Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1899. Local and General.

San Francisco Mail.—The San Francisco mail ia expected at Wellington ab four o'clock this afternoon, and the eouthern portion go on by the Mokoia leaving an hour later. Bank oj? New Zealand.—-according to a Wellington telegram, the Directors of the Bank of New Zealand have decided to close all its offices in the colony which are found te be doing an unprofitable businesi. The Tohunga.-—A recent number of the Maori Gazette opens with a notice by the Hon. Native Minister, denouncing the practice of makutu, and the profession of the tohunga. Us states in strong terms that the Crown means te put a stop to these practices, and that the police have instructions to prosecute if they are continued. Foreign Postage.—The amended postal regulations appear in the Gazette, but the postage to England still remains at 2£d for letters of |cz or fraction thereof, and news papers to Australia (except Queensland) Id, and all other places, including Queensland and Great Britain. Id for 4>z and $d additional fer every 2oz or fraction thereof. The Rude Man.—lt is currently reported thab owing to a guard having demanded the I production of a ticket from some friends of a Cabinet Minister travelling in a reserved carriage on the Wellington-Napier section a few weeks ago, a departmental order has been issued forbidding railway servants entering a carriage occupied by a Minister in the tuture. The Phylloxera Pest. — An Auckland, telegram states that Mr A. T. Potter, entomologist, acting under instructions from the Agricultural Department, inspected the Remuera district, near the city of Auckland, and found four vineries infected with phylloxera. The vineries were destroyed yesterday. Mr Potter states that Che whole district, so far as he knows, is now free from the pesK

Business Change.—We learn bhab the whole of the sto.ik in Mr W. H. Collier's esbate has been secured by Mr G. D. H, Heiford, whose tender has been accepted by fche trustees, Mr Hefford has been long and favorably known in Ashburton in the drapery business, and we are sure he has the good wishes of everybody in hia new venture. He takes Mr Northcote into partnership with him who has come from Chrlstchurch. A "Queer Fish." — A gentleman in Wellington has received a letter from a Marton sportsman describing an adventure in which he took part when out after trout the other evening. He saw through the dusk what he took to be a "rise," and promptly made a cast. He was astonished to find that he had hooked, not a four-pounder, but a grey wild duck. The bird was hooked in one of its wings. The little water circug which thereupon commenced in the creek may be well imagined by any angler. Pennyroyal.—A correspondent, writing from Foxfcon, draws attention bo the penny royal pest, and warns farmers against allowing the iioxioua weed to spread. He has observed small putches of it in paddocks near Foxton, and he adds.: —"Should ib get firmly established in this district, it will mean ruin to the dairying industry, as no ■loubb it will fljvor the butter. I paid a visit to the Aratapu district, in Auckland, last year, and saw thousands of acres of land completely covered with it, and, of course, killing the grass. Ib has become a curse, and will, I am afraid, never be eradicated. Unimpkoved Values —A poll was taken in Waimata on Friday on the proposal to adopt The Rating on Unimproved Value Act, 1896, in Waimate. There voted for the proposal 100, and against 16. There were 2 informal votes, and as only the number necessary to carry the proposal voted, the question of whether the two informal votes can beoounted in becomes one of consider able moment to Waimate. If they can be so dealt with, then the proposal is carried, but if nob then it is lost. The point has been referred to a solicitor for a legal opinion. Bubnham School. —Ab the meeting of the Ohristchuroh Presbytery on Tuesday the Rev Dr Elmslie brought up the question of the unsatisfactory state of things ab the Burnham Industrial School. He had visited homes in the country where boys and girls from Burnham had been received into the respective families, and he had direct knowledge of the sad state of affairs at the institution, consequent on the criminal and the non-criminal and the sexes being mixed. He moved : "That this Presbytery desires respectfully to submit to the Minister of Education the urgent necessity thab exists for the effecting of radical changes in the Industrial School ab Burnham—changes requiting more especially that bhe sexes be kepb separate, and that criminal and non- I criminal children shall not be brought under the same roof," Dr Elmslie pointed out thab he did not wish bo reflect on the persons I who had managed the school, the state of affairs, in his opinion, being the outcome of che system. The motion waa agreed to unanimously. Valedictory Entertainment.—Mr Man gin, who has for some time been chairman of the Newiands School Committee, ia about to leave that district and make permanent resident in the Metfayen district. His friends and neighbors at Newiands, appreci ating the excellent) work he has done, and to show the esteem in which they held him as a good neighbor and useful settler, decided to give him aad his popular wife a good send o|Sf, and arrangements were made accordingly. Mr and Mps Ifangin were entertained on Weduesday evening to a sumptuous banquet in the schoolroom, to which about 150 sat down. Full justice having been done to the good thiDga, Mr Joseph Lloyd, who presided, delivered an address, eulogising the good qualities of the guests of the evening, and presented bo them a set of handsome carvers and silver butter knives, as a souvenir of their period of residence at Newiands. He paid a tribute to useful work done by Mr Mangin, and piied the large atbendaaos as a pi oof of the kindly feeling entertained towards him and Mrs Mangin by the people of the district. Mr Mangin feelingly acknowledged the compliment and honor paid him, and in an appropriate speech accepted for himself and wife the handsome souvenir of what they would always look back upon as a happy bime. Mr Margetts spoke of the loss the district would suffer by Mr Mangin's removal, and mentioned the efficiency with which he had discharged the duties of the chairmanship of the school committee, A musical programme was* then gone through, the elements of which were supplied by Messrs Syme, Maxwell, Furze and Fling, and Miss Buck, and the room was cleared for a dance which waa carried on to the music of Mr W. Syme's violin, and the piano played by Miss Pearce, the company dispersing after thjeg pheera had been given for the guests of the evening?

Wellington Water Supply. — An eel, 1 about two feet long, supposed to have come from the X 4rori reservoir, was found jammed in a Wellington waterpipe a day or two ago. The Firto Brig\de.~The Ashburtoa Fire B igade h d a successful and satisfactory wet pracice laat evening. The steamer w B r in use a d worked admirably, and all the plant was found in good order. For (some eveniugs past the cracks of the Brigade have been in hard practice for the Geraldine com petition. The Weathkr —Fine weather has been the rule duriug the greater portion of the week, after the heavy storm of Saturday and Sunday During thatato m snow fell to a groat dppth on the hills, which have not been ao thickly clad for a long time. A stiff and fairly long continued north-west gale would have the eifect of flooding the ripers somewhat seriously, Fairfikld Freezing Works.—Ab Fair fiald freezing worka ouThureday slaughtering i:i earnest began, 623 sheep and lambs being pub through. These were the property of Mr John Grigg, of Longbeach, and Mr E. Taylor, of Raapuua. The latter were fine half bred wethers, and the skins were Bold by the Farmers' Co-operative to Mr Henry MoElrea at 2s 5d each—the first line sold at: the new works. The works are hardly completed yet, though in working order, and it) will be several days before all the work men connected with the building contract and the finishing of the works will have left what has been a busy scene for the building trade for the last six months.

CHERTSEY.

From Our Own Correßponilanli

THE BAILYTAT ACCIDENT

The all absorbing topic of conversation here has, of course, beea tne late terrible accident at Rakaia* As the stormy weather confined moat people to their homes on Saturday evening, few knew what had happened until nex& day, though the late running of the trains led several to wonder as to the cause* I happened to be on the evening train from Ohristchurch which was stopped on the bridge, and arrived at Rakaia almost immediately after the accident. The press men who were journeying to Aehburton for the Fair field function on Monday grabbed their bags and disappeared, for a few words sufficed to enable them to scenb exceptional and mighty copy. . We came upon a most pitiful scene. The confusion of sounds was bewildering. The heavy blows of sledges and axes wielded by the brave hands that were labouring to effect an entrance to those confined in the debris, were mingled with the shouts of the excited and maddened crowd. The groans of the wounded as they were carried away, and of those lying in the different pans of the station, and the pitiful enquiries for missing relatives were heartrending. The yells to " Stand back," l( Give her room," the cries for " Light" and the entreaties to be quick, made up a Babel difficult; to describe and more difficult! to realise. To all of which the howling tempest and the drenching rain mingled with occasional curses and the shrieking of hysterical and wounded women but made an addition that completed the Inferno. The officials and other helpers had an experience almost as trying and difficult as the imprisoned wounded. Most of the wounded were soon removed and were being expeditioualy attended to by Dr Cordner and a few who were doing what they could to assist) him. Mr May, the stationmaster, and other officials worked hard to restore order and assist the sufferers. The terrible din ol the workers outside, the storm, the excited crowd, and the frantic enquiries, made it im possible for a time to take telegraphic messages. Constable Stanley also worked hard to keep order and preserve space for the workers, and with great patience tried to assist and calm the almost frantic parents, husbands and brothers looking for then loved ones. The leading spirit of the rescuers was Mr 0. A. C. Hardy. He got axes for breaking open the carriages, and cloth for bandages from the store. He wae here, there, and every where where advice and assistance was wanted, and his cool and rapid organising power proved moat valuable, These already mentioned, and many others unknown to me by name, did heroic work, and there was not a man oi them but what was wet to the skin half a dozsn times over. When the express arrived, the order which had been restored looked like becoming a confusion again, but the able assistance of the stationmaster, Guard Horsnell, and Mr Hardy, with several others, who worked away quietly removing the wounded aa Dr Cordner pre pared them for their journey, enabled the work to be expeditiously completed. Take it altogether, it was a sight not easily effaced from one's memory. While on railway topic?, I would like to call attention to the fact that the Depart ment should take some steps to improve the method of getting from the evening Ghfiat churoh train to the station, as the train has to run into the siding at Chertsey to allow the express a clear line to pass, and return ing to the platform would be inconvenient, the track along the line should be widened and sloped off. At the present time, pas sengers have to walk in the dark along the metals to the station, a distance often of about sixty yards. A very little expense would make a good pathway clear of the metals, and do away with the abrupt and dangerous bank that now exists. At the same time, I must say thab there is now an entire absence of rough ballast: about the yard, which is, in fact, smarter looking than it has been for years. As the busy season is now coining on, ib ia necessary too that some assistance, such as a clerk or telegraphist, should be given here. With the outside work there is too much for any one man, at anyrate in such a year as this* Ido not) wish to find fault with the Department by any means, but feel sure thab. they will only be too glad to remedy any matter requiring ifc* ?HB BAINJ'ALL* During Saturday and Sunday the rainfall was the heaviest for many a year' I learn from Mr J R Wilkinson that over five inches fell during the two days. Ib seems a great deal of wheat, lately threshed, is still lying under straw in the paddocka, and much of this has suffered. Though there has been a lull in the grain carting, it is going on steadily again, and some of the roads are beginning to look the worse for wear, Despite occasional interruptions, threshing and chaffcutting are going on apace* ACCIDENTS Mr H J Haydock, of Mitoham, was un fortunate enough to loae the other day a valuable horse which he had lately pur chased. In some manner nob known ib gob badly staked on a fence, T#e friends of Mr W (Sill will be pleased to learn chat though still confined to bed, he is on the mend and will soon be about again; Mr Andrew Doig, a younger son of Mr Peter Doig, sen., who meb with a bad acci dent to his leg some time back, is improving slowly, but it is expected thab he will nob be able to use the leg for some weeks yeb« Mr Stewart Qqrdqn was inadvertently thrown out of an empty dray some few days ago, and received a badly sprained ankle* THE SPOBTSi The Domain Board held a special meeting on Friday evening and received a deputation from the sports committees Ib was decided to allow a five-chain fence to be pub up the I racing straight, and £4 was voted for the | work—the Sports Committee bo provide the balance and carry out the work to the ap proval of the Board* Matters in connection with the sports are well in hand, subscrip tions are coming in well, and the meeting promises to be a record one in every wayt WINTEK AMUSEMENTS* For winter amusements, I understand the Library Committee will soon get some new books, and that a concert to complete the organ fund will be got up. A singing class for the winter is also spoken of» Miss Wilkinson led oft* the winter round of " kettledrums" this year by entertaining a large party of friends at Higham on Mon day evening. With the excellent music supplied by Mrs P Jones, the Misses Lizzie and Lena Milaom, Miss Thompson and Mr Atmore, quite a pleasant evening was spent. Mies Lizzie Milsom and Mr F Ironside won the prices tor most points, and the prices for least points, yclept boobies' prices, went, to the amusement) of all, to a popular gentle man and hia also popular wife*

FEDERATION.

United Press Association -By Eleofcrio Telegraph—Copyright Sydney, March 15 The Legislative Council passed the second reading of the Federal Enabling Bill, but iti conatnittee amendments wer« inserted suspending the re ferendum on the Bill for three months, and requiring the votes in favor of the Bill to be one-fourfch of the total on the roll, London, March 14 Dr. Goekburn, Agent-General for South Australia, read before the Colonial Institute a paper on " South Australia as a Federal Unit." He [ said the development of the colonial ' empire was a stupendous achievement. Federation would open a new and i splendid volume of Australian history, fulfilling, not destroying, autonomy, and supplying a form suggestive ol vast possibilities for the co ordination of the English speaking race for pur poses of defence. The articles of union had been drawn with consummate skill, being most statesmanlike in instinct, trust in the people, and faith in the future. ! Lord Jersey sympathised with the victims of the Queensland hurricane. He was delighted.* at the approaching federation. With general laws, federal defence, and loyalty to the Grown, the union was certain to increase Aus tralia's strength,

ITALY AND CHINA.

The Position Explained' i I

Negotiations to Proceed;

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright;. Rome, March 15 Admiral Oanevaro, speaking in the Chamber of Deputies, said the Powers were well disposed at the outset towards Italian demands in China. Italy, after the insult, promised to quiescently await Sir Claude Mac donald's effort to secure the re-acceptance by China of the note, with the view of making reparation. Unfortunately Signor Martino in the meantime, on his own initiative, sent an ultimatum demanding the cession of Sayum Bay, hence his action was disavowed lest Italy should be accused of acting in bad faith, Italy would not precipitate matters, but the Tsung-Li-Yamen must be induced to negotiate. Hostilities would only occur in the last extremity. Pkkin, March 15 The Tsung-Li-Yamen has expressed its willingness to negotiate with Italy.

COMMERCIAL.

United Press Association—By Eleottlo Telegraph—Copyright London, March 14 At the wool sales "Kiwi" clip realised 5 7-Bd. Wheat at Mark Lane is ninepence lower for the week. To-day's wool sale was postponed owing the fog. Sydney, March 15 Wheat, chick, 2a 6d ; milling, second class, 2s7d; prime, 2s 91. Flour, £6 15s; Mani toban, £9 153. Oats, medium, is 10|d to Is lid ; milling, 2s Id to 2s 2d. Melbourne, March 15 Wheat, 2s 7^d. Flour, £6 5-. Oata, feeding, la 4£d to Is 7d ; milling, Is 9d. Barley, to 4s 7d. Potatoes, £2 10a to £3. Adelaide, R£arch 15 Wheat, 2s 6d to 2a 7d. Flour, £6 10s. Oats, Algerian, Is 4d tc Is 6d j stout, white, 2s to 2% 6d,

ASHBURTON GRAIN MARKET

The Ashburton Agency of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canter bury, Ltd, quote as follows on March 13, 1899 :— Wheat—New Prime milling Pearl .„ 2s  „ Tuscan.►. 2t to 2a Id  „ Hunter's Is lOd to Is lid Oats—Dans , lid to Is. Danish .„ lid to la* Canadians Is 2d to Is 3d Sparrowbills Is Id to Is 2d Barley—Malting, prime, 2s 6d to 2s 7d Inferior 2s to 2s 3d Chaff—Good oatsheaf 30s Grass Seed—Old pasture, Is 8d to 2? New „ Is 3d to Is 6d The above are prices current paid to farmers on trucks at Ashburton. j

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible for tfe« opinions expressed by our correspondents)

CYCLE RACING REFORM.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—The leading article in your coiumnß yesterday deals with un evil which cyclists throughout the colony would do well to face without delay. There can be no doubt about the fact, that most of the cycling race meetings are now run, if n.QG exactly in the interest of those engaged in the cycle trade, at least with such marked consider* ation for those interests that It comes to the same thing. Why it is a subject for some amusement and much comment that if one or two paid riders elect to attend a meeting in the course of their business, and in the interests only of themselves or their employers mind you, no end of a fuss is made about them. Other visitors (only amateurs) may be coming from distant places, hat ao club bothers about them, sends cabs to carry ! them to the ground, gives them free books of events or pays them any sort of attention. And yet they are spending their own money and paying their own expenses. The handicaps generally show—as a writer in the Weekly Press pointed out the other day-— that at least one rider in the came employ at the scratch man is in h,is heat so that his being paced is assured, But if there happen to be a couple of other riders suspected of being friendly or related to one another and who might possibly help each other in the pacing, they are always divided in their heats so that look where you will you find the clubs pandering to and encouraging the rotten system that prevails. In the attempt to bring about a better state of things your paper, the Timani Herald, Southland and other papers have my hearty sympathy.— I am, etc., Xxion.

Current Topics.

7y& remarkable Fgyptian mummies were exhibited, on December 17, by Mr E. Dufaur, at TWOREMAR- the rooms of the KABIE MUMMIES. Marylebone Anti quarian Fociefy, in Marylebone Road. One of them they both having been discovered in Lower Fgypfc An the course of the recent campaign—was remarkable for its siza and extraordinary weight. On its head was a crown composed of copper, with a gold covering Bhaped in pieces resembling plates and buttons, having decorations of leaves and f raits. On the case containing the body ware painted figures resembling those of the zodiac. A nearly undecipherable Greek inscription was also on it. Between the folds of the dress was found * a piece of papyrus, which gave the name of the dead monarch as Pentemenon. The mummy in its wrappers weighed 1601b. Its length was 6ft lin, the head was abnormally large, and the shoulders I very broad. Next, the dress was found an outer cloth covered with paintings and hieroglyphics which denoted that the original was one of the Royal House of Egypt some 2500 years b.o. Next' came more wrappings, and then a close garment of samite, fastened round the neck by a sailor's knot. Beneath this again were some finer bandages, like napkins. Next came four Egyptian tunics, of a kind of linen, with sleeves, and woven without any joints. These were fixed to the body at the neck and the ankles by some stuff of a bituminous nature. Next came bandages placed lengthways, from the head to the feet, with cross bands ; four large pieces of linen came next, rolled round and round the body; The sixth envelope was formed of transversal bands, of a yellow color, from the bitumen in which they had been soaked. After this 15 similar wrappers. Next, an envelope saturated in black bitumen, and, finally, next to the skin, a thin shirt of the finest linen. The toes were wrapped up separately, ih« arms and hands were laid {right down alongside the body. Tht other mammy was a male, and looked about 45 years old. The length was sft 9in. The breast and part of the abdomen were gilt over, The body was filled with a black balsam. No MBS. were found, The legs had been covered in black balsam. The unrolling of the body took three houis, and no less than 2800 square feet of linen were taken off it. The hands were long and perfectj the fingers well-made, with " filbert" nails; the ears entire, and the nose, which had been cut open when the body was embalmed, in order to extract the brain, a little deformed. The face looked almost alive, and the hair perfectly preserved, very fine, and— what is unusual in Egyptians of the pure breed—a little curled. On the left side, below the ribs, was an opening by which the balsam had been introduced into the body. Tinder the cloth which covered thejface below each eye, and on the ball of the cheek, a gold plate was found, with the representation of an eye and its lids; Over the mouth and fastened by a gold wire run through and behind the teeth, was another plate, with a picture or representation of a tongue placed perpendicularly to the closing of the lips, which were fast shut and secured by wires.

THE ACTOR SCORES.

Commenting on the remarks about himself in Mr Iveas 1 Geraldine paper, Mr Henry told his audience at Geraldine on Wednesday that his opponent did not appear to know much. For instance he had said that:—"lt was with considerable difficulty the irate actor managed to read Mr Twomey's un grammatical composition." Nowhere is a , man who has made newspapers all over New Zealand, and considers himself a journalist) of some standing. He is calling in question what he terms the composition of a fellow journalist, but I would remind him of the unfortunate couplet he quotes at the end of his own article. Here it is:— " Ycu may break or scatter the yaw "yon will, And the scent of the roses will htma round itatill." | What a glaring misquotation for a journalist of ao much experience, and who is such a wonderful authority on the English language! The correct version of the couplet is :— "You may break, you may shatter the vase as jou will, But the scent of the roies will cling round it still,"

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright London, March 15 The betting on the University boat race is 6 to 1 on Oxford. In the House of Lords, the Duke of Devonshire's Bill, dealing with secon dary education, waa read a first time. The wife of Dp, George Willis has obtained a divorce. She tracked her husband to Balcaldine, Queensland, and elsewhere in the colonies, finally dis covering him, after ten yeara' search, aft Grass Valley, in California. Lord Welby, previously vice-chair man, has been elected chairman of the London County Council* in succession to Mr T. McKinnon Wood. An explosion occurred on board the first-class cruiser Terrible, in the Eng lish Channel. Several stokers were scalded and one killed. The Prince of Wales will shortly visit his brother-in-law, the King of the Hellenes. The Sultan bus invited the Prince to visit Constantinople when at Athens,

News in Brief.

The Railway Department notify excursion Pares to JJunedin for races.

THE ASHBUKTON GUAUDUN : FBIDAI, MARCH 17, 18sJ9 v



(The blood ia the medium by which all nutriment ia supplied to the body. No organ, for its magnitude, possesses a greater abundance of blood vessels than the horse's foot. Nor ia greater care manifested any where to ensure an uninterrupted supply of blood. Marvellous wisdom is displayed ia this beautiful structure ; but! how barbar ous is the treatment it receives. A catalogue of evils could quickly be written, the result of sqah treatment, but which no skill can effectually remove. The free, natural, elastic atep can only be preserved by the observance of natural laws. Oar advice is constantly being sought in so-called obscure causes of lameness. Instead of ib being as Is generally supposed "the shoulder," the trouble is in the foot. Pressure, irritating and inflaming, prevents free circulation, ana pus or matter it discovered in the elift. W. T. Kingston may be consulted at all hours, either at his Forge, Wills street, or afe his private residence, Qrey street. .



Hakvest Cheques. — The oft repeated namea of the old and respected settlers of this district on the pages of our order books prove that ever since th« establishment of our business —-nineteen years ago—they have always received satisfaction for their oheques from our hands. And we wish respectfully to inform all new settlers, visitors, and strangers, that we do not take measures for suits and send the orders away to Dunedin or Chriatchuroh to be made up. "Of thorns men do not gather figs " neither do they find good tailoring in factories. We employ first class tradesmen and pay the highest wages to competent hands who make up every suit , to order on our premises in East Street. < Men'a suits to measure of strong all wool tweed and Fox's Cheviot serge, 52s ids trousers, 14s 6d; or suit and extra trousers, 655; fit, style, a,nd workmanship guaranteed. Waterproof ooata made to measure at ordinary 4S ready-made '»■ prices. Every coat guaranteed waterproof (if defective, money returned after 3 months' trial).—CaAiaHKAn



Warning.—Notice is hereby given that I i intend making it warm for all persona taking j Woods' Great Peppermint Cure this winter —so warm that it will not allow any cold to gpms in, and if a cold is there it will soon drive it oijb. Coughs and colds will soon be a thing of the paint', ii people keep a bottle of Woods' Great Peppermint <3ure always in the house. Bedad .»' the colleen knowa what's best, : and that is diamond jubilee unblended tea, ; , — Shearman Bros., Agents. j



Auction Sales—To-morrow. Henry Stephenaon, at Havelock Strwb Mf*rt—Two ladies' second-hand bicycles for sale. The N.Z Farmera' Co operative Associa tion, Ltd, in codj motion with D Thomas, at the Arcade, at 2 nm—Mr G. Qkphane'd farm of 200 acres ai Wakanai. T. Buiiocb, at the Arcade, at 11.30-Sale of Mr •) '•. Good's property ab Aileoton ; 20 acrtn, with house, Maronan Road, Tin wa'd ; building sites—£ acre, on East Belt ; £ acre, opposite entrance to Woollen factory; iJ acres, with dwelling house, near Hinds Railway Station ; 185 acres, leasehold, 90 acres originally purchased from the Crown, near Hinda Railway Station ; 4 acres, front • ing Alford Forest Road, some distance this side of Spreadeagie, and 34 patches just off North-Weit Town Belt.



Henry McElrea, WOOL, SKIN, & PRODUCE MERCHANT. XXTANTED KNOWN —That I am a CASH BUYER, at full market rates, of FEED OATS, OATSHEAF CHAFF & STRAW CHAFF, AND SECONDS OF WHEAT. Must be first quality. A&so, WOOL, SKINS, HIDES, FAT, Era. Top price and prompb cash. TEA, SUGAR, SOAP, CANDLES, FLOUR, SHARPS, BRAN, Exo, At Wholesale Prices. Note the Address~ BARING SQUARE, ASHBORTON. ( ASHBURTO& No. 2 INDUSTRIAL BUILDING SOCIETY To be incorporated under the Provisions of the Building Societies Act, 1880. PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS: Charles Reid, W. D. V. Preston Epward Gates, Francis Scrint, J. H. Pauling, G. R. Anderson, H. Stepbbnson, SECRETARY : SOLICITOR t Fredk. Makeig. E. G. Crisp, BANKERS: The Bank of Australasia, Ashburton, OFFICE OF THE SOCIETY: Post Office Buildings, Cameron Street, Aahburtor.. Office now open to takt. Entries. OFFICE HOURS: 9 SO a.m. to 1 p.m., 2,30 to 5 p.m., and from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Saturday TINWALD. TO LET. — Small Cottage fronting Graham's Road, not far from the Railway Station. Rental 3s 6d per week. Apply to T. BULLOCK J, h. Higgs—Grainer, ;



NEW CYCLE WORKS. W. McKnight] [B. McKnight Mcknight bros., (LATE 01? TIMARU AND CHRISXOHUBCH) "ARIEL" CYCLE WORKS, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS, BEG to announce that they have Com menced Business as Cycle Experts, etc., and all work entrusted to their charge will receive their moat Careful and Prompt Attention. Repairs Guaranteed, All kinds of Cycle Accessories in Stock. Agents for all the .Leading Machines. VW Machines ENAMELLED and LINED any Color. Mcknight bros., AJRIJ&JL. CYCLE WORKS 179 Saunders'Buildings, Ashburton 81-OHLORIDE OF GOLD CURE. DRINK HAD NEARLY DESTROYED IT I SUFFERED from an Insatiable Appe tite for Liquor. The Bi-Ohloridb OS 1 Gold Treatment cured me permanently. It Eradicates ALL Desire for Intoxicants. The desire will never return unless you re cultivate it. No cure—no pay. Address : 81-CHLORIDE OF GOLD INSTITUTE Ashly House, Rattray Street, Dunedin, 12



FIRST ANNUAL VISIT TO ASIIBURTON OF THE jTIMINENr EYE-lESTING EXPERT, H. A. Barraclough, 8.0.A., Of 371 George Street, Sydney, Who may be consulted at his PiivAte Room at the SOMERSET HOTEL ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, March 17 and 18. NOTE a few of this Specialist's dis tinguished clients—Sir H VV N<irmao, Sir G Uibbs, Sir John Forrest, Sir S W Griffith, Sir J Downer, Sir J Le Steere, Sir H 1 ozer, Hon E Bat-ton, and most of the public men of Australia No charge ia made for Testing the Sight, i 3 114 J- L> Higgs — £*aperh%ng@r. ST. PATRICK'S DAY SPORTS. T. PATRICKS DAY SPURTS. ABHBURTON DOMAIN FRIDa V, MARCH 17, FIRST RAGE 1330 ]>111. LiAJEKCAKSX ENTBY OBJ KBCORD, America v 2T@w Zealand* THE SFO^T OF KINGS NO WAITS. NO DELAYS. EXOUR3IOM FARES. IXOURBION FARES. COME ONE. COME ALL. 3128



GRAIN SHIPMENTS TO L O ND 0 N . WE beg to intimate to our numerous Clients that we haye made special arrange ments for the SHIPMENT OF WHEAT & OATS on owners' account during the present season. j We are in a position to offer freight by Sailers and Steamers at lowest rates current, and consignments submitted to our care will receive our London representative's personal atten tention. We are prepared to make Liberal Cash Advances against shipments placed in our hands for sale. Free of Commission and Interest, and our experience in the Grain and Produce Trade is sufficient guarantee that any business entrusted to us will be well looked after It is anticipated that all the available shipping space will. be required this season, ! and early application will there fore be necessary. Friedlander Bros., Ld,



J. V. DE BEER, JTHB LEADING WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER, TS NOW SHOWING NEW GOODS, The Best Selection ever offered to the Ash' burton Public. DOUBLE THE STOCK to choose from of any other shop in the district. Jewellery, JtG.JP. Ware, NEW NOVELTIES, NEW NOVELTIES. FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN Watches, Watches, Sisflit XestiMss a J. V. DE BEER, ASHBORTON, m fair fa' quid drink; it gars folk speak aa hey tfciojs. diamond jobilbe tea, the beat of drinka.-^Shearman Bros., Agents. Tftsored Street



QUALITY TELLS A TALE - PROVED BY THE FAGT THAT NEARLY - j out of every 4 of the whole population of Men, Women, and Children DRINK PURE CEYLON or ttlemleil Teas. The above statement, after 18 years' trial, Should convince both the trade and public that N. M. &. Co.'s Pure Teas cannot be equalled. COMPARE Any of our Teas with others costing 4d per Ib. more money, and you will be convinced outs have no equal for Quality. WOOL, SKINS, ETC. THOMAS McGRANDBL, NOTIFIES to the Butchers, Farmers, and others in the District) that he has taken the premises in Tancrei Street, West, (next Bwk of Australasia) which he has opened as & SKIN AND WOOL STORE, and is prepared to buy at Highesb Market Price for Cash— SKINS, FAT, HIDES, WOOL, HOBSE HAIR, Etc. i Id attendance on TUESDAYS AND SATURDAYS. 3 137



CHURC3 SERVICES, ' QT. STEPHEN'S OHUROH K3 Ashburfcon, sth SUNDAY IN LFNT (March 19 ) 11 a.m—Matins, fio'y Oommuniou, and Sermon. 230 p.m—Children's Service and Gate chieiug. 3 30 p.m—Holy Baptism; i 630 p.m—Evening Prayer and Sermon. X V. K. A. WOUD'J HORPE, M.A. v~- " "i ■"""■ —. ■» ■ ■-""-. "■y^r-r";^~*:~'™rjrs? ■rrieaiaijqer Bros., Limited. FOU PRIVATE SALE. VfTE Have for Private Sale, a complete OHAFF-OCTTTING PLANT, Consisting of 6 H.P. Aveling and Porter TRACTION ENGINE, CHAFFOUTTER by Andrews and BeavaD, CORNCRUBHER, HOT, SAW BENCH, BELTING, and Sundries; ail in first-clas-i order Full particulars on application to FRIEDLANDER BROS., Lld. Or Jos. ANDBBBON, Methven.



The Beauty of the Waverley Bicycle, THE beany of the Waverley Bicycle has always been famons, for this season we surpass all p evioua eff >rts and produce a bicycle aa nearly perfect as skill and the pacticaUy unlimited resources of oar great factories can make It. The design is elegant and graceful, and every detail of workmanship and finish hare been brought to tempting ideality. The Strongest Fork Crown Yet Produced. ONE UP THE FEATURES OF THE WAVERLEY IS THEJKEW HOLLOW-/IKOH DBOP-FOROBD j FORK CROWN that will unquestionably cause a sensation wherever It is ahowci Ifcdoub es the strength and rigidity of the front forka, preventing all wiverinj <r on^teadlnass of the front wheel. It insures the rider's safety. .( X) — WAVERLEY CYCLE DEPOT. Sir COLOMBO STBEET, CHRISTCHUROH. JOHN ORR & CO., 'ASHBURTON, SOLE AGENTS FOB NEW ZEALAND. THE BEAUTIFUL WAtfERLEY CATALOGUE ITFREE. ITJS WORTHY OF YOUR CABEFUL STUDY.]



i Waverley Bearings Have Double Life. *f"N carrying oat the principle of simpHoity and universality which we have endeavoured to make a feature of 1899 Waverley Bicycles, we make the cones in the bearings with doable faces. Thns the same cone can be inserted on either side of either the front or rear hob. It cannot be inserted wrongly. ■ There are Real Improvements in 1899 Waverley Bicycles. YO(J have only to examine the"'99 W worley to see that our policy of concentrating effort upon one Model hss brought forth a wonderful degree of perfection in design, In detail, and In finish. No eueh b'oycle was ever before made. The '99 Wavorley is the crowning triumph of modern skill In Bicycle building. l.The beautiful Waverley Catalogue tells the details. JSow ready Free, Simplicity. YOU who are looking for simple, worry saving dnslgn and construction in Bicyoles will welcome the '99 Waverley. UnivereU nuts, Interchangeable double faced ernes in the bearings, with sliding adjustment), sod an ideal two-piece Crank shaft are points worth mentioning. The Proud Record, THAT nofc a ugle broken Wavjrlcy frame was reported during '97 or '98 speaks volumes for the quality in Waverley Bicycles, for the high carbonjsfceel tubing and matchl ss drop f >rgiiige of which they are made, for the skill in braznsf. Tp-jpf-^j^jr^iiiy ~ o f tuHng, the s^me quality of drop forgln^s, the aama skill atri ihorou^hnesH of making go Into 1899 Wavcrl ya, wih improvements in design^ tried *nd provad, that will mike every owner of the^Vaverloy proud ofjhis mount.^