CABLE NEWS.

■»-■ — United Preai Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright London, May 15 In connection with the anti-riiual a tic movement in Britain, a larg-3 and nfluential ladies' league has been formed to promote Reformation princi ples. Australian paving woods are largely superseding Swedish in the London streets. The former last longer. The Boston Elevated Kailroad Com pany has ordered English rails, which cost one-third less than American ones. New Yoek, May 15 A section of the German-American cable, from America to the Azores Islands, will be opened in thp autumn. Hobart, May 16 As a train was leaving Zeehan, the locomotive boiler exploded, killing the driver and fireman,

THE EASTERN SITUATION.

——— • —— United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright London, May 15 It is now stated that Italy's demands in Ohina are limited simply to a coal ing station in Sanmun Bay. May 16 A Renter's telegram says that the Tsung-li-Yamen's note states it is impossible any longer to believe in Russian friendship. Hon« Kono, May 16 Two thousand Hongkong troops and several gunboats have been ordered to Kowloon. It is believed the territory will be placed under military occupa tion, that the Kowloon and Shanchan cities will be absorbed, and the frontier extended. It is reported that ten thousand Chinese are preparing to resist the occupation. (Received Wakapuaka May 17, 920 a-m Guardian Office, 10 0 a-m) Hong Kon«, May 16 A disturbance has occurred on the German concession in the Chinese province of Shantung. Four Catholics were murdered and eighteen Catholic ehurcb.es destroyed. The Chinese troops participated in the disturbance. The Welsh Fusiliers and a detach ment of volunteers with two cinnon have occupied Kautung, in the British concession on the Chinese mainland opposite Hongkong.

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright (Received Wakaruaka, Msy 17, 9-20 ft.m Guardian Office 10-0 t>.m) Marchand'B Mode. Paris, May 16 A letter by a sergeant of sharp shooters has been published, which states that Marchand shot and hanged runaway porters and made women luggage bearers while advancing towards the Kile. Hr Stead Carries the ((Peace " Wai into the Enemy's Country St. Petersbdeg, May 16 Mr W. T. Stead was allowed to deliver a lecture to the British residents here. He denounced the censorship over all publications brought into the country as idiotic and mischievous, and complained that no peace society was allowed to organise m Russia,

Australian.

United Press Association —By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright Received Wakapnaka May 17, 9.40 ft.m, Guardian Office 10-24 a-m Presbyterian Centenary. Sydney, May 17 The Presbyterian General Assembly his decided to raise a fund of £100,000 to commemorate the end of the century, and the centenary of the church m th« colony. Steamer Aground. Brisbane, May 17 The steamer Duke of Buckingham has grounded m the Brisbane river, Tags are assisting. Queensland Parliament. Parliament will be formally opened and the Governor's speech delivered tomorrow. It will merely announce the object of the session and remit the Commonwealth Bill to the electors.

The Pacific Cable.

-—,-—♦-- United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright London, May 16 In the Mouse of Lords the Earl of Selbourne, replying to a question by the Earl of Aberdeen, said the Govern ment were prepared to review colonial objections to the Pacific cable proposals, the Government sincerely desiring to satisfy all concerned.

THE TRANSVAAL.

'"I * United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright Melbourne, May 16 A large meeting in the Town Hall passed a resolution of sympathy with the Uitlanders in their petition against oppression in the Transvaal.

OBITUARY.

■ ■ - ■» '.- , There passed away suddenly at hi j residence this morning another old identity— vis., Mr F. M> Riokman. Deceased who was well known throughout Canterbury, but more especially so in Rangiora, Waimate, and Ashburton, in which towns he formerly carried on business as an auctioneer and farmer, c<une to the colony about forty-two years ago, and was in his sixty-ninth year at the time of bis death. He was at the Ashburton Saleyards yesterday apparently in his usual health, and nothing appeared to be wrong with him this morning when he rose and went out into the back yard, where he was found dead at about 9 30. As he could not be roused, Dr. Hunter was summoned and was quickly in attendance, but his services were of no avail, death having already intervened, probably from heart disease. Deceased leaves a widow and large family of sons and daughters, most of whom are grown up.

COMMERCIAL.

— •>—~ Uniced Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph —Copyright > London, May 15 At the wool sales an inferior selection wai offered, and prices «er>. barely maintained, ': " Ngaio" clip realised 71, and " Kawarau' 10£ d. ■ Wheat at Mark Lane is quoted 6d lowei on the week,

ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET.

The attendance at the Ashburton Yards on Tuesday was good. The entry of sheep numbered about 3000, and prices were about on a par with last week. Fat Sheep—Crossbred ewes, lis l<\ to 13a 63 j lambs, 10s Id to 10s 6-1 ; wnh°rs 14s to 15s 4d ; merino ewes, 6s 9d to 6s lld ; freezing lambs up to 13s 7d ; freezing sheep 10a to 14< 7d. Stoee Sheep.-"Merino ewes, in lamb, 6s j crossbred ewes, in lamb. 9s 6d to 10s 51; turnip sheep, lis 8d to 15s 4J. Cattle were in very poor demand, F«t oows brought from £3 to £4 15*; fat heifer, £2 15s to £5 si; steers, £3 2s 6d to £4 17« 6d<

fflß ABHBOBTON GUABDUN? WEDNESDAY, MAY 17( 1899



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Mr David Thomas reports upon the live stock market in the Ashbnrton county for the week ending May 16:—On Tuesday, at the Ashburton yards, the usual weekly sale was held. There was a good attendance, and prices were well maintained for ail classes of ef oro sheep. In the butchers' pens prices were slightly easier, owing to outside buyers not operating, and the local butchers being fully supplied. The entry for the day was made up of crossbred and merino ewes, turnip sheep, and a very good line of lambs. For the latter the satisfactory price of 12* 7d was obtained. Several lots of forward two tooths and freezers came in for competition and resulted in good sales. The totals for the day were 4102 sheep, 14 rams, 33 head of cattle, and 19 pigs, of which my entry comprised 2314 sheep, 8 head of cattle, and 1 pig, which I cleared ab the following prices : —Sheep.—3o fat or >ssbred ewes, lis ;50 fat ewes, lis ldj 57 fat ewes, 10* Id j 40 fat ' ewes, 12s; 16 crossbred wethers, 15s 4d ; 18 fat merino ewes, 8« ; 17 merino ewes, 7-* lid ; 21 crossbred ewes, 10s 6d ; 37 fat lambs, 12s; 50 crossbred two-tooth ewes and wethers, 13s 7d ; 54 crossbred ewes and wethers, 14s; 228 cro sbred ewes. 10s ; 324 lambs, 10*; 298 crossbred ewes, 10s 5d ; 21 crossbred ewes, 9s 6d; 20 crossbred ewes, 10s 4d; 81 two-tooth ewes and wethers, lis; 92 crossbred ewes, 12s; 252 four-tooth wethers, 15* 4d ; 541 lambs, 12s 7d. Cattle. —1 fat heifer, £4 12s 6d ; 1 fat heifer, £2 15s; 1 fat cow, £3 10s; 2 heifers, £4; 1 cow, £4} 1 cow, £5; 1 hei-er, £5 7s 6d.



A limelight exhibition will be given in the Orange Hall on Monday next in aid of the funds of the Prohibition League. The sale of Fairton sections will take place in the Orange Hall on Saturday next at 1.30 —not at the West Street Mart, the hall being chosen in the interest of the comfort of Intending buyers. synopsis or new advertisements. Ashburton Drapery Company — Ladies' Macintoshes for Sale. Friedlander Bros.—Re Bale of Fairton town seotions at Orange Hall. T. H. Undrill & Co.—Funeral notice. T. Bullock—Sheep farm for Sale. Notice—Re Income Tax. N.Z. Clothing Factory—New business advertisement.



'■•■"*'■ *«-■■ ■~i-iti"-'iir'- irrt vii ,- ■- , I|T ' m FLETCHER BRUB., ; ARE STILL SFM.rva - : FINEST KOLLi R FLOUR ;' AT £6 17* 6d\l»hRTON, JB *™ ■■■■■ •- "'^ d »s;s -.: ■•■ i- a ": JJKAJN and fcHAPS, at Wholesale Prices} Beet ULVE DERWENI* POTATOES, ,; S A 6?qPX b *ai g °r 30! b, a L"-; BED GHAm'. 9! P er **? '> ONIONS, 2Qlb'a 1-; Cm.hed O AIS, 4a 6d per sack ; Fine 3 t New CUB X A*\ TS, SU LTAN AS, * D d R AISINB »t ■ Cfanatchurch Pr.oes, )all e'ean-d by pater-t machirery. We are aeUi ß «; LtaiJl' tte Age and Evening Star KEROSENE, lower than Christchuroh Priow. Yo^wilUftvffl from 5 per cent to 10 per by buying jour Grocery from w. ■ .f ■ '^1 LAMPB. ir^''"^iif % LAMfa We are selliing See our *m& m^ Rochester. Lamps ,||||'; i^±« l^^m^ for p,ic«, wd |at-;f from 5s 9d each fcj&wj lIIN T \fl|a will ... » fc *,-— °raboUt 15:>f X th.to«rpripe.M.'-: ceut less than other li^^ JjggM/ J^^ by far the LoweM , Stores are charging. ff^SSS^B/ m Town, > Compare Prices Compare pricw - with other Stores Jußs3jr<iT?Bji'lii'!!^sßßß^ with oihor itoffM I*""1 ''''*"" and judge for your- and judge for yotr- LIBRARY HANGING LAMPS FROBf 37a 6d to £3%. PLATED WARE. lELEOTRO, SILVFB PLAT£D, OE KICKIL SILVBB. Breakfast Cruet Dinner ■ Ornet from 7s 6d each. from 9i 6d«ach Anyone requiring Wedding j£\ #1 Presents should see our Stock vSsi wSm o£ Electro Plate ' Ancl sn(iuire Prices before baying else* REMEMBER THBSI ARE TO BE PROCURED AT FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES, y EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. AND HIGH STREET, CHRIBTCHURCH. SOLE AGENTS FOR DUOHESB TEA. ANDREW ORR is OPENING NEW GOODS DAILY FOR THE PRESENT AND COMING iEASON f • —;x: SPECIAL VALUE IN— GAPES AND JACKETS from 10» 6d. New Coßtume Clothfl, Stylish Tweeds, Serges, Robes, Millinery m good Bfcjle kod Finish, Trimmed Sailors, Lace Cm tang, Umbrella! and Oorteti, I 160 Pieces New FLANNELETTE, m all Shades and Patterns. Splendid ?alut, I from 34 d up wards. 10 Pieces Now HEALTH FLANNEL, acts like' a oharm for Rheamatfatn, thoroughly shrunk, 36 inches wide. 130 Pain Besb Colored Small BLANKETS, at Wholesale Prices. —».o:—— MBn f3 AND BOYiS 1 SUITS, Every Stylo and Make, Eqial to Xailor Mads. I DRESS MAKING—A PronouncelFucc;ss. A trial order will Oonviio* "—«^» fXI — w -_« ANDREW OR R. INCANDESCENT GAS-LIGHT, (WELSBAOH PATENTS). GKIAT KEDUOTION IN PBICES. —W — HAVING made Special and more Advantageous Terms with the Ans tralasian Incandescent Gas Light Company, Limited., and being ap pointed Sole Agent for Ashburton, I am now able to offer you thesa burners at the following reduced prices :-~ O Burners, Plain, Complete, 12s Each, O Burner b, "Avon," with Bye-paps, l§a Each. Mantles for above are now Reduced to 2a Each, No Householder can afford to be any longer without the Incandescent Light. The C Burner gives FIVE TIMES the light of an ordinary gas burner with consumption of less than TWO-THIRDS of the gas. For Full Particulars apply to W. J. ADAMS, PLUMBER AND GASFITTER, BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON. BOLE /.GENT FOB ASHBUBTON.



SPEOTAL PURCHASE OF LADIES' CAPES, 8s lid, 9s lid, 10s lid, 13s lid, UP to 60s. LADIES' JACKETS, % ©4, 8s lid, 9s ©d, 10s lid, & upwards TO 555. FURS AND FUR TRIMMINGS, EVJEMNG DRESSES, EVENING GLOVES. FANS AND REQUISITES FOR THE BALL ROOM NOW ON VIEW. SPECIAL Lines m Gentlemen's Waterproof Ooa6fl and Cardigan Jackets, Men's Booba m spleudid Variety and very cheap. Ladies 9 Shoes at Lowest Prices m Ashburton NRV GOODS OPENING UP EVERY DAY. j NOJRTHCOTE'& HEFFORD, " THE CORNER.' 1 GREAT SALE - O.F — LINOLEUM "®* OVER 10° patterns To ohoobb LARGBBT STOCK IN m LINOLEUM - IJNOLEUM (Jusb^Arrived Direotijrom Manufacturers, New Designs and Colours. HUGS, M&TS, CARPETS, & MATTINGS OF ALL KINDS Also a Large Consignment of Beautiful Brass and Iron Bedsteads, Just Arrived per S.S. Gothic. t |M| t •f\» " CALL EARLY AND SECURE A BARGAIN AT f. H. UNDRILL & CO.'S FURNISHING WAREHOUSE. ASHBURTON. Note Address— TANOßED STREET, opposite Arcade, and next Building Society'^ Oflßc H. M. JONES. FREE INSURANCE Against Accident or Death. POLICIES CURRENT from V l>ayw to X 2 Months, according to Value Purchased. per Week for Total Disablement up to Ten Weeks. for Death from Accident. Special Concessions to Purchasers of Pianos, Organs, and Cycles. Ca«h purchasers from 10a will receive a Policy good for Seven Days. CHEAP STATIONERY AND ACCOUNT BOOKS. Boxed Stationery, 6d and Is lines, top value; specially put up m, rLondon for my own trade. Fancy and Tinted Note Paper and Envelopes. AGENTS FOR MILNER AND THOMPSON S — "PIAIVOai — By Brinsmead and Son 3, Hopkinsoo, Gobs and PT A MAQ Kallman, Wagner, Coikrd and Collard, Broad- X Xxlll V_/O wood, Haake, Spaethe, Channell and Sen, Lipp -PIAIMOB- acd Sohn. -ORGANS- By Bell and Co, Smith, and the Needham Company, If T?(nr A ~\TQ- Willcox and White, Mason and Hamlin.the Chicago Com- V/XiVX-OLli k> P»ny. Palace Organ Company, and other makers. ~O«tCJ-AINS- Fbom dSB lOs to «50. SR^4?l s FaOM • • - 10« per month PIAKOB sos   LALL INSTRUMENTS GUARANTEED. — Best Cash Value Obtainable, Latest Books by every Mail, at Published Prices for Cash. Magazines and Periodicals, at LOWEST CASH PRICES m all Departments. Equal to Christchuroh and Dune din Houses. Do your Business here and keep the Trade m the District INSPECTION INVITED. H. m.Tones. JOHN WI r SON, IMFOBTEB OF BIGH-CL\SS WALL PAPERS. "I' HAVE innch pleasure ia announcing to the Publio ot Ashburton and Surrounding District that I shall still continue to carry on the business of HOUSE DEOORATORj, SIGN WRITER, Eta, as heretfore. I also beg to notify that I have REMOVE my Business to the Large and Commodious Premises lately occupied by the Bank of N«w South Wales, wh«re, with the audition of Mb C. Chapman's Stock (which I have taken over, Mr Chapman leaving the town for Wanganuj), Customers will find v greatly Increased Choice of Goods at their disposal. PICTURE MOULDINGS, WALL PAPERS, MIXED PAINTS, WINDOW GLASS, ENAMELS, VARNISH, ARTISTS' MATERIALS, Etc. 132 Tblbphone 65 po Box 16 FOB SALE, FOR REMOVAL. — NOTIOF — T ARGE STABLE, 30 x 15, 13ft glad, V-I__J -*-J inolading 2 stalls, chaff hausr, trap BCON TO THRESHING MILL X!fS T 8 011 ■ OWNERS AND OTHERS. THE Agent' Aliandale Goal Coy., nimiTVTmo* tait limited, QUALITi TELLS A TALE BHAG POINT. proved by the fact that mearly mHIS COMPAN^TcOAL is the BEST I U"^ " ®^® J Produced on the Eastern Seaboard, is ofthe whole population of Men, women, and unrivalled both for Steaming and House- Children DRINK hold Purposes, and Highly Recommended Sk H ■&_■ M JIM _i__ 11 hy the Threshing Mill Owners of this district, |ft B ■ H KF ■ ■ K_l ORDER FROM~OUR AGENT— Bkl Bi I I I 111 JAMES ELLIOTT, SlLtlfrtn^ ABHBLRTON, I W rffc M V^ OR AJJ THE COMPANY'S MINE. uAAIb Alk"" — __— _ M*UKJE CmWIsOW CLARKE'S 841 PILLS or I*l<***HH Teas. warranted to cura Gravel. Pains m the back f? e ?? ove statement> after te yeare* trial. Med ra all kftW,. rrl^ ftr K'-H-rns^vsrXnWis Mercury. Established upwards of 30 years equalled. In boxes 4s 6d eaoh, of all Chemists and COMPARE Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the Any ot our Teas with others costing 4dper world. Proprietors, The Unooln and Mid fb. more money, and you will be convinced % 1 a"* 0**8' Drng o»mpany, Linoeln ( ours have no equzl for Quality.



| Funeral Notice. FUNERAL NOTICE. HHHE Friends of the late Me Frank J Marden Eickrian are respectfully informed that his Funeral will move from his !ate residence, Havelcck Street We.^fc, on FR' DA V, the 19thinst., at 2 30p.m., for the Ashburton Cemetery. THOS. H. UNDRILL AND CO., 5 156 Undertakers, Government Notices. NCTICF TO MAKE RETURNS OF I.NCOMU UNDKR'THE LAND AND INCHMR ASSESSMENT ACT, 1891," AND ITS AMENDMENTS. Land and Income Tax Department, Wellington, 9th May, 1899. NOTICE is hereby given that m pur suance of th« above Aab and the reguitUioi a made thereunder, every person »n1 rompuny, within the meaning of the said Act, having derived income during the year ending 3l*t> March, 1899, from any source or by any means which is made the subject of taxation under the said Aot, is hereby required to duly make and furnish to me, m the prescribed form, returns of suoh income on or before the Ist July, 1899. A ud, further, notice is hereby given that such returns shall m all cases be delivered at or forwarded to the office of the Commia- Moner of Taxe?, m the Government Build* iugs, at Wellington. JOHN MoGOWAN, Commissioner of Taxes. Note.—Persons who have fog received forms or returns from this office may obtain them at any Postal Money-order Office, and any who have m previous years been per» mitted to make returns as at a date other than the 31st M.rch will, provided returns are furnished promptly after date of balance, be allowed the same concession this year without special rf quest. 5 154 P . j PUBLIC NOTICES WAKANUI ROAD BOARD. NOTICE is hereby given, m pursuance of the provisions of •• The Public Works Aot, 1894," that the above Board proposes to stop a road m No. 3 Ward extending from the northernmost corner of Lot numbered 96 on Deposited Plan 258 to the south east corner of Lot numbered 107, Deposited Plan 459, and that a plan has been prepare ii of the said road, an<i a survey made and plan prepared of the new road which it is proposed to make m lieu of the stopped road, showing the lands through which it is intended that the new road shall paso, and the owners and occupiers of suoh laeds so far as known. The said plans will be open to public inspection at \he office of the above Board, Moore street, Ashburton, during eight oonsecutive weeks from tbe first publication of this notice. By Order, JOHN KILGOUR, Clerk of the Wakanui Road Board. Aehburton, March 29,1899. 3 286 • c r^ s Ph • * Ro g S3 V g M - MO ma Bq rh I § § S " 2i 8 s 13. 3 2 c S *§ MH a S . m a a H» I a| 5 § Oi I s. IB °. QISI I | | B gBOS < > D a-. P cq O oo m O 02 sea g g I Sz; i—i '/ A ICOOnIJ >- mi i f v. JtSMI||P I UApIEU RING* '#7^' I I '*$■ |g^PfRS^oS WI, Gold Watcht* ,'^- * I :|' Silver Watchesi (si<b A^ siivjt^ chainsj '* f Brooches, i&i% I I NOTICE OF EEMOVAL. ASHBURTON NO 2 INDUSTRIAL BUILDING SOCIETY. fTIHE Society has REMOVED its Office X from The Post Office Buildings, Cameron Street To ARCADE CHAMBERS, Burnett Street, m the Old Bank Building. Office Hours : From 9.30 to 12, and 2 to 4 p.m., and 7 to 8.30 every pay night. FRED. MAKEIG, 5 100 Secretary.



!D. THOMAS i^R^sTirE, , BY PRIVATE TREATY, A FIRST-CLASS F-MIM, containing 186 Acres, a^jsining a School and Post' Office. I For further particulars apply I 5 133 D. THOMAS. Mi i ■mill, ■ ii minim — m* v. BULLOCK. _______ ASHBURTON. SATURDAY^" MAY 27. HINDS DISTRICT. SHEEP FARM OF 11853 -or.a. 1853 I WI'I H EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS. I \fR T. TU7I.LOCK has nciv <1 instrur. I i.YJL lions how Mr J. Withell, {in con- j sequence oi hia having purchased properly ne»r Ealing) to Soli by Publio Auction at the Aroade on the above date— HIS F %RM situated about 4£ miles from < the Hinds Railway Station, fronting ' the Main Road leading to the Rangi lata Traffic Bndßo, being R.P. 547620, I 27798, 30601, 30899, 35881, and 36204, | containing 1853 acres, fenced and j divided into convenient eiz >d paddocks, well watered with county water races. 950 acres have been broken up and laid down in English grasses, and the remainder is principally in its native slate. The improvements consist of a Commo dious Dwelling House of eight room', Stable, Trap Shed, and other Buildings, Sde school about two miles distant. Terms and further particulars furnished on application. Note^time of sale—ll 30 a.m. ~~*T. BULLOCK, 5 156 Auctioneer. mil ILL, i L -- ! ""g Frledlanaer Bros.. Limited. ISALE OF FAIRTON TOWN I SECTIONS. TTIOR the Convenience of Buyers and the . General Public, the sale of the above will . take place at the ] ( ORANGE HALL, Ashburton, instead of our West Street Mart as previously advertised. Sale at 1.30 o'clock sharp. FRIEDLANDER Bros. Ltp., 5 157 R. FRIEDLANDER. Auctioneer. SATURDAY, MAY 2©, 1899 — F A iTT 0 H — FAIRTON - FAIRTON PLANS are n w ready, and can be had from the Undersigned. MERCHANTS—PIe%se send for them because it will be to your interest to secure a few Good Building Sites. STOREKEEPERS-Please send for them, because if you want a share of the lirge Business in Fairton, you require a few Good Building Blocks. FARMERS &SHEEP DEALERS-Please sand for them, because you will require a Five or Ten-Acre Paddock to either put your Sheep in before Freezing, or have a handy place in case cf rejects. SPECULATORS—Piease send for them, because Fairton is the coming City of the Plains, and if you want to make money you must secure a few Good Sections. EVERYBODY Please send for them. Don't miss this Golden Opportunity of becoming owners of a few half-acre Sections in the rising town of Fairton. DON'T FORGET TOAiIEND THE SALE on SATURDAY, MAY 20, at 1 p.m., AT THE ORANGE HALL, ASHBURTON. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. R. FRIEDLANDER, 5 85 Auobioneer. HORSE_ FAIR. /~\UR Next FAIR will take place on THURSDAY, JUNE 8,1899. We are now BOOKING ENTRIES for same. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtmmmml CHURCH SERVICES. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH Ashburton. THURSDAY-Bible~Class, 7.30 ».m FRlDAY—Evening Prayer and Address 7.15 p.m. WHITSUNDAY, (May 21st.) 8 30 a ny—Holy Communion 11 am—Matins, Holy Communion and Sermon 2.30 p m—Children's Service 6.30 p m—Evening Prayer and Sermon R. A. WOODTHORPE, M.A., Vicar. Tenders. " ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. TENDERS are invited for Leasing for Twenty-One Years, Eight Lots of Reserve 1774, adjacent to Fairfield Freezing Works—each containing about 15 acres— and to be served by water race. Plan and conditions on view at County Council Office, and Tenders addressed to the Chairman to be sent in by 11 o'clock a.ni, FRIDAY, 3rd June, 1899. By Order, F. MAIN WARING, Clerk. Ashburton, May 10, 1899. 5 10 \ t - i!—J LBi i The Best blaster > A piece of flannel damped with Cham- I berlain's Pain Balm and bound on to the affected parts is superior to any plaster; t When troubled with a pain in the chest cr > side, or a lame back, give ib a trial. You I are certain to be more than pleased with the prompt relief which it affords. Pain Balm is also a certain cure for rheumatism. For •ale by the Ashbttbton Drug CoMr_JH"r s



! Wanted. W* ANTED to Sell — Lidies' Macintosh Cloaks. Prices from 5s lid, usual ! prices from 15s 9d. See door display.— Ashburton Drapery Company. 5 155 . : : . _ ]jl O R SALE, L\d j'a Massey-Harris J Bicycle. Nearly new. For parti culars apply Office of this paper. 5 138 WANTED at once—About two acres of Good Land, with water preferable, near Ashburton.—Apply Mail Office. 5 120 THE Austral Botanic Co., of Wellington, have opened a Branch in Saunders' Buildings. First-class Herbal Remedies at moderate prices.—M. Jackson, Manager. , 5 116 WAITED Known—Nice Capes (for Ladies) with fur Collars at Korth cote and Hefford's for 13s lid; going fast. A LIMELIGHT Exhibition of beautiful Sacred Views, with appropriate Musical Selections, will be given in the Orange Hall, on Monday next, the 22ad. The views will be shown by Rev J. R. Clark, and descrip tion of views given by Rev R. Taylor. Mrs Herbert Steel, assisted by the following ladies and gentlemen, will render the musi cal items :—Misses A. Steel, H. Barrett, E. Potter, A. Gates, and Mrs Glaridge ; Messrs H. Gates, E. Craighead, A. Donges, W McDonald, and Master Glaridge. Proceeds in aid of the Prohibition League Fund. Com mence at 8p m. Admission 6d. 5 158 TjILOETR, Bran, Sharps, Oats (whole and JJ orushed), Bed Chaff, Onions (261bs Is), Potatoes, Chiokwheat, etc., delivered free within the Belt. Money returned for any article not giving satisfaction; lam selling, and will sell, the above 3d per sack or 2s 6d per ton below the lowest advertised prices.— J. Thomas, Havelnck Street. 5 10 THE United States of Europe, by Stead, Weldon's Ladies' Journal for April, Young Ladies Journal for May Chris tian Herald, Wide World Magazine, j Harmsworth's Magazine, Family Reader, Boys' and Girls' Own Paper (quarterly parts), Harper's Magazine, Pharoah the Egyptian, By order of the Czar, Messages to the Multitudes (Spurgeon), The Twentieth Door, His Mother's Portrait (Pearse).—H. M. Jones. WANTED Known—Dressmaking at NORTHOOTE AND HbFFOBD's. Coat and Skirt Costumes from 14s 6d upwards. Dresses from 10s 6d upwards. BEST Blue Derweut Potatoes 3s 6d pe B Bag, or 30s per Ton. Crushed o»t' 4s 6d per sack. Bed Chaff 9d per bag, Onion 201b a Is, at Fletcher Bros , Ashburton. HEAP Editions-With Kitchener to Khartoum, Tennyson's Poems, Richard Bruce (Sheldon), etc. Colonial Library Editions of The brotherhood of Seven Kings, The Swallow (Haggard); Homer's, Wister's and Swan's popular Tales; the Golden Stories, etc. Fresh lots of rare Foreign Stamps.—A. H. Williams, Bookseller, Stationer, etc«, Tancred Street. F~~INEST Roller Flour £6 17s 6d per tons 2001b bag 14s, 1001b bag 7s 6d, 501b bag 3s lOd, 251b bag 2s, at Fletcher Bros , Ashburton and Christchurch. c~ i a T. Bullock. ~~~~TrOR SALB. NICE BUILDING SITE, Corner of West Belt and Havelock Street. TS. 1169 and 1170, containing 1 rood 4 • perches and 1 rood 16 perches respec tively, and havivg a frontage of about five chains ; the property of Mr T. Harlakd. As these were not sold by Auction on Saturday, offers are invited for the purchase of same on easy terms of payment. T. BULLOCK, Agent, FOB SALK ~^ TO FARMERS, DEALERS & OTHERS. 100 *o«8 100 CONVENIENTLY situated about two miles from the Fairfield Freezing Works and the County Saleyards; on Mitcham Road, being R.S. 35587 and parb 25603. If desired oan be divided into two allotments of 50 acres eaoh. Suitable paddock for persons living at a distance sending stock for sale or to the Freezing Works. Apply to T. BULLOCK, ] Estate Agent.