PHASES OF THE MOON.

MARRIAGE

Smith— ScoTr.— On August 20, at Spring, fi-jld, by the Key, W. Finlayson, John Smith, eldest son of Mr W. T. Smith, Staveley, to Margaret Kennard, second daughter of Mr Samuel Scott, iSpringburn.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1898. Local and General.

Tasmanian Trout for London. — The R<mutaka has on board a collection of seventeen trout, taken at the Great Lake m Hobart and consigned to London. The trout are m the refrigerating room m eight blocks of ice. They have been sent by the Tasmanian Fisheries Commission.

Drunkenness. — At the Police Court this morning - before Mesßrß R. Alcorn and D. Thomas, J. P. 's— Joseph Sioane, who has been frequently beforo t he Court for drunken ness, was charged with having been drunk m the publio street. He pleaded guilty, and was sent to prison for a week with hard labor.

A New Diamond Field— Diamonds aro reported to have been discovered at Hender son, twelve miles north of Auokland, by Alfred Bullock, who states that the drift extends oue and a-half mile. The diamonds were found under a basaltic formation at a depth of six feet. The specimens shown to experts are small but genuine.

School Building 3. — The House of Rep resentativea l»at year voted a Bum of £25,000 for school buildings m newly settled districts, and although it is nearly the end of August, the money has not yet been distributed to any of the Education Boards. Some Boards, m the -North Island especially, are m great need of the money.

Beagles.— Three beagles were brought from England by the R.kaia for Mr James Stuckey, Rangitumau, Wairarapa, and will be placed m quarantine at Somea Island for the regulation six months. This is the Bccond importation of the kind which Mr Stuckey has made (says the A ew Zetland Times). He m; ends getting together a pack, principally for sport, m the direction of hunting the hares and rabbits on his estate.

Trotting. — The well-known trotting sire Specification has been brought to the Ash- j burton district for the coming season by Mr J. MaDonnell Specification is the sire of Lady Spec, Plan, winner of the Juvenile stakes, Deaign, aod other well-known per formers at recent meetings. This i 8 the fir3t season his stock has been tried, and hiving been tried, they have not been found wanting. Specification should Becure a hearty welcome from breeders m Ashburton. A Shower of Shrimps. — Mrs Chisholm, of Suva, who resides 75ft above the sea level, recently forwarded several shrimps to the office of the Fiji Times with the follow ing memo : — "I send you a few shrimps which came with last night'B shower. I may also mention that 1 have noticed the same phenomenon for the last three or four weeks. I can only say that it ia a mystery. | Have you or your readers ever observed any thing of the kind before V

A Curious Mistake. — There was a mis take m a question aßked m the junior honors paper at the Trinity College exami nation held hero m June last, Mrs B >v. mvn Fox wrote to the secretary, asking him to call the attention of the examiners to thiF, and she received a note from hijn on Tuesday, apologising for the mistake, and saying that that particular section of the question would not be counted, so that no candidate would aallcr through it,

Gordon Boys and Khartoum. — The chapUin of the Gordon Boya' Home, at Chobham, Surrey, has received an interesting letter from General Gatacre m the Soudan, m which he aaya that Bhould the troops advance he shall make a point of seeing that those Gordon boys who may be m his command at the timogeteirly UitoKliartoum. It was impossible to say first, because most of them were bandsmen or drummer?, and if they have to take the place some bayonets must go firßt.

Trial Hockey Match — The following are the teams for the trial hockey m*rch : —First team ~- Mellor, Potter, II Milli champ, D Stock, W Fitj.i.ora'd, C dart, W Houston, A Houston, MoKengle, M

b'iUgerald, and F Watt. Emergencies — Gale, A Clark, W Smith and A Fitzgerald. Second team— -Gale, A Clark, W Smith, A Fi'z ;erald, Fooks, G Clarke, J.imp3on, Sdo'i-k, Cambridge, McKer.zie, C Andrews, W Putter, Dodds, A. Hewson. The game will bo played on the Domain oval at the conclusion of the football match on the 25th inst. All players, are requested to attend, as it will be the last trial match previous to the* representative one.

Defbauding the Railway.— At present there appears to be a little extra vigilance observed by the railway guards m the examination of tickets on the lines. It is said to be due to someone having been dis covered on the south line travelling for three weeks on an expired season ticket. In these cases it iB said that when it is found that the guards have been too lenient m taking a person's word for it tbat the season ticket is a ill current, they are subjected to a heavy fine. On one occasion, some years ago, eight guards wore each fined a day's pay. It seems a pity that tbe authorities do not come down severely on the passengers who are the cause of it all,

Lime on the Railways.-— New Zealand lime, consigned from kilns direct to farmers, to Le used for manuring farm lands, will m future be carried free by tbe Railway De partment for distances not exceed. ug 100 miles, subject to tho following provisions : — (a) That application for the concession is made by. the proprietor of the lime-kiln aud approved by the Department fourteen days prior to the date on which it is desired to send the firßt consignment ; (b) that the price pharged to the farmers for the lime does not exceed the price charged for agri cultural lime prior to May Ist ; (o) that a certiflcate is given declaring that the lime is consigned to a bona fide farmer, and is for use m manuring farm land cultivated by him.

Trawling — Mr R. D. D. McLean, M.H.R., .has called the attention of the Minister of Marine to the destruction of Bniall fish, especially flatfish, through trawling operations off .Napier. The Hawkes Bay Herald states that the matter has /already received the attention of the Coljectpr of Customs at Napier, but the question is one presenting considerable difficulty, and information is being sought as to trawling regulattono olspwherp. With an ordinary net, worked from the shore, it is easy to return small fieh to the water, but it appears that m deep sea fishing the trawl kills a large proportion of the fish before they are hauled on board f M boats.

Holloway's Ointment and Pills " Cruel only to be kind." — Much unueoes sary suffering is inflicted under the above excuse. If one is not very well, feels oub of sorts, has a touch of the bile, and experiences an unpleasant giddiness, one ia immediately told to take some disagreeable medicine. It js kindness m 'the guise of cruelty we are told, Af) a matter of fact disagreeable medicines are nt? longer necessary. Hollo way's Pills and ointment-rthe world-famed remedies— will soon put one right, and, moreover, they are pleasant and agreeable restoratives to health. Thousands oan uttest this, thousands have attested it. por disorders of the stomach and liver, take the Pilla; and use the Ointment for gout, lumbago, rheumatism, &o. Wheel* m your head, ungreased. That's awkward. Not drink? No. Flu Flu . you know what that is? lofluenzi, that's not broncht on by swallowing a box of dominoes It's a very Be.vere cold m every part of the body r the treatment is pure, simple, and efiective. Take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure • it knocks it out every time, Pante his oo the kiteben olwk*

PARLIAMENTARY.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington, August 23 The Council met at 2 30 p.m. TUE NANKING BILL.

The debate on the second reading of the Buiking Bill was resumed by Mr Mont gomery, who agreed with the proposed constitution of the directorate and the | appointment of a second auditor. He did not think that ths shareholdsrs hod been harshly treated, they having, on the contrary, beeu treated generously. He opposed the proposal to refer the Bid to a Committee of Enquiry, and announced his intention of supporting the Bill inits entirety, Mr Bonar regretted the suggested altera tion m the directorate, the members of which were daily becoming more acquainted with the bank's aff*irß, whioh they were conduct ing on sound and prudent lines. He traversed the charges of extravagance and the personal reflections on Mr Watson, and agreed with the suggested compensation. He strongly advocated the claims of the shareholders, and thought that the power of veto Bhould not be entirely removed.

Mr Bolt agreed with the compensation clause. The shareholders could not accuse the State of treating them unfairly, and to do so was a manifest absurdity, m view of

the figures that could be adduced. Honour able members should remember the duty which ihey owed to the State.

The debate was continued by Mr Rigg, Mr W. 0. Smith, Mr Kerr, and Mr Jennings, all of whom, while favouring the amendment, strongly opposed the setting up of a Com mittee of Enquiry. The Minister having replied the second reading was agreed to on the voices. On the motion that the committal of the Bill be made an Order of the Day for Thurs day, Mr Ormond moved that it should be referred to a Select Committee to be appointed by ballot. It was decided to take the debate on the subject m the evening. The Council adjourned at 5 p.m, till 7.30 p.m. Tho Council resumed at 7.30 p.m.. The debate on Mr Ormond's amendment was continued by the Minister of Education, Mr Scotland, Mr T. Kelly, and MrTwomey, who opposed the suggestion, and by Mr Bowen, who gave it hia support. The amendment was negatived on the voices, and the committal of the Bill was j made an Order of the Day for Thursday. The Counoil rose at 8.20 p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wellington, August 23 The House met at 2.30 p m In the unavoidable absence of the Speaker, the Chairman cf Committees took the chair the light locomotives bill.

The Private Bills Committee reported that they had reconsidered the McLean Light Locomotives Bill, and made an amendment respecting the licencing authority. TECHNICAL EDUOATION.

Replying to a question put by Mr Pirani without notice, the Premier said that the Minister of Eduoation was collecting in formation from the various Education Boards as to their requirements for technical , education. PRODUCE FROM AMERIOA AND AUSTRALIA. The Premier laid on the table a return to the ordor of the House, on the motion of Mr Ward, showing the imports and names of consignees of wheat, oats, barley, and flour, from Australia and the United States by the San Francisco mail steamers. Mr Ward moved that the return be printed, and m reply to the Premier's state ment that to do so would, to a certain ex tent, be a disclosure of the private afjf*irs of consignees, eaid that the information con tained io the return could be obtained by anyone from the Customs. As tho informa tion contained m the return was of import ance to the producers of the colony, it ought to be printed, Mr Roleston fl.dvif.fcd the adjournment of the debate on the matter. Mr Hop-g and Mr Taylor considered th.it the return .-hould ba printed. Mr D-Uhia and Mr Moo.o held that it ought not to b 9 printed. The Hon. Mr McKenzte said thab the producers of the colony wanted to know if the B*nk of New Z .'aland was their friend or not, though ib was well-known that the bank imported wheat for the purpose of coercing the farmers throughout the colony into selling wheat at the price which the bank liked to offer, the people of the colony objected to the bank putting money into it-, pocket by robbing the farmer* of it. Other membera having spoken, Captain Russell said that to permit the printing of the return would bo to affirm the principle thab the gimlet eye of the government was to be allowed to penetrate into everything. A man ought to be allowed to conduct his business on any lines he choose, and no news paper man should have power to go to the Customs and get information similar to that m the return without the consent of the consignee. After further debate, the Premier said that the return was one which, m hia opinion, should not be made publio. While ib was true that, by applying to the Customs, the quantity and character of imports and the names of the consignees could be ob tained they could not obtain the value of imports, and the return under discussion actually exposed what was paid for oats, I wheat, and flour, imported from America and Australia. The motion was agreed to. SUPPLYING LIQUOR TO NATIVES.

In reply to a question, without notice, put by Mr Carson, Mr Carroll said thab, on thf occasion of a large gathering of natives at Wanganui m April, he had had alcoholic refreshment with certain native chiefs at Cody's Hotel, but ho was entirely ignorant of a native lady having bought and p*id for and partaken of liquor m his preset.ee. He would be very sorry iudeed to learn that his presenge waa responsible for the mitigation of a flue imposed on a publican for supplying a native woman, EXCESSIVE VALUATIONS.

The Waste Lands Committee referred to the consideration of the Government the petition of Reikorangi special settlement settlers, who stated thab the values put ou their lands were excessive, and asked for relief by means of au amending Land Act. Mr Rolleston moved an amendment to the Committee's reporb, by inserting the word " favourable " before consideration. There were about twenty petitioners who objected thab the values on which their rent was com puted differed widely from the recent Government valuations, and he quoted an instance of one settler who was paying rent on an unimproved value of £329, while the same section had been valued by the Govern ment valuator at £74. He cited further examples of a similar oharaoter, and asserted that this showed thab the lease m perpetuity was bursting up. The Hon. Mr McKenzio said that the evidence on which the report was based was ex parte, as no opportunity had been given bo the Lands Departments show that their valuer?, as compared with those of the Taluation Department, W6re oorreot. Though a member of the Waste Lands Committee, he had nob bepn present when the petition was considered. Juclped, he had k QOV ?n nothing of ib till the reporb was re»d. He challenged the Opposition to table a motion traversing the land administration of the Government. He would be prepared co meet it. If tho settlers m question wore paying more for their land than ib was worth ib wouid be the duty of the Government to meet their case, bub at present the Govern-

ment had no information on the subject. He had intended moving that the report be referred back to the Committee, but when the matter dealt with m the petition came before him, he would take his own way of finding out what the real value of the land waa.

Mr Wason said that the values quoted by Mr Rolleston were not the figures of witnesaes, bub of the Land and Government Valuation Departments.

Mr R. Thompson, Chairman of the Com. Mit tee, regretted that Mr Rolleston had made a strong party speech on the subject. He (Mr Thompson) had not attaohed much

' importance to the petition, as the Lands Department had reported on it, which report practically admitted that the prayer of the EBtitipnera was oorreop. The Land Tax department had valued the sections at one third °f ftoe value originally fixed, but no , pvjdpnce tjad b B e» giver* to ihow j?hi|_

Department was right io its valuation. The petition disclosed a state of affairi which Bhould c\use enquiry into the valuations of the Lands and Government Valuation Departments. Mr McNab s&.d that a great injustice had been done to the settlers, as the values put . on Crown leases fixed the value of other . lands m their vicinity, and attempts to obtain a reduction of tha values of Crown leases had been unsuccessful as the Assestmont Courts held that they had no jurisdiction. i Mr Taylor oontended that the whole question showed the necessity of a periodical revaluation of Crown leases. The position was that tweuty solders were paying rent on land originally valued at £2847, but which waa now valued by another Depart ment at only £885.

Mr Pirani contended that the original valuation had been excessive.

Mr Field supported that view. The valuations made by the Land Boards were made by imcompetent men. Mr Hogg urged the necessity for some method of revaluing overvalued Crown leases.

The debate was proceeding at the 5 30 p.m. adjournment, the Speaker announcing that at 7.30 p.m. the debate on the Finan cial Statement would be taken. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. THE FINANCIAL DEBATE. The financial debate was resumed by Mr McLean, who contended that the legislative action of the Government had had the effect of shutting capital out of the colony. Mr Cadman said, respecting the railway policy of the Government, it must always stand by itself, as it was outside of politics, and was a huge business of itself. Though muoh had been said against the control of the railways, comparatively little had been said with respect to the concessions which had been made, and no reference to the socialistic proposal to oarry lime for a distance of a hundred miles free of cost. Referring to Captain Russell's amendment, he said that the working classes of che colony knew exactly what it meant, and if Captain Russell had been really anxious to benefit the unemployed, he should have moved an y?nft n_s? n^ d , eclarin g that an additional £100,000 should be provided to thoroughly equip the railway workshops with improved machinery, so that the whole of the rolling Btock could be manufactured m the colony. Respecting the locomotive branch he said v- fc i fc deaerve( * § rea t credit for the way m which it had during the past three years kept going m view ti the fact that during the period only four locomotives had been obtained, when fifty-four should have been obtained. With respect to the money which had been borrowed for the construction of railway stock, he pointed out that as the money was raised at 3 per cent, and the railways earned 3J per cent, the colony really got the use of the money for nothing. Mr George Hutchison after dealing briefly with the remarks of the last speaker, said that it was surprising that the Minister of Lands had not seen fit to reply to Mr Scobie Mackenzie's criticism of his land adminis tration. That criticism had dealt a blow to the Minister's administration from which it was not likely to recover, and would dis sipate the idea that the Minister had been a land reformer. Mr Hutchison adversely criticised the special settlement association and improved farm settlement system, and Baid that both were failures. The failure of the improved farm settlement system was positively pitiful, and though £50,000 had been advanced for improvements, it was said that the so-called improvements were worthless. It was money thrown away, and the land was made less fit for settlement than it was m the first instance. The system of land administration inaugurated m 1892 had been the greatest ourse to the colony, and this was now being realised throughout the cr.untry. Mr Ward combated the statement of the last speaker that the lands admiai3tration had been a curse, and pointed out th^t holdings had largely increased sinoe Mr John McKerz'e took cffiga. Major Steward said that the Financial Statement m its brevity was an improvement on; previous Statements. Main trunk rail ways shou'd be completed at the earliest possible moment, and it wou'd be infinitely more statesmanlike if the Government departed from the present weak policy respecting railway construction, and went m for a bold nnd determined policy of borrow ing £5,000,000 m five ye*ra to construct iinea with something like business prompti tude. He disapproved of the proposed preferential duties m favour of Great Britain, and said that the expectation that tho consumer would benefit tnerehy would not be realised. A better method of showing good feeling towards E-iglund would be foi the colony to undertake the equipment aud maintenance of the Cvlliope dock. He eulo gised the management of tb,e railways under Government control, and considered tbat the tittle had arrived when those taking up Crown lands should be given a choice of tenure. He urged that the Fair Rent Bill should be pushed through the Honso, The debate wa3 adjourned on the motion of Mr Mills. A lengthy debate ensued on the adjourn ment of the House j and on account of Mr Pirani persisting m stating a point of order when the Acting-Speaker was putting the question, the Premier moved that the mem ber for Palmerston had been guilty of disorderly conduct m disobeying the chair, but withdrew the motion on Mr Pirani explaining. The House adjourned at 1.35 a.m

COLLINS AND CO.'S SIDING.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir,— As I find that lam blamed for not obtaining for His Worship the Mayor when m Wellington an inbervjew with the Hon. J. Cadman, I send you the enclosed correspondence for publication. —l am, etc., Edward G. Wrioht. Wellington, 20th August, 1898.

Ashburton Borough Council. Ashburton, July 26, 1898. E. G. Wright, Esq., M.H.R., Wellington. Dear Sir,-— I have the honor, by direction of His Worship the M^yor, to express hia regret at beiDg unable during his reoent visit to Wellington bo obtain an inter view with the Hon. Mr Cadman, Minisber of Railways, with reference to the clearing and planting of the Easb Street railway reserve, but he trusts thab you will use your best endeavours to have the wishes of this Council carried oub. The Mayor is of opinion that there are many sites available for Messrs Collins and Co. on the West Street railway reserve, and hopes you have obtained the information on this matter m Wellington that you wrote to ua for.— l have the honor ta be, sir, your obedient servant, Chas. E. Foors, Town Clerk.

Wellington, 27th July, 1898. Dear Sir,— la reply to yours just to hand, you can assure the Mayor that I will do what I can bo carry oub the wishes of the Council m reference to Collins and Co.'s siding. As stated to the Mayor when m Wolling .on, I had already seen Mr Cadman on the Bubject, who wanted time to gather information from his own Deparbmenb. I was disappointed at nob seeing your Mayor a second time as arranged, as I could have obtained him an interview with Mr Cadman at any titge j wheu not engaged m Cabinet. — Yours truly, Edvfabd G. Wright.— C. E. Pooks, Esq., Town Clerk, ABhburton.

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association -By Eleotrio Telegraph — Copyrigh t. London, August 23 The Cunard Steamship Company is building two immense cargo steamers, one beiog 20,000 and the other 18,000 tons. Further disclaimers have been made ii Hooley's case, which has been adjourned until .November. The Southern Cross sailed for the Antarctic amid enthusiasm. Tho vessel was saluted at numerous points as she passed down the river.

. . . . . Capetown, August 23 At the elections the Afrikander Bund gained four more seats, and will probaby have a majority of ten. .... Adelaide, August 23 A building m course of demolition at the railway station collapsed, and a man named Crawley was killed. Eight others were injured, aud one seriously.

WAR NEWS. AMERICA AND SPAIN.

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Washington, August 23. The situation m Manila is unsatis factory. Hundreds are deserting the insurgents and trying to enter the city. Aquinaldo has cut the water supply. President McKinley proposes to annex only the island of Luzon, restor ing the rest of the Philippines, and ob taining a guarantee of equal com mercial privileges with Spain.

Yellow Fever.

Garcia Resigns. Received Wakapuaka August 24, 9.10 a m. Guardian Office 9 53 a.m. Washington, August 23 Commodore Schley and Captain Evans are suffering from yellow fever. General Garcia, the Cuban leader, has again tendered his resignation, which has been accepted.

THE EASTERN SITUATION.

2. Denial- United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph— Copyrighb Received Wakapuaka August 24, 9.10 a.m. Guardian Office 9.53 a.m Shanghai, August 23 Herr Eugene Wolff declares that the accusations of his acquittal of Chinese murderers are clumsy inventions.

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign.

United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph— Copyrigh t Received Wakapuaka August 24, 9.10 a.m. Guardian Office 9. 53 a.m The Heat Wave. London, August 28 The heat wave continues m England. The temperature is nearly eighty degrees, and there have been many cases of sunstroke m the London par_s and streets, a few of which were fatal. Tiie Fog. The fog was responsible for many shipping accidents m the English Channel. A Hamburg fishing boat collided with and sank a schooner and ten persons were drowned. Forest Fires. Paris, August 23 Forest fires are raging m the South of France.

Australian.

j United Press Association — By Eleotrio j Telegraph— Copyright. Reoeived Wakapuaka Augu3t 24, 9.25 a.m, Guardian Office, 9 53 a.m. A Cure for Ticks. Brisbane, August 24 Experiments have demonstrated that the refuse water from wool scouring works is effective as a preventative and destroyer of ticks.

THE SOUDAN.

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Cairo, August 23, Sir H. Kitchener's force is now con centrated at Wady Haraed. The health of the troops is excellent. Metemneh is m a state of absolute desolation. The streets are full of corpses and the houses are m ruins. The Khalifa has been experimenting with submarine mines, and succeeded m blowing up one of his own sfceamera.

THE SOUTHPORT BY-ELECTION.

_» — .. _ Split m the Government Camp

United Press A?sociation — By Eleotrio Telegraph— .Copyright London, August 23 Much excitement prevails at South port m connection with the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr Curzon, who has been appointed Governor- General of India. Public feeling runs high at the individual action of the Chairman of the Unionist League m issuing a manifesto condemning the foreign and domestic policy of the Government, and making reference to the absence of the Home Rule issue. The manifesto concludes by supporting the candidature of Sir Leyland NaylerJ Radical. Mr Chamberlain, as a consequence, bas appealed to the electors to support Lord Skelmersdale, taking occasion to point out that the leaders who went astray with Mr Gladstone have not yet promised repentance.

THB ASHBURTON OjtUABDIaN; WEDNESDAY, AUGUST __, ibvv.



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Cbauiberliiiu'-. Coug'lt Blew adj al-tvay* l"r«V<** *flt"ec*r,ial [ There are no better medicines on the market than Chamberlain's. We have used the Cough Remedy when all others failed and m every instanoe ib proved effectual. Almost daily we hear the virtues of Chamberlain's remedies extolled by those who have used them. This is not an empty puff, paid for ab so muoh a line, but is volun- tarily given m good faith, m the hope thab suffering humanity may try these -remedies and, like the writer be benefited. — Prom the Glenville (W. ya.) Pathfinder. For Bale by SHJJURTON DRUG COMPANY.



CHURCH SERVICES. >IT. STEPHEN'S CHUROH 5 Ashburton. WEDNESDAY— St. Bartholomew's Day — Holy Communion, 7.30 a.m.: G.F.S., 7 30 p.m. THURSDAY— SociaI gathering m St Stephen's schoolroom, 7 30 p.m. FRIDAY — Short, Service, 730 pm.; Choir practice, 8 pm. I CONFIRMATION CLASSES. WEDNESDAY— Men and Women, 7.30 pm SATURDAY— SpeciaI Classes, 2 30 pm SUNDAY SERVICES. August 28. 8 30 am— Holy Communion. 11 am — Morning Prayer 11 a. m and 3 p m— Seafield Anniversary Services. 3 pm— Dromore— Mr T. Gates. ] 6 30 p.m.— Evening Prayer. REV. T. A. HAMILTON. e_.s7._g ' - "' '.' ' = " s NICOLL BROS. H. F. NICOLL. ~L. A. NICOLL. NICOLL BEOS. CENTRAL AUCTION ROOMS EAST STREET. "TTTE have the pleasure to announce that having made satisfactory arrangements with Messrs T. Bullock and David Thomas, we have decided to hold WEEKLY AUOTION SALES o» CATTLE, PIGS AND POULTRY, SEVERY SATURDAY AT 12 KOON, m the Yards at the rear of our premises, and adjoining tbe Arcade, Encranco from Tancred Street, by right-of-way at rear of Union Bank* ENTRIES INVITED FOR NEXT SATURDAY, AUGUST 27. Sale ab twelve noon. JOHN R, BLAND, 8 180 Auotioneer, NICOLL BROTHERS, CENTRAL AUCTION ROOMS, E-\ST STREET. FOR SALE BY AUOTION. SATURDAY7AUOTST 27 WE have received instructions to sell by public auction, at our Salerooms, E»st Street, on Saturday, 27th inst., the following special linea — Q NEW BICYCLES, Dunlop Tyres 3 SECOND-HAND BICYCLES, m first class order. Kf\ CASES APPLE-*, eating and cook- -o\_/ ing, well graded and Bound. ALSO, SPECIAL ENTRIES DRAPtiRY, CLOTHING, FURNITURE, IRONMONGERY, SADDLERY, CHICK WHEAT, POT-TO _S, PRODUCE, & SUNDRIES. Please Note — Sale of the above will com- mence immediately on conclusion of our outdoor live stock sale on Saturday next, August 27. "*J. R. BLAND, Auctioneer, NICOLL BROS., 8 181 Auctioneers and Agents. !?.___ ...I. J. ...'-.. ' J— 1 -' -ilg O-NTERBURY FROZEN MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORT Coy., i Limited. PENDING the Erection of the Ashburton Branch Works, the Company has appointed MR ALBERT ROBERTS to act as its Asrburton Acxijt. Farmers and others wishing to engage Freezing Space at the Belfast Works or purchase manures can apply to Mr Roberts, and their wants will have prompt attention. F. WAYMOUTH, Secretary. Christohuroh, AugUßt 11, 1898. 8 81 UNPARALLELED CHEAP SALE OF DRAPERY, CLOTHING, . AND BOOTS, FOR ONE MONTH. EVERY ARTICLE MARKED IS GREATLY REDUCED. ANDBEW 088 [



F. FERRIMAN. - THE PATENT ELASTIC STEEL k HORSE COLLAR. (Contractors to Her Majesty's Government Ws.r Office. Patented m Great Britain, France, Bel- gium, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy South Australia, Viotoria, aad the United States of Amerioa, eto. i LATEST AWARDS.— Silver Medal, Birkenhead Agricultural Society, 1990.— Silver Medal, Altringham Agricultural Society, 1890. Diploma of Merit, Royal Military Exhibition, Chelsea, 1890.— Bronze Medal, Prague Exhibition, 1891. THE COLLAR is an invention whioh wins the approval of all ownera of horses who once give it a tbu£< TESTIMONIALS. To Mb P. Febbiman, Dear Sir, — I have taken great pains to see how the above Collars would answer, and as you have taken over the agency for them I am sending you thia testimonial, hoping you wilt use it for the benefit of the farming community, as I am satisfied the Steel Collar is a great boon to this county on account of the great heat and boulders we have to contend with. I have used them for carting shingle m riverbeds and find tbat they ease the horses very much. I have also used them m the hottest part of summer to put m turnips, and find tbe horses* wearing the Steel Collars finished much fresher and took less feed to keep them m condition than those working m the leather collars. I had a mare sent to me with her shoulders quite raw, and her owner could not cure them. I atarted to work her m the Steel Collar, and within a month had her as sound as possible. Another man sent me a mare with a tumor on her shoulder. I worked her m a Steel Collar und had her well m a week. In fact I do nob think they can be too highly praised, and if once used no other sort will be used again. At the Bame time I would like to remind all that use them that they must be kept quite clean, a cub with a wet cloth iB all that ia required. F. A. Saunders. Mayfield. Ashburton, February 12, 1898 Mb F. Ferbiman. Dear Sir, — About a month ago I purchased one of your Steel Horse Collars for one of my horses, which I found it impossible to work with the leather collar, though I tried "every device m stuffing and paddiug I could think of. I at laßt decided to buy a Steel Collar, and since then I havo worked the horse constantly, and he has done his work with the greatest ease, and is entirely free from sore shoulders. I am co satisfied with this oie lhj.t I intend going m for another. Youi*3 Tru'y, WM. HUSTON. AGENT FOR ASHBURTON F. FERRIMAN. ■ " . ■ _" . «**. Public Notices, for MEN'S CHEAP BOOTS T^ )R MEN'S FINE SEWN BOOTS F3R MEN'S STRONG COOK- HAMS TjlOR MEN'S DANCING SHOES T^OR WOMEN'S STRONG BOOTS F'JR WOMEN'S FINE BOOTS AND SHOES FOR WOMEN'S WARM SLIP- PERS ! 17 OR BOYS* AND YOUTHS' JO STRONG BOOTS FOR CHILDREN'S & INFANTS* BOOTS FOR EVERY ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR skk jnooat Amn wmoow, AT THE LOWEST PRICES. Tho Best Establishment, beyond all doubt, is the lIUIMI, A. G. BARTON, Manager. T. H. UNDBILL J [c. UHDBILL.] j€ _> *. Jt _ .-J* - P ■m^^m#-.^Jm^<ZS > "l*~S-™ "*"-» . EVERY REQUISITES HAND. T H UNDRILL AND CO., FURNISH ING UNDERTAKERS URNISHIING UNDERTAKERS. ' TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. Private Address, Peter Street, direotly behind Oddfellows' Hall ; alao care of Mr T. Andrews, East Belt. 2 _fc__.ossll._- TEA !* U*4?«t j



J^k wrl /L/\v * .r _M? PeitSrm jF J^rZmmm-^ I ND [ANA BICYCLE COMPANY.! Indianapolis, Ind. U.B.A. PAID IN OAHTAL-OW-SC^*^ I*'-1 *'-* 01 * DOLLARS. TN the construction of our.', machines threej o primo factors have been con- sidered throughout, simplicity, universality, and strength. Subordinate to these we have given careful attention to lightness, grace and modern ideas, and •w. cordially invite the most critical attention to our new models, every feature of which has been submitted to exhaustive tests to demonstrate its practicability J before adoption. FRAMES. THB success of «he tubing used m '97 Waverleys has been amply demons rated by its record during the season past. The fact that nob a ..Ingle Waverley frame EL broken daring the entire *ye_r "Pe-_- volumes for ta qua Uy, end we continue the use of tho best grade »f hieh-oarhon Albany weldless steel tubing m Wavei-ty frames for 1898. with flu.h j )ints of drop forged steel throughout pref^rrinjr to p'*o our rl*>p*r.de..ce upon th* more expensive BUI <>JNL* PROPER CONSTfiUOTION FO : *l BICYCLES of the highest standard, rather than to uso ihn sab.stirutrs now commonly resorted t«» by many makers who have aimed to reduc. 'costs af. the expense of quality. In our Ladies frame we have uaed special tu'oing nf 16 gauge at the loop where the etram is greatest, drawn down to 22 pauge at the head, thus combining the maximum of strength with the mlnimum^of weight. FORKS. OUR new fork ia constructed of the same tubing as that used m the frame, with a forged steel arched crown hollowed out for lightnesss. It was designed and perfected m our own factory, and we claim for it not only graceful appearance and lightness, but it is the strongest fork cro~n ever made. BEARINGS, ESPECIAL attention has been given to the bearings of our 1898 T .nnchine3, with the result that we have secured great simplicity, perfect interch*m?eibiliiy, perfect alignment, perfeot one intricity, ani perfeot protection from dost. In further developing the principle vlopted by us lait year for a'Jja*_tsng by s id- ine instead of by threaded cones, we have devised a universal cone, fitting either side of the front or 'rear wheel, and having a double face with two ball raco%. It can be pub on the machine m ei-ht different places or ways, thus nuking ib Impossible to assemble the b.'arin^s incorrectly. The cones **re prevented from turning on th« axlf s by contact between their knurled faces aud the knurled surfaces of the nuts which adj jst them. Especial attention is sailed ro tbe dvs 1 ; proof qualitie*- of all the bearings on the machine as being the mo-t effes ive proiestion yefcapp'iad to bicycle construction. They have surpassed any ideal and are as potent as they are evident The balld roll on the inner face of the co..e, while la-go felt w vsher.-*, held m place by dust c ids have a long beariue rest on ihe outsido nee, thus forming a valve seat. Dust or water coming agdnat thia w-isherouly tends to press it more tighily against the race, closing the bearings more effectively against Its entrance. AU the bearings throughout the entire b^cjcle are bill retaining, and ..the axles and all beari ig pa t* are larg*, stroug, and constructed of special stock. CRANK HANGER. THE principle of the bearings m this part of the machine is exactly the same as m the hubs. The adjustment Is entirely on the left hand side, and is made positive by a plunger inserted ir. the crank, which engages one of a circle of email holes In the face of the sleeve. The adjustment of these bearings is very delicate, the distance between the holes representing 1-2000 of an inch. SPROCKETS. DURING the past year we have spent much time and money upon ihe improve- ment of the sprockeb tooth form, and have finally arrived at perfection never before accomplished. It will be noticed that m engaging the sprocket, our chain does not slide into its seifc by the aid ff a guide roller either on the chain or the sprocket, but simpiy tak s its exact pl-.ee. In other words, it walks m and walks out of tho sprocket io the same manner as a man puts his foot down and lifts ie from the ground. In consequence of this no friction is caused, and each link of the chain pulls on the sprocket tooth only a part of the load, while with less perfect construction the link f-lides into place, carrying along all tho load during the time it takes for this action, tending thus to stretch the chain unduly. This 6mall stretch at each joint is continually adding to tho total length of the chain until finally its pi'ch and the pitch of the sprocket are so different that the chain can only run on the poiuts of the teeth, grinding and cutting until both chain ai d sprocket are useless. A practical illustration of the perfection of our chains and sprockets may be found m the appearance of a sprocket after it has been running several months, a layer of dust will always be found from the pitch line to the top of eaoh tooth, showing conclusively the absence of grinding action usually present In chain transmission. TO the production of our tsew models we have unstintingly devoted our best eff-rts and ripest ideas. In its construction we have especially avoided freak mechanism for the purpose of obtaining novelties without practical value, and while it presents many new features iv keepinc with the progress of the cycle building art, these have all been submitted to ths most rigid practical tests, fully establish- ing their excellence and auperlority. IT Is designed for all round hard work and wear, combining with its elsganco and lightness sufficient str^ng.h and durability for good service under the most trying conditions. PRA OTTO AL Novelties, self evident ad van taeas, and manifest simplicity omblne with strength and beauty to constitute our '98 Waverley the beat machine that we, or, so far as wa know, any other maker, have ever placed upon the market at any price, and we claim for Waverley Bicycles full equality with any bicycles built m the world. WE HAVE APPOINTED JOHN ORR & CO., ASHBURTON, Sole agents for the s»le of our machines m the South Island of New Zealand. INDIANA BICYCLE COMPANY. INDIANAPOLIS, U.S.A.