? •' Coulrl," queried Mr Taylor, »• any metr.ber of this congregation aay that any blessing was realised by the person co baptised ? ' If

the preacher expected an audible response he was not disappointed, for after a few acconds an eetecmod member of the congre. gaiion rose to his feer, and m distinct tones said, " Yes, sir ; I can." Mr Taylor re marked that that was not the time for .controversy, and the diversion, whiph was unusual, bub m no way disagreeable, passed over.

Zola as a Journalist.- Z U'a works now yield him £4000 a year. But before reaching the goal of popularity he now enj >ya as a writer, he had to puss through a severe discipline of trial. Referring to (hat period when he was " bathed m baths of hissing tears and battered wilh the strokes of doom

to shape and use," he says; — "For ten cruel j'ears I fed the furnace of journalism

with all that was best m me— leaves cast to

the wind— flowers fallen m the mire — a compound of what is excellent, indifferent, and bad tossed together into the common manger. Ten years of a galley-slave's life. Ten years of bitterness, of blows given and received ? of eternal struggle. During this period there were times when, living m a garret, J caught sparrows and killed and ate

them. I hava breakfasted off a Bingle raw egg, and dined on a couple of apples. J>*y after day and [night after night with my sou, candle, and my pipe and tobacco, I have toiled at my work, receiving m return only sufficient to keep me from absolute starvation."

The practice — which of late has become preyalept— of giving hot fly remedies or ordinary colio drinks, without proper dis crimination the moment a horse is taken bad c&nnob be too severely condemned. Many a valuable horse has been sacrificed through the owner not understanding simple symptom; So-called remedies, inimical to life under certain positions are ad ministered, with the result that the disorder assumes an acute form, the owner becomes alarmed, but alas !it is often too late. W T Kingston has been wonderfully successful during the late epidemic among horses Veterinary medicine can be obtained at all hours, either at his Veterinary Forge, Wills Street, or at his private residence, Grey Street, near High School. Horses (only) attended upon the shortest notice. Testi monials pan be seen upon application.— (APyi) '" " • - ' JO 19

PHASES OF THE MOON.

October. d n m Last quarter ... ,„ 8 535 a.m New moon ... .- 16 Q0 7 a.m First quarter _ M 22 839 p.m Full moon .. ... 29 11 48 p.m

DEATH.

Taylor —On October 9, at Ashburton, Mr John Taylor. Aged 57 years.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1898. THE SLAUGHTERING AND INSPECTION BILL.

The Shuahteri-ig and Inspection Bill is now m a fair way to become Statute law, and, with several of its supporters who spoke strongly m its favor, we heartily 6ay— not a moment too coon. Practically the 8111 is an extension of the Abattoirs and Slaughterhouses Act of 1894 and the amending Acts that were passed m eaoh of the two years that followed ; bat while it adopts all of the beat provi ions of these Aocs and consolidates them, it repeals all the measures mentioned, and takes tjieir place as the law of the land on the subject. Among the vital clauses of the Bil ia to be found one whloh is of the utmost importance to the Ashbarton district. It provides that Ifc shall be the duty of every local authority of borough or town district, where there Is a population of 1500 per sons, to establish an abattoir, with the qualification that the local authority may delegate to any fit person the power to so establish an abattoir, and a section pro vides that, subject to a reservation m fnvor of the exist eoca of meat export slaughterhouses, no license shall be granted m respect of a slaughterhouse m any district m which there is established a registered abttLir available for slaughtering stock. Tais clause will make it compulsory upon the local authori ties of the town and the adjacent town districts to establish one central abattoir, m which all the meat c< nsumed m these localities must be killed. Of course, the one prime object of thia provision Is that the consumers shall be safeguarded against having diseased meat sold to them for consumption, whether the sale be m*de by the seller m ignorance, by accident, or by design. But the estab- j lishmenb of abattoirs alone would not aff>rd this safeguard. Something more than that is required, and the Bill provides that something more m a provision made for the appointment of qualified inspectors with enlarged powers, whose paramount doty shall be to see to the prevention of the slaughtering; for food of diseased meat. The Bill cannot but meet with the cordial approval of every right-thinking resident m the colony. In this mat er the Bill is nob m advance of the Old Country, for there every large town has its abattoir. And if the abattoir was found necessary m Great Britain, where meat cannot be said to be ihs staple food of the masse?, or at any rate where it is not consumed either with the. same faqu<ncy or m the same quantity as it is here, how much more necessary is the abattoir m New Zealand ? The poorer c'asses of Great Britain cannot afford to purchase much meat at tha prices charged by the Home butchers ; but here a fair j jinfc is possible for the poor man's table with a frequency that would be looked upon as extravagance by even a fairly well-to do wjrking man at Home. Surely then, with our s ock, like the sock of every other country, liable to be attacked by disease commjnica 1 1^. to the human buriy— and some of those diseases ihe most dire — and meat so ve:y large'y consumed hi the olony, very stringeut iaws on the bubj.jct are naccesary m a clnmant degree, Readers of the news pipars can hard y have failed to notico to what extent the tuberculin test has shown tuberculosis to exist among the stock of the colony ; nor can they have been unobservant of the frequency of the occur rence of cancer among individuals of our bavin 9 herds. Nor can they be ignorant, either, of tha fact that tweniy feoven slaughter yards are scattered over this county, and that while every butcher has a k'Hing yaid of his own, there are numbers of farmers m the district who have also yards, and from all or nustly all of these places meat finds Its way to market for qonsump'im by the people. There Is virtually no authoritative super vision of these yards A formal inspec tion \y an officer of tho police force used to occ -siona'jy happen, bui* that inspec tion applied only to tha cleanliness, etc , of iho y*ids, and no attempt was ever made to keep an eye upon the yards for the slaughtering of diseased cattle. For that purpose one inspector would have been useless. The County engineer is now tho inspector, and does the work m just tho same way as the police officer used to do. Only, he has occasionally the courage pf Jijs opinions, and a tecent report he m&de from Jlakaia had the effect of causing at least one license to be refused. The County Council has also recently drawn up a set of by-laws for the regulation nf slaughteryards, and these will come into forcpe about the end of the year ; but for the last twenty years the yards have been carded on, if not without by-laws altogether, at least uuder such as were virtually a dead letter. The B 11, when it becomes law, will close the great m»j >rity of these yards, and give the more populcug parts of the County a central killing station. There is of course to be expec ed the old outcry about com pensation. The butchers have held a meeting of delegates m Wellington, and raised a virulent ppp^sillorj to the Bill, but though we grant it jis a serjdus thing to shut up all the slaughter houses without compensation, and an fortnaate that the introduction of a desirable reform shonld cause lo.'g do the owners of those establishments, yut. such considerations cannot for a single moment hi allowed to stand m the way of the accomplishment of what is palpably a great public good . And of the necessity for 6U.ch a reform the experitnee of the Dunedin abattoirs need only be quoted m proof. The indefaiigajole inspector therp had oeea^on m the earlier months of the history of the inatjution to condemn large quantities of meet, and still has occasion to exercise hia power of veto, but now that butchers know how in exorable is the inspector's law and keen his eye for unsavory animals, the eyes of the butchers have become keen m pro portion ar:d fewer diseased beas f s are now sought to be slaughtered for the jaarket, but still the number is Formidable. And if that bp bo at the punedin abattoir under its Btricfc inspector, what musb be the state of affairs m Ashb' urton where no inspection at aU ia made m the interests of the public,

News in Brief.

To-night fA trip through Tasmania," illustrated by over 100 views, is announced to be given m the Salvation Army Fortress. Mr Aslin has spent some four years m that island, and his subject should prove a very interesting one. The lantern is one specially used by the Enßign, and gives a superb f picture.

The nominations for the Ashburton Trot ting Club-'* forthcoming meeting close with the secretary, Mr W. Simpson, at the Somerset Hotel, to-morrow (Tuesday) even ing at 9,30 o'clock,

AMERICA AND SPAIN.

United Press Association — By Electrio Telegraph —Copyright. ' ' '"• PARiS, October § The Spanish Eesce Com'mision contend that America ought to assume the Cuban dpiits. The Americans, on the other hand argue that ie responsible for them.

THE INDIAN RISING.

$ fafral Bacon Safe.'

United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph— Copyright " , Wasjsinqto^, October 7 Later reports from Minnesota stats that General Bacon is safe. The Indians have been reinforced, and the rising is spreading. New York, Ootober 9 General Bacon has succeeded m suppress ing the Chippeway rising.

HINDS SCHOOL CONCERT.

The annual concert m aid of the Hinds School prize fund took place on Thursday evening, when there was a large attendance. The room was very prettily decorated with ferns and other foliage plants, while the tasteful disp'ay of a number of flags, kindly lent for the occasion by Mr W. PatchiDg, produced a moat attractive stage effect. A varied and attractive programme of twenty two items, together with encores, waa rendered m a highly creditable manner, many of the itema eliciting the heartiest applause from the large nndinnce. Amtngit tho-e who assisted were Mrs J. Studholme (of C)ld3tream), Mr H. A. Gates, Mrs Button, Mr Kellock (Maronan), Miss Barratt, Miss Newton, Miss Newman. Mr E. O'Sullivan, Mr D. Miller, Mies K< Orr, Mr A. J. Orr, Mr Brown, Miss M. Barratt. A couple of selections were rendered by the school children, under the direction of Alias Newton, and a very tiny dot gave a recita tion. The manner m which these contribu tions to a most enjoyable programme was gone through afforded ample evidence of the careful training the children secure at the Hinds School. At the close, tylr Miller, the Chairman of the Committee, tendered a hearty vote of thanks to the performers and others who had assisted to make the gather ing a success, and also to Mr W. Patching for his generosity m lending flags. An enjoyable dance to the music of Mr H. A. Gates' band was afterwards held The performers and other friends were hospitably entertained by Mr Miller, who, together with his co-committeemen spare no pains to make this annual gatheriog a thorough success.

MIDLAND RAILWAY.

[ The following is condensed from the Press Correspondents report of a meeting held m Wellington on Thursday last. The enormous expenditure on the West Coast is engaging the serious attention of members. The sums per head of population spent there are astounding m comparison with what is spent m other pirts of the colony. An instance is furnished m a return m reference >to the Midland railway. This Bhows that men have been employed as follows :—West land Section— lß97— July 126, August 142, September 153, Ootober 156, November 153, December 167. 1898 — January 183, Feb ruary 189, March 210, April 214, May 220, June 231. Canterbury section— lß9B— March 20, April 68, May 105, June 133. Nelson Section— lß97— July 40, August 39, Septem ber 45, October 38, November 38, December 38. 1898— January 10, February 15, May 39, June 52. The amounts paid for wages and material on the four portions of the same railway from June 30th, 1897, to June 30th, 1898, were: — Westland — Workmen's wages £17,466, purchase and carriage of material £10,208, engineering and surveying £352, supervision and manugement £2200* Total £130,226. On the Canterbury section the itema were : — Workmen's wages £1329, purchase and carriage of material £1071, supervision and management 48330. Total £2740. Nelsoa section — Workmen's wages £2681, purchase and carriage of material £4100, engineering and surveying £10, supervision and management £680. Total £7471.

About fifteen Canterbury, Westland, and Nelson- members were preseut, and after some discussion, the chairman suggested that the Government should break the contract with regard to the land. The attitude of Meesrß Wright and Waßon wL-1 be under stood from their remarks.

Me Wright objected to the Chairman's proposition that the lands of the Company should be seizjd. If they were treating the debenture-holders badly m p'eading that the Crown could not be sued, they would only be adding to the injury if they confiscated their land. Iv connection with the works now going on between fackeon's and the O ira Gorge, they were, ha said, simply

rawling along m a very patchwork fashion. The Government jU9t selected the easy parte to accomplish! leaving the hard nuts to be cracked later on. The sixteen miles of this railway might, however, be easily ac complished within twelve month?. Me Wason said the agitation for the rul w;»y started hi Christchurch, not m Nelson. The Nelson end was only tacked on when Sir Julius Yogel saw he could not carry ihe project without the support of the Ne'son members. This was a disastrous thing for the whole colony. He would like very much tn see the litigation ended, for the credit of ins whole colony. The East and West Coast connection would pay, but the other BecUon would not.

Mr Wright said that when some of them recently waited on th,e Premier, Mr Sed don had stated he did not kvow where he was, and that he could not find anybody who could tell him.

CORRESPONDENCE.

IWo do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by oar correspondents)

GOVERNMENT EGGS,

TO THE EDIJQR.

* Sjr, — I fully endorse " Observers " letter m your issue of the 6th iost. On account of having received private information, I never buy any Government eggs, for there > is not sufficient attention paid m the Govern ment farms to the matiog. Experimental facts are not applied on the State farms ; they are even unknown by the so-called New Zealand poultry experts. The care of them is left to unskilled hands — sometimes lo lunaiioß, as at Seacliff and Sunnyside. The result is a lot of nonfertile eggs. Another departmental error is that not one Govern ment egg bears a date. A practical rearer is unable therefore to secure a proper hatching by putting the oldest eggs first under the hen, according to date. It brings about unsatisfactory results m the hatching, if they hatch at all, which is not always the case. Referring to the Seacliff poultry farm co much boasted of by Mr Hyde, m his banquet touring speeches, I may say that the number of deaths amongst chickens has been very great there last year f This proves to me (although I have never put a foot m the asylum) that the rule of crossing young with old, or vice-versa, cannot be respected, or the management is not the ideal it is described. If it were not for the time and money wasted, and the gloomy prospects for the future of the pcultry industry, the news that ihe government cannot provide .any more eggs - would be a boon to the farmers, considering the reckless ways of the Government Poultry Department.— l am, et"6» "■ ' "

A. Becj?, M.E., Experimental Poultry farm, Woolston. October 8, 1898. [We have eliminated some personal refer " encea to the Government poultry experts. -Kp.j

AMATEUR V CASH IN ATHLETICS.

10 Tnß EBITOR.

Sir,— lt has become apparent that, under the present conditions of amateur athletics, mogt of the beat men leave tho ranks sooner Qr later. The chief reason perhaps is that very few men now-a-days are iena fide amateurs j that is to say are satisfied with victory and honor. Where can we find men 1 who could value a simple wreath symbolising victory ? The reward must be more tangible. Consequently we see the fiction of an athlete taking an order for so much valuable con sideration as his reward for success, and sometinies selling it for hard cash. To call this amateur at hleticsis r absurd ;" and -unless some reform is effected these so called amateurs will ru|n amateur athletic?. ApotjißP rpasori why gpod men often leave the ranks is, that as booh fts they Bho^ their quality they are handicapped out of the ch&nce of a win. The season ie just begining, and the local club is now amongst the few amatf.ur clubs left, so it is to be hoped it wifl be run on sensible and improved mes f so that the prospects of the amateur prin ciple may be improved.— l am, Stc, YfiTBRAI,;.

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Their id vantages and Dangers.

(By 4lfred C. Pope, M.D., member of the Koyal College of Surgeons of England, late lecturer on Materia Medica at the London Homcepathic Hospital.)

Lit dm animo dtbvt aliquando dari Ad cogitandum inelior ut tedcat tibL

(concluded )

I have heard hunting men say that it is as important 4o learn bow to fall < ft a horse as it is to know how to sit on him. The lesson this maxim teaches is applicable m a wider sense than that originally intended by it. Inasmuch as all forms of athletic exercise and of sport have their dangers to life and limb, it behoves all who take part m them to be pre pared to encounter such occasional mishaps, or rather to be able to assist those who have met with any accident of the kind. 'That you may be able skilfully and effectually to help your friend who has " gone over the handles," has come badly out of a " scrimmage," had an ugly blow from a cricket bat, or injured himself m a steeplechase, let me advise you to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by the Ambulance Society here, and learn those elements of prac tical surgery, through a knowledge of which you may oftentimes, by pro* perly applying it, be able to prevent an injury becoming serious m its ulti mate results. There were classes con ducted here last summer by with much advantage and interest to those who constituted them, and I have no doubt but that .similar arrangements will be made during the ensuing summer. I would therefore urge all who take part m athletics to join one of these Ambulance Glasses.

There is one word of warning which I would liko to offer to members of athletics clubs before I sit down ; I regret that it should be necessary, but 1 think 1 have seen enough to justify me m concluding that it is so. I would therefore say, as earnestly as I can, to all connected with athletics, keep your clubs free from the taint of gambling. Crush out the first symp toms of its appearance with determin ation. Rely upon it that gambling will ruin any sport it fastens on. It has well nigh ruined horse-racing. A sport originally designed to improve the breed of horses — as it undoubtedly has done m the past -it is rapidly becoming one which improves only the breed of book-maker?. One of the best warnings against gambling I remember hearing, was conveyed m a a stcry that was told me a year or two ago. The nephew of a book-maker was witnessing the racing on New market Heath. For some reaton or other, he came to the conclusion that a I certain horse was safe to win the next | race. Accordingly he went to his uncle to put a sovereign on the animal at the odds cSered m the ring. Tho bookmaker turned upon the young man and said, " Put your money into your pocket you young fool ; don't you know that there are twelve hundred of us fellows m London alone, living on mugs like you ? " Gambling develops cunning, usually involves an

enormous amount of lying, leads to

trickery, to foul play, and to fraud of every description. It is m short utterly demoralising. As surely then

as it has rendered horse racing com paratively uninteresting, and m a very

large degree discreditable, so surely will it deprive athletic reunions of all their

innocence and much of their attrac

tiveness, if once it becomes inseparable from such sports. The best athletes,

those whose performances are witnessed

with so much interest and pleasure by large numbers, have too much self

respect so allow themselves, knowingly,

to become tools m the hands of the gambler-*, and will oease to appear at

meetings where gambling is known to take place. How betting at athletio

meetings can be discouraged, dis countenanced, and completely obliter ated, it is no part of my duty to point out ; this it behoves the officials of clubs to discus 3 and determine. But if athletic sports are to remain the inter esting and useful contests that they have generally been, the athletic arena must be kept pure from all suspioion of gambling, and club committees have no more important duty to per form than to devise means for ren dering it so, ere the practice has grown beyond their control. And now, gentlemen, m bringing our session to a close, it only remains for me to wish that you may one and all enjoy many pleasures m the open air during the coming summer, that the various athletic clubs of Tunbridge Wells may continue, to prosper, and to number among their members many who will sustain the honor of them, wherever they may be called to compete.

THE WEATHER

COMMERCIAL.

United Press Assooiation — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright London, October 7 At the wool sales Hall (Sir John Hall, Canterbuiy) merino clip sold at B|d. The wool sales closed dull, with prices about on a par with the closing sales of the tj'uly Beriesy ' ' ' - *- * ' ■ t October $ The opening advanqe is merinos and fine, cros'sbreds generally was lost ; low cross' bred^ frqm par to |d below Jqly rates ] faulty sooured pieces apd looks £d higher j New Zealand scoured pieces Id lower. The total number of bales catalogued is 217,000 ; Home buyers took 127.0C0, American none, and Continental 77,000 j 27,000 bales have baen sent forward, and it is expected that 170,000 wiil be available for the November Bakß|

THE ASEBORTOa GUARDIAN ; MONJDA*, OCTOBER 10, 1898.



ALFORD STATION. The following is tha meteorological report for the week ending October 7, 1898 :— Shade. g ig k g^ fcQ Date, : m of Low. High Sun weather. Saturday.. 40. 59* 128" Calm Sunday  33.- bl' ISO" Fine Calm Monday .. 40' 68- 133* „ NVV Tuesday .. 28' 62* 132- LKaintoS.W. Wednesday 27' 59* 132' Snow „ Thursday.. 27- 65' 132- Fine NVV Friday .. 47- 71- 138- j „ NX



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NICOLL BROTHERS. JS T icoll Brothers, f. F. NICOLL.] (L. A. NIGOLI. AUCTIONEERS, ACCOUNTANTS. iAREBROKERS, VALUATORS, LAND ESTATE, AND GENERAL AGENTS. ENTEAL AUCTION BOiJ.MS EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. WEEKLY S4.LES OF IATTLK, PIGS & POULTRY Every Saturday, at 12 o'clock noon, » Yaida adjoiuing the Arcade. Fntranoa by right-of-way, rear of Union Bank. .lso of MERCHANDISE, FURNITURE, and PRODUCE, m our Rooms EVERY SATURDAY, commencing immediately on conclusion of our live stook sale. JLEARING SALES conducted m any part of the District at lowest current rates. IDVANOES made on goods placed m our hands for absolute sale. SRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COM- MISSION. We shall be pleased to receive samples from armers who have parcels for disposal. NEW SEASON'S SEEDS We have been appointed Agents for Messrs Sawtell, Waohsmahn 4; Co., Christohuroh, and have now on hand a supply of Colonial Grown Ryegrass, Cocksfoot, Cow* ?raßa, White Clover, Alayke. Alao, Tutnipa Mangels, Carrots, Rape, etc, grown by Charles Sharps and Co., Limited, Standard Seed Growers, Lincoln, England* WE ARE ALSO AGENTS FOR— The Christchurch Meat Company Limited. Milburn Lime and Cement Company Limited. Little's Sheep Dip. Sharplin and Co., Staveley Saw Mills. "^ Ridley's Reliable Teas. Traveller Bicycles. FIRE, LIFE, & MARINE INSURANCE RISKS EFFECTED. STATION BOOKS KEPT AND AUDITED We havo various sum 3of Trust Monies, j ranging from £300 to £5000, to lend on Freehold Securities, at 4£ and 5 per cent. Farms, House Properties, and Building Sections for Sale. Particulars on application. We invita those wishing to dispose of their properties to communicate with us. HE CHRIST CHURCH MEAT CO. Limited. ISLINGTON MANURES Especially prepared for Wheat, Turnips, Rape, and any other crop, and to suit any description of soil. GREATLY INCREASED PRODUCTION WHEREVER USKU. SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERYWHERE Nicoll Bros, store five varieties of this celebrated fertiliser. Price on application. Allowance made for quantities. Letters will receive prompt attention. NICOLL BROS, DISTRICT AGENTS FREEZEKS, FKEEZERS. T7IARMERS wishing to consign Sheop on their own account can book space ab any time'to^Buit their own convenience, by com- : municating with us. NICOLL BROS., DISTRICT AGENTS, CHRISTCHURCH MEAT COMPANY. Limited. 8 39 Ul MOM, FTEAD QUARTERS FOR CYCLING Pacing Suits 2 Singletß Sweaters Shoes™ Hoae, Cap?, Eta. I TENNIS Trousers Shirts Hats, Caps, & Sashes Balls (81az9nger8)l Shoes (Kenshaws.' CRICKETING Trousers| Shirts Hats, Caps, Beits, Etc. RUNNING Trunks Singlets Shoes, Etc. SWIMMING Trunks ,Go6,tumca Hngletß. A. G, BARTON, Manager. PROPERTY. FOR SALE— Three Sections, corner of 1 Cox and East Streets, with improve- ments. Grand site for a good Dwelling. FOR SALE— In Havelook Street, oppo- Bite Public Library, Section 206. FOR SALE— In Tapered Street, House of six rooms, i acre, g,aod garden— £235. T ' ' rpO LRT—Houaes m town and suburbs. II.W. BARRETT ARCADE, iOEN T— Manchester Fire Assuranc/j jCo> Live Stock Insurance Go, . Accident) Insurance Co, /^\ REYHOUNDS For Sale — The well- VJT known Greyhounds Saxon and Zouobia. A good chance for a young Bportßmaa. Apply Office of tbU paper,



Friedlander Bros., Limited. »_ Reapers & Binders. c« St CT7 E ARE NO WUNLOADI NG OU R j MKST CONSIGNMENT of these Q JELEBKATKD MACIII ES, CON- SISTING OF 700 CASES, REPKESbN- CING 100 REAPERS AND BINDERS C FRIEDLANDER Beos., Limjtkd. v FOR ttALE^ A Tl/IOLASSES FOR FEEDING STOCK Also— C AGBIODLTUHAL SALT, A CHEAP. •FRIEDLANDER BROS., Lld. C . . . Qf\ ACRE SECTION AT METHVEN. f, YtTE HAVE FOR PRIVATE SALE, 26 Aores of First-class Land, with Dwelling House, Stable, and other conveniences, \ situated In Methven. This property is well f fenced and sab-divided. ( Full particulars on application to FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. VfITT HAVING DISPOSED OF I MR BENRY BUTTERICK'S | FARM AT SHEEWOOD, by Auction, we are" prepared to treat privately with intending purchasers FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. h'ORvSAL t- SEED ~ BARLEY, PERFECTLY CLEAN FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. BELFAST MANURES. TTTE offer to Bupply those celebrated Fertilisers at li3fc prices less the usual discounts, for quantities 'of five tons and over, and extra reductions to Freezing clients We have large Stocks on hand, and can deliver" ex our Ftores or direct from the Factory. FRIEDLANDER Bros. Ltd , rVTE HAVB FOR SALE— Danish Oats, Long Tartarian Oats, Black Tartar Oats, Canadian Oats, All machine dressed and grown m the Oatnaru district. TCTSOAN WHEAT, perfectly"clean and grown at the Forks, A GRAND CHANGE} ALSO- Double machine dressed Rygrass, Colonial Cowgraes and Red Csover, White Clover, Alßlke, Timothy, and Cocksfoot. These Seeds are all machine cleaned, of finest quality, and' highest germinating power. We are prepared to give our Clients very lowest quotations. FBIEDLANDER BROS., LIMITED.^ Insist wok btvripg our Pure Teas. Don't te'Jmt upon. Tiiejr are the Best and Cheapest. Absolutely pur». ftypied bj.it jxeyer equalled. WONDERFUL Guaranteed fflcer and Better Valuo than any at 4d per lb. more money. £pmpare our 2/- Tea with any at 2/4, and our 3/4 with any at 3/- per lb. TEAS. T. H. Ukdbill j [c. djjdbill T H UNDBILL AND CO., T7IURNJSHING UNDERTAKERS, JD URNISHING UNDERTAKERS. TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON, EVERY REQUISITE ON HAND. Polished Coffins a Specialty. Pti.va.Lfi Address, Peter Street, directly behind Oddfellows' Hall ; also care of I Mr T. Andrews, East Belt, 2 4 m



JOHN ORR & Co. Ironmongers and General Merchants. WITNESS s Taylor's Celebrated Cutlery. BEAUTIFUL SHOW NOW IN OUR WINDOWS. PRICES LOWER THAN EVER. " New Easy," "F. &N ," " Columbia.' LAWN MOWERS AT STARTLING PRICES. SPADES. RAKES, HOES, FORKS, and all Garden Tools by Best Makers. The Largest Assortment and Lowjjf t Prices of any firm m Ashburton. §000 YARDS FOWL NETTING to be Sold CHEAP. FISHING UuJ TACKLE. WE HAVE Juat Opsned our Niw Bcason'B S-ipp'y of FISHING TACKLE, and request an early iaspictio i. LIOBNiES MAY BB OBTAINED FROM T JS] WE CLAIM FOR THE WAYERLEY BICYCLE FULL EQUALITY WITH ANY BIP-YCLK BUILT, AT ANY PRICE, AND BY ANY- MAKER. Our Third Shipment this Season is Just Landing, and we will be able to supply Customers without delay. SPRING 1898 SUMMER V\7'ls Beg to advise our Customers and the Public generally that each Dopartment m pur Establishment is now Thoroughly Stocked with Novel- ties for the Season. In our Household FurnishißSf Department Will lie found a Choica Variety of new Patterns m Oilcloths and Linoleum", together with full rangA of Lace Curtains, QiilU", Art Muslins, and all srzos m Cirpet Squares, Rugs and Mats. THE DRESS AND BLOUSE MATERIALS Are specially worthy of a visit, as we cj eider the gocdi m these Departments exceptionally well selected, AS USUAL OUR Millinery & r Mantle Showroom In rtplele with Stylish and Fashionablo exunples of Art, which Ladies are cordially inviied lo inspect. AT OUR CLOTHING AND MEROfiRY COUNTERS Tlse chief attraction is the utvque Selection of Gentlemen's Ties and Shirts, aud the Large Stock of Suiting Tweeds. (o) We nre m Busioeicf. We want to he bu*y, and to keep busy, therefore it is to our in'ereet to srrve you as well a? poßsible. If you give us your pitronage we will deserve it. The beet service only can do this. We try to make a belter service impossible. <3p* We find that the demands made on cur DresemakiDg Department make ib cntiipylaory for us to dec'iue to make up Costumsß other than thoso purchased at our Establishment. MITCHELL & TURNER.