Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1899. Local and General.

Kbadi-q Matter on Srat and fourth pages Delayed.—The express for (Jhriatchu-ch last evening was more than half an hour late m leaving Aahburton. , Thh takborougk Estate.—Applications for aeotioue of the Scarborough estate, atquirud by Guvernmeub for close settlement, were received yesterday. For fifty sections under otfar Inure were 4 1 applications), the uumber of individual applicants beint* 10 A Ouiy one leas>e m perpetuity, and three temporary grasing licouses were unapplied for. The majority of the applicants were froui Canterbury and Marlburough. The balot takes pace on Thursday at eleven o'clock. The deposits amount to £6000. A Narrow Escape.--Aa the second excursion train was steaming out of Ashbur ton station on Saturday evening, a number of passengers, some of whom were the worse for drink, attempted Co get aboard, butrwere prevented by the guard and others, The resalb was that the guard was just able to get hold of bis van, but could not hold on, and after being dragged some distance, had to release his hold, luckily falling between the rails clear of the train. Real Gbit.-—A miraculous thing, Mr Hughes, one of the passengers by the ill-fated exoursion train, observed, war the number of young children who emerged from the smash without a scratch. Many of the children showed great pluck and kindliness. For instance, a boy suffering with a badlj crushed leg was noticed sitting m the station, nursing a little fellow, who was Bleeping peacefully amidst the excitement and horrors of the night. Young Harding acted like a hero, with both legs broken and the bone protruding through his trousers, thia lad of fifteen pluckily exclaimed to those attending him, " Oh, don't mind me, they are only broken."

SOCIAL WORK IN AMERICA.

Though the attendance at St. Stephen's schoolroom on Monday night waa nob com mensurate with the lecturer's (Rev. Edward Abbott, D.D.) ability, or the interest attaching to his theme, the audience was a representative one, and, considering the brief notice given, as numerous as could be expected. The Rev. R. A. Woodthorpe, M.A., who presided, referred to the dis tinguished character of the lecturer's father and brother, and likewise paid a high tribute to the literary reputation of the rev. doctor himself. Dr Abbott, whose style of delivery was most conversational, referred to three prominent elements of the popu lation of the United States—the redskins, negroes, and poor whites; following this with a description of the various nationalities who sought to make fresh homes in America, lie congratulated this colony on having, up to the present, escaped the curse of a Sunday newspaper, and went on to give a concise account of the school system, which com prised the primary, grammar, high and Latin schools, and the universities. The valuable free public libraries of the States ! were spoken of as a great lever to raise the tone of the masses, and a hope was expressed that Ashburton wou'd take care that some provision was made for giving the boys a chance of reading the magazines and periodicals without being an annoyance to «dulfc frequenters of the reading room. The i literary and scientific clubs were potent influences in American life, and a short account of the proceedings of what is called the Round Tube Club was gipen. A party of men and women numbering say thirty, would form a club, meeting alternately at their respective homes. The officers were few, and the routine business very limited. Subjects of social, political, and national interest would be discussed, according to prior arrangement), and at half-past nine the chairman would close the proceedings, when it was optional with the host of the evening to provide light refreshments, it being com pulsory that nothing nr>re extravagent than tea and biscuits should be handed round. Dr Abbott, at a later stage, told the meeting that, in his own town of Cambridge, a suburb of Boston, the curfew bell had for some time been part of the civic system. Any boy or girl under fifteen years of age found on the streets after half-past nine in the evening, without k satisfactory guardian, was put under arrest, and the chairman stated that from personal observation, he could give his testimony of the regulation working satis factorily. The lecturer devoted the latter part .of his address $o what he knew of the liquor prohibiting law and its working in the States. He emphasised the fact that personally he was not a total abstainer, and I he did not consider it a sin to drink wine or other alcoholic liquors. In some places, and under some conditions, he did not touch intoxicating drinks, in others he claimed the right; to use his judgment. He would advise young people, and advise them earnestly, not to use alcoholic liquors as a beverage until thsy attained years of maturity and wisdom, and it slight be just possible they then would be convinced <jf the prudence of continuing to abstain. It was also Jikely that there were twenty persons in that building whose safety and their beat interests would be secured by their becoming abstainers. It was all a matter of temperament and passion ; and in the consideration of the personal gratification of appetite, these elements nped to be taken into account. But he had no hesitation in repeating what he had stated the previous night; that the saloon and open bar were the vestibule of the devil. In years to come New Zealand colonists would be just as much puza'ed why the public house bar had been allowed to exist as the Americans were of slavery once Jbeiag * part of their national system. He was hot attainted with the liquor law of i this colony, Out it'was his impression that, at present, they were not ripe for national prohibition in the States, but they msde good use of their local option law, which gave citizens the opportunity of saying once a year, at the election to town councillors, whether or not there should be any licensed houses in that town for the next twelve months. And in so^rne places year after year cho people had given their vote against the public house, $n gon,el(jid,ing an address that had a ring of genuine sincerity about it, and which bore evidence thab the "eminent gentleman realises he has a mission to en» deavor to make the world purer, nobler, and more cheery for his living in ib, urged his mdience to be fully assured in their minds is to which side they were on, and to throw ill their influence on the side o£ righteous neass. Rev. G. B. Inglia proposed, and Mr 0. Dixon seconded, a hearty vote of thanks fco Dt f Abbot for his instructive iddress. Prior to this being pab, the doctor, in replying to a question, said he was in leatty sympathy with, and would encouvagti Bands of Hope for the young, and temperance societies for adults. Replying to Mr R. Alcorn, Dr. Abbott stated that the results )f closing the saloons in Cambridge were $s follow: —Increase in savings bank deposits j absence of drunkenness in the streets ; de cease of arrests for misdemeanour $ wgjmen >ould go about alone after dark without being molested ; the influx of populafcioa, tnd consequent increase of dwellings and slaces of business, brought about by the Utractiona of a town where there wa,3 no icenaed saloon; a substantial addition to ;he corporation's revenue.

F AIRFIELD FREEZING WORKS.

Lite Opening.

Luncheon in the Freezing Room.

To celebrate the opening of the Fairfield freezing works the directors of the Corn puny iuvited the farmers of the county and the better known residents and inert hanbs to luucheon ab the woiks, engaging one of the ablest caterers in Canterbury to look after the providing of the good things- -Mr P. Burke, cent known by our farmers as trie provmore of the Adduigton s*leyards restumanb, hut known also as the caterer for theUhnstchure.i cattle show and the mess of the C. Y-C.'s annual training camp. It will thus be seen thus Mr Weymouth, tho energetic secretary of the Belfast Company, did the beet that man could do to provide for the m*uy guests that were invited —about 800 in all. The gueatß were drawn from all parts of Canterbury, and to bring them 60 the works two special trains werestartedyesterday—oneleavingTimaruat ( ten o'clock picking up all the South Canter* bury guests on the way, and one leaving Christchurch aboub the same hour, and carrying the North Canterbury farmers. A few miautea past twelve saw the south train at the Ashburton station, and four carriages had to be pub on to find room for the 200 or i so Ashburton farmers who had bean invited, A smart run down the line landed the party at) the Fairfield Works, only to find that the Ashburton and Timaru train was later than the northern one, whose freight was already all over the workß, and examining every nook and corner of them. But scant time was allowed to anybody to minutely examine the noble structure that the Company has raised in the past six months, bub it was solid enough to impress all who looked at it with the earnestness of the directors in the work they had undertaken and meant to carry through. The old farmers of the district who for the last twenty years have been accustomed to see a waste of tussock in whab is known as the Dromore district as they wenb up and down to Chriatchurch, made many remarks aboub the changed appearance of the place, and those of them who had not made the journey for some time could scarcely believe their eyes when they saw the extensive works. Arrived on the scene, but a few minutes were lefc for the visitors to run round the works when the hell rang for luncheon, which was laid in one of the immense freezing rooms, the second being used as a sorb of scullery for the caterer, in which he had abundance of room. The luncheon room was seated for about eight hundred people and waa lit bo begin with by a doasn or ao kero sene lamps. It is fitted with the elec tric light, but the display of the light was lefb for later on, and the superintendent must be congratulated on the theatrical effect he scored when he turned it en in the middle of the Mayor's speech, which was interrupted by the cheers of the assembled crowd, Nearly 800 Bat down to luncheon, aud after allowing for the rush and the large number of guests, Mr Burke must be com plimented on the successful work of his excellent team of waiters and waitresses, some forty in number. Mr John Grigg was Chairman, with Mr Hugo Friedlander, Mayor of Ashburtou, on his left, and Mr Eeece, President of the Cane terbury A. and P. Association, on his right, with Hon Mr Rollesbon, Mr Louiason, Mayor of Christchurch, and others on eitter hand. Her Majesty's health having been honored, the Chairman apologised for the absence of iSir Maurice O'Rorke, Sir John Hall, and the whole of the directors of the Islington works, who felt that under the circumstances of the lamentable railway accident on Saturday evening, in connection with the picnic of their employees, they were obliged to decline the directors' invitation. The Chairman then gave the toast of the Ashburton County Council. He said that in arranging the programme it had been decided to leave out all toasts of an official nature, with a view to save time. But there was one toast of the character which could not be omitted—the toast ef the Ashburton County Council. That body had given them all sorts of facilities, and had helped the , directors in every way, supplying them more particularly with the excellent flow of water which the visitors had seen on entering the grounds. Mr V 4. G. Wright, the Chairman of the County Council, was not able to be present, and in proposing the toast of that body he would couple it with the name of Mr 0; Ji Harper. Mr Harper acknowledged the toasb. The duty of doiDgso, he eaid, had come upon him unexpectedly; When he received the invitation to be present, which he gladly accepted, he had no idea that he would be called upon to respond for the County Council, never thinking that Mr Wright would not be present, and he was sure that it was only illness or some very important engagement that kept) him away from a gathering of the character of the present. He felt that hoaor had been done to the County Council by the toast being placed at so early a period of the programme. He was pleased to see such a gathering, and he felt that the whole county was interested in the enterprise. The many shares in it taken up by the Ashburton county farmers showed how keen was their interest, and It was bo their credit that by the shares so taken up the magnificent structure they saw had been erected. In connection with the facilities referred to by the Chairman, he drew attention to the reservoir which had been 1 cub out of the native shingle and was fed by the county races. There were 800 gallons a minute poured into that reservoir, half of which was lost, bub the reservoir and the facts attaching to it showed what the County Council had had to contend with in supply ing the plains with the magnificent supply of water they now enjoyed. Without that water } which the Ashburton County Council had spread over the plains amongst the farms, such an enterprise as that they were now inaugurating would have been impossble, bub with ib they could see a grand future, and were justified in wishing the freeing works prosperity. (Applause.) Mr Hugo Friedlaader said before he proposed the toast of the day, he wished, as Mayor of the Borough, jusb bo allude briefly to the sad acpiden'o which had taken plaoe on Saturday evening. They were no doubt aware that the sister company, the Islington Freezing Works, had their picnic at Ashburton on Saturday, and on their return home the sad accident mentioned took plaoe. On behalf of the burgesses of Ashburton and himself he wished, to tender his ein&ere sympathy to ihose who had loat relatives and''friends |n this unfortunate accidanb, and also to those 'who had been more or less injured. This was the first serious collision which had taken place on the railways and he sincerely hoped it would be the last. He had been asked to propose the toast of the day, namely " Success to the Fairfield Works, coupled with the name of their respected and worthy friend, Mr John Grigg, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Beffasb Freezing Company." He need scarcely say that'he felb highly honojfed in having been asked to propose this toasb, and only regretted that he waa unable to do justice to it. The reason why he had bsen pub in requisition was that he had been chairnma of the committee which success fully assisted in (ioa'fcing a sufficient number of shares, which again enabled the committee to go to the parent meat company in Oanbarbury (Belfast) -and say. "Here is so mitoh papifeai towards the erection of the new freezing works at or near Aahburton* You have done well in the past, nob only for Canterbury bub for this great industry as a whole. We leave ourselves entirely in your han^s to do as you think besb for all interested "; and he did nob think the committee had made a mistake* When they looked around them that day and saw what the B&lf&ab directors had done in such % short time; when bkey aame to .consider that it was juab thab day six months that these | works were commenced ; when they saw how well they hq,d done their work; when they saw the up-to-date works they had erected j when they saw the great foresight and un remitting energy displayed in every respepfc 5 when they came to ponsider that they had to import machinery and materials from all parts of the world, then they saw that the committee had been wise in its selection, and that justice had been done to the sharehol dens, district, and everyone concerned. The district could afford to be justly proud of these great works they had come there that day lo inaugurate- The only regreb he had had, bub it was oaly momentary, was that when this duty was placed in his hands he thought that the energetic secretary, Mr

Waymoufch, had 'made a mistake in not having the toast divided into two,— that ia to say, one " Succesß to the BVirfield Freez ing Works," and another, •• Health to our worthy and highly respected Mr Johu Grig?, of Longbeach." Both weie deserving of best wishes, but here it was that his first im pression misled him. Whatever the Belfast the parent Company did, was done wi h a view to economy. Thsy wasted neither time nor energy, and they evidently did not wish to waste the champagne and »nly give them one glass when they were entitled to two. The chairman, Mr John Gii^'g, and the freezing worka were inseparable. Like a bull dog Mr Grigg held fast and stuck to his work from the time '-he industry was first established in New Zealand. From an almost ruinous charge for ! freight, insurance, and other crushing , expenses, he and his co-directora had materially assisted to reduce the charges, so that the meat export had became one of our greatest and beat paying industries. Shipping companies hud to be fought, insurance companies had to be talked to reason, London butchers had to be reprimanded for their persistency in re-chriatening the New Zealand mutton and supplying the same at Scotch mutton prices. All this the Belfast Board of Directors had assisted in altering. Mr Friedlander then g*ve some figures to show the benefit the industry had been to the colony:—ln 1833 the wool exported had been 99,276,268 lbs; in 1897, ib had been 134,410,955 lbs. In 1888, the frozen meat exported had been 61,857,576 lbs ; in 1897 it was 157,687,152 lbs. Tallow to the amount of 156,480 cwts had been exported in 1888; in 1897 the figures had risen to 310,300 cwts. Cheese ia 1888 represented 36,682 cwts exported, and in 1887,71,683 owta. Butter —1888, 29,995 cwts, 1897, 99,002 cwts. In value the figures were — Wool, 1888, £3,115,098; 1897, £4,443,144, Butter and cheese, 1888, £197,170; 1897, £553,122, Frozen meat, 1888, £628,800; 1897, £1,566,286 From the above figures they would see the great strides the meat industry had made during the last few years, bub not only had this industry alone been a gf eat factor in the exports, but in addition they had been able to increase their cheese and butter exports to a very large extent, and the number of cows reared in the colony had increased from 853,358 to 1,209,165. Ia addition to this preserved meats had been exported to the extent of £78,235 in 1897. All this was gteatly due to their chairman and his co directors collectively and individually. He was glad that he was instrumental in getting these splendid and very complete works established by the parent company of Canterbury. He hoped those works would stay for ever with them, that they would continue to grow, thab the great industry would grow and spread till it reached maximum dimensions; He hoped that when Mr Grigg's time came to cross the Jordan the works which they were opening that day would be a monument to his memory. Having taken up a number of shares they were not to think that they had done all that was necessary. He admitted they had been prompt and liberal in their assistance when these works were first mentioned, bat they must do more. They must continue to give them their practical support. They must do their best to get their neighbours, friends, cousins and aunts, if they have anything to freeze to assist. Unity was strength, and only by being united and working with a strong heart and determined will could they succeed, and if they did w,hat was asked they would greatly assist in laying the foundation stone for the prosperity of their children and grandchildren. Mr Grigg acknowledged the toast. He said the works were a success and their future assured by the number or shares held in the county; In a fortnight £20,000 had been subscribed by 524 shareholders, princi pally in the Ashburfcon county, and theae had been added to the original shareholders of the Belfast Company. The new order of things would have the effect ef changing the mode of agriculture on the lighter lands of the district, which could no longer go on cropping year in year out and exhausting the land, They would now have at their doors artificial manures, and it would be easy for farmers to see in the future a country of green pasture! Not only would the verdure be seen on the plains but also on the slopes of the hills in the growth of green crops* The worka marked a change for the pros perity of the farmers in the future, and he thanked all those from a distance who had honored them with their presence. (Applause) Hon. Wm. Bolleston said tha,t he was an old settler in the colony, and recognised the importance of such a gathering as that he was now addressing. He had known their chairman for thirty years, and in proposing the toast of the "Agricultural and Pastoral Interests," h6 could not iorget how closely Mr Grigg had been associated with both during that time. The two, however, had now become one ; and the event they were celebrating that day marked the new epoch of their union. They had heard the figures quoted by Mr tfriedlander, and they had the tacts with which they were all familiar. At one tinne the two industries seemed to be antagonistic, but they had ceased to be so now,and those facts and figures were pointers for the future. Mr Friedlander's figures had shown the vast increase that had taken place in their farm produce exports and there had ; been an increase on the ten years of five i million in their sheep. But) Mr Friedlander had not told them of the great revolution that had taken place in their flock?. At one time the sheep were almost wholly in the hands of a few men. Now those farmers in whose hands there were under 2000 sheep had doubled in number. The frozen meat industry depended for its success on the Bub division of < the country and the creation of smaller farms, making the country present the aspect of the greenness Mr Grigg had so graphically depicted. He noted with pleasure the way in which this freezing industry was spreading over the colony, and he noted also how closely ib aud the agricultural and pastoral interests were connected with the commercial interests of New Zealand. He had had forty years experience in New Zealand, and he had always noted that when a time of depression came something had always occurred' to give them a hope for the future. The introduction of the frozen industry had given them a hope at a time when the future did not present the most hopeful view to their eyes, and now that it had developed with a most wonderful rapidity the future was hopeful indeed. The speaker made a hopeful reference to the dairying industry in the North Island, and went on to say that Mr Grigg waa looked upon as a visionary when he first introduced long woolled sheep, but ha had lived to ace his dream become a pleasant reality. Merino sheep were at one tirfce looked upon as the be-all and end-all of our pastoral industry, but Mr Grigg's inovation has ended all this, and Mr Rolieaton was pleased to be present at such a gathering as the one he was now addressing to inaugurate an enterprise which wag not local but national, and showed a binding together of north and south with a fresh and lasting tie. He looked with hope to the future, and trusted to the advance of science to bring its economic influence to bear on the practice of agriculture, and to the cheapening of the transit of their farm produce and stock, to make the economic changes he looked for possible. He coupled the toast with the names of Messrs Eeece, j president of the Canterbury'A. &P. Assoc-ia- j tion aud Mr John Studholme, jun., president of the AshburtoE A. &P. Association, both of whom replied*. '

Mr fceadley m a racy and eloquent apeeoh proposed the heaibha of the Secretary and superintendent 'Bngineef. He made a pleasing comparison between their work and the expedition by Jason m search of the golden fleece. But the comparison ended there, as Mr Vfeymoubh and Mr Glass pursued the whole animal, and with more marked success. ' Mr Weymouth replied. He said the capacity of the works would be 2000 Bheep a ( day, and fchere would be storage for 40,000. They had paid to the railway for the parriage of material to build these works £2300. In tasea oa the material they had imported they haci paid £1000, without counting what ' the local people had paid m taxes on the stuff that they had supplied. The worka fchey had erected were thebesb m Australasia, and the labor saying appliances could not be surpassed anywhere on this sjde of the Line. He went on to ghow what had been accom plished during the last deeadp m the reduction of charges* (These had been reduced from 2sd freight and freeging charges, when they began, to nine*tenths of a penny to-day for mutton, and from 3£d for lambs fco l|d to-day. The Belfast Company had always been to the front m this direction, but any reduction they secured m this way they gave the benefit of to the farmers, and he urged them to see that they got justice

from the railway department who charged but 19;) a ton from Timaru to Lytte) on while 183 8d a ton was charged from Fail field fo the same port. Mr John beans proposed the health of lha architect and contractors, aud Mersrs Maddison and Jamieson replied. The company broke up after the health of the Chairman had been rfrunk, and the two trains took the visitors from north and south homewards.

ASHBURTON COURSING CLUB.

The annual general meeting of the Ath* burton Coursing C'nb was held at the Com mercial Hotel on Friday evening last, and was well attended. The chair waa occupied by Mr T. Alexander. After adopting the nuance sheet for (he pact year, which waa considered satisfactory, the business of electing the officers for the ensuing year waa proceeded with, and the following were ejected :-Patron-Q. A. M. Buckley, Eeq. ; President-J. 0. N. Crigg, Eeq ; Vice- Presidents-Messrs Percy Jones, T. B. Upton, W. H Rule, J. Pauling, p. DerMie, H. Milner, M. Lagan and T. Grange. Stewards-Messrs M. Distby, T. Alexander, F. Pluokett, W. Huston, and H. Willis, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer—Mr W. J. Shearman. Votes of thanks were accorded to Messri W. H, Rule and J. 0; N. Grfgg for the use of their land for coursing meet* ings during the past year; also to the hoa, secretary and treasurer, Mr W. J, Shearman, for the admirable manner m which he had discharged the duties of the combined offices. The secretary reported thai) several members had suggested to him that a meeting should be held ab Methven. After Borne discussion it was decided to recommend to the Com mittee that four meetings be held during the coming season, the first aboub the third week m April, the second and third m May and June, and the final m July, at the fol. lowing places, if satisfactory arrangement* could be made with landowners :—Mefchven, Rakaia, Longbeach, and Pendarves. A vote of thanks to the chair was pasted and the meeting closed.

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright London, March 12 The Implacable, twin-screw battle ship, 15,000 tons, to carry sixteen guns, has been launched at Devonport. Paris, March 12 M. Duboe, the French expert, cen siders that Britain is able to resist the combined fleets of France, Russia and Germany. % St. Petersburg, March 12 A Naval Construction 1 Company has been formed here, with a capital of ten million roubles, for the manufacture of armour plates. Few Yoek, March 12 Kipling's pathetic enquiries for his children compelled the disclosure of Josephine's death. The news was borne bravely. Washington. March 12 It is officially announced that the American loss m the war with Spain was 329 killed m action, 1125 died of wounds, «nd 5277 succumbed to disease.

THE SOUDAN.

United Press {Association—By Electric Telegraph. Cairo, March 12 The Khalifa's force has been dimin* ished owing to quarrels with the Gouara branch of the Baggara tribe, Major Marchand has arrived at Boares, having compiled a map of the Sobat Valley,

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

United Press Association—By Eleekio Telegraph—Oopyrighb Pekin, March IX The Chinese refuse the extension of the Cosmopolitan Settlement m Shan ghai, owing to Russian and French ■ opposition m retaliation for the block ing of the French concessions there. London, March 12 The Spectator, m an article, urges a European Oonferance to consider the partition of China, as the only preven tafcive of the constant danger of con flict. Britain's share should be the Yangtse Valley and Thibet,whilst Bus sia should have a protectorate over northern China. Rome, March 1? S^gnor Martini, Italian Minister m, Pekin, irritated at the return of his despatch regarding Sayum Bay, has allowed the Tsung-Li-Yamen four days to receive it back. Rome newspapers imply that force will be used if the ul timatum is disregarded.

OBITUARY.

Sis Julius YogeL

United Press Agßoeiation-wßy Electrio Telegraph—Copyright) London, March 10 The death is announced of Mr Charles Drury Fortnum, Trustee of the British Museum, aged 79. The deceased was the discoverer of copper m South Australia during his residence there between 1840 and 18|5. March 11 Sir Douglas Galton, the military engineer and authority on' hospital construction and sanitation, is dead He was 77 years of age. March 13 The death is announced of $«• Juliiis Vbgel. He died suddenly. '

The Queen's Visit to Nice.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright, Paris, March 12 The Queen, Princess Beatrice, iracj the Duchess of York, met with^ a cor dial and respectful welcome at Bou logne, where the municipality presented, the party with splendid floral bouquets. 1 March la The Queen, when passing through Toulon, sympathised with the authori ties upon the recent; diaaster, and promised donations tpwarda the relfef fund. The civil and military "authorities of Nice greeted the Queen upon her arrival, The people showed great enthusiasm. The municipality pre sented her with a floral gondola, laden with appropriate emblems.

THE ASHBUBTOH GUABDIaN: TUESDAY, MAKCH 14, 1899



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Ctood Enough to Xtikn The finest quality of loaf sugar is used m the manufacture of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and the roots used m its preparation give it a flavor similar to that of maple Byrup, making it very pleasant to take. As a medicine for the oure of coughs, colds, la gyippe, croup and whooping cough ifc is unequalled by a#y other. It always cures, and cures quickly. "J*'6r sa&e ,by the Ash- BURTON DRUG COMPAN¥. " ' ms J. L Higgs — Painter, Twcred Street.



EXCITEMENT WILL RUN HIGHI ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY, ;if G. SUTHERLAND, HONOLULU JONES and TIERNEY are m good form, mounted oq their KING OF ALL BICYCLES THE OSMOND. TO be a Champion you must do as Champions do ; that is the reason theue three (not too slow) favoriteß, find that to win hard ridden race 3 they must be mounted on the best, easiest running, and strongest bicycle made, which is *THE OSMOND. 1899 MODELS TO HAND, call and inspect. H ALLEN STEIN BROS & Co., Sole Agents for THE OSMOND, EESSTON HUMBER, AND ANGLO-SPECIAL BICYCLES. To make the day a success be sure you wear one of those at Patrick Ties we have iast opened up. A. G. BARTON, Manager, J. L- Higgs — Glazier- MISS BESteIE SIMMONDS MC?SIC SELLER, AND TEACHER OF THE VIOLIN, T>EGS to thank her Friends and Patrons for past favors, and to inform them she is m a position to supply anything they may require m MUSIC or INSTRUMENTS AT LOWFST PRICES. 1 THE EXHIBITION MODEL PIANO at £39 CASH, or easy Terms. Best Value Yet Offered. VIOLINS, PLUrES, CLARIONETS, MELODIANS, Etc. Any Article not m stock procured im mediately. New Music and Songs by every mail. VIOLIN STRINGS AND FITTINGS, Beat Quality. BEBBIE ~SIMMONDS, BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON. 3 92 ASHBURTOft 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 Edwabd Gates, Francis Sckint, J. H. Paulino, G. R. Anderson, H. Stephenson. SECRETARY : SOLICITOR: Fbbdk, Makeig, E. G. Crisp, BANKERS: Tto Bank of Australasia, Aahburton. OFFICE OF THIS SOCIETY: Post Office Buildings, Cameron S&reefc, Aahburtot. Office now open to takt Entries. OFFICE HOURS: $M a.jcji. to 1 p.m., 2.30 to 5 p.m., and from ,7 tb ; B "p.|& [on £ueadays 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 Public Motloes, NOTICE. A LL ACCOUNTS owing to T. W. Hick _____ man, of Tinwald, must be paid before 31st March to T. W. Hickman, or to 15. HIOKMAN, 3 98 Graham's Road. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. mHE RAKAIA AGENCY of this Bank X. will be open on THURSDAYS ONLY m eaoh week after the 30th inst., the daily Agency on that date being withdrawn. C. G. TEGETMEIER, 3 115 General Manager.



t. BULLOCK. ___ ______^___ 6)q ACRES q ROODS qi Perches Originally part of the Celebrated G'ove Farm Estate, as follows :— LOT No 19, Original Snle Plan, containing 13 ACHES, 3 ROODS, 20 PERCH KS, cerner of Grove F*rm Road aud Johns ton Street, AKD— LOT No 51, oontsmisng 10 ACR^S and I 11 VKRCHWS, j'Jst above, fronting Johnaton Street. For fuli particulars, terms, eto., apply to T. BULLOCK. PROPERTIES AND BUILDING ALLOTMENTS, I HAVE for SALE a number of Town Sections situated m Cox Street Kast, Wills Street West, Aitken Street East, and other localities at prices ranging from £15 to £50 eaoh. One m C>x Street, ho. 795, £36 10s, well situated, level, good land. Terms if required. Fnr further particulars Apply to T. BULLOCK. TINWALD. % A°*B ' Vi 2 FOR SALE.—Sections No 17 and 18, each containing | acre, fronting Main South Road, and not far from the Railway Station. Easy terms of piyment. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET, ~~~ COTTAGK and Seofcion situated m Oox street. Rental, 4s 6d per week. Apply to T. BULLOCK, Agent.



ASHBURTON. QUALITY TELLS A TALE - PRGVED BY THE FAOT TH AT NEARLY _ I out of every 4 Of the whole population of Men, Women,and Children DRINK | H3 B^T^ IB l^^l moau&L' or mended Teas* Th« above statement, after 1a years' trial, should convince both the trade and public that N. M, & Co.'s Pure Tea» cannot be . equalled. COMPARE Any of out Teas with others costing 4dper Ib. more money, and you will be convinced ours have no equal for Quality. FIRST ANNUAL VISIT TO ASHBURTON OF THE TTIMINENr EYE-TESTING EXPERT, H. A. Barraolough, 8.0.A., Of 371 George Street, Sydney, WiiO mw b° consulted at his Ptivate Boom at) bhe 6OMEESET HOTEL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, March 17 and 18. NOTE a few of thia Specialist's dis tinguished olientß—Sir H W Norman, Bir 6 Dibba, Sir John Forrefit, Sir S W Griffith, Sir # ©o.waer,, Sir J Le Steere, Sir H Tozer, Hon E Bprfcahj .and. most of the public men of Australia Np chs,#^e is made fqr Tpsting the Sij?ht. '



J. V. DE BEER, i THE LEADING WATOHM&KER& JEWELLER, XS NOW SHOWING NEW GOODS, The Beat Selection ever offered to the Ash burton Public. i DOUBLE THE STOCK to ohocge from of any other shop m the district; WATCJHESS, CLOCK?, Jewel i©ry, J3.;p. Ware, NEW NOVELTIES, NEW NOVELTIES. FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN Watches, Watches, Slfflit Xastingf a Specialty J. V. DE BEER,



CHAIN SHIPMENTS TO LO NJ3 O N . WE beg to intimate to our numerous Clients that we have made special arrange ments for the SHIPMENT OF WH&AT & OATS on owners' account during the present' season. "We are m a position to offer freight by Sailers and Steamers 1 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 m our hands for sale, Free of Commission and Interest, and our experience m the Grain and Produce Trade is sufficient guarantee that any business entrusted to us will be 1 well looked after , It is anticipated that all the available shipping space will be required this season 9 and early application will there fore be necessary. Friedlander Bros., Ld,



CnURCH SERVICES. ST. STEPHEN'S OHUROH Ashbarton. On TUESDAY EVFNTNO, at 7 30, there will be a Special Service, at which the I Btßhop of Christchurch will " institute " the I Rev. R. A. Woodlhorpe to the charge of St. Stephen's. THUKBDAY—BibIe Clasa 7.30 p.m FRlDAY—bveniDg Prayer and Address. sth SUNDAY IN LENT {March 19.) 11 i».m—Matins, Boy Communion, and Sermon. 230 p m—Children.^ Service and Cate chising 3 30 p m—Holy B»pfciem» 6 30 p.m—Evening Prayer and Sermon. REV. R. A. WOODTHORPK, M.A. csr.fr ..,' ">-■ «, ,ri j Frledlarmer Bros., Limited. FOR PRIVATE £ALE. TTTE Have for Private Safe, a complete OHAFF-OUTTING PLANT, CvnsUting of 6 H.P. Aveling and Porter TRACTION ENGINE, CHAFFCUTTER by Andrews and Be&van, CORNCRUSHKR, HUT, SAW BENCH, BELTING, and Sundries} ail m first-olaas order Full particulars on application to FRIEDLANDER BROS., Lld. Or Jos. Anderson, Methven.



The Beauty of the Waverley Bicycle, THE beauty of the Waverley Bicycle has al rays been famous, for this season we aarpass all p-evioas eflbrts and produce a bicycle as nearly perfect as skill and the practically unlimited resources of oar great factories can make it. The design Is elegant and graceful, and every detail of workmanship and finish have been brought to tempting ideality. The Strongest Fork Crown Yet Produced. OKE OF THE FEATURES OF THS WAVERLEY IS THEJNEW HOLLOW«4RDH DBOP-FOBGBD FORK CROWN that will unquestionably canse a sensation wherever ifa (s shown. Itdonb es the strength and rigidity of the front forks, preventing all wavering or unsteadiness of the front wheel. It inserea the rider's safety. WAYERLEY CYCLE DEPOT. Sll^ COLOMBO STREET, OHRISTCHURCH. JOHN ORR & CO.. 'ABHBURTON, SOLE AGENTS FOE NEW ZEALAND. i fHE BEAUTIFUL WAtfERIEY CATALOGS! XB.FBSE. IT|IS WOETHf OF YOOR CAREFUL STUDY.



I Waverley Bearings Have Double Life. TN carrying oat the prinoiple of simplicity and anlvergftUty wbtoh we hare eadetronted to make * feature of 1899 Waverley Bicycles, we make the cones In the bearings with double faces. Thus the aame cone can be Inserted on either side of either the front or rear hub. It cannot be inserted wrongly. - I There are Real Improvements m 1899 Waverley Bicycles. YOU hare only to examine the '99 W iverley to ace that our policy of concentrating effort upon one Model h»< brought forth a wonderful degree of perfection m design, m detail, and m finish. No saeh bicyole win ever before made. The '99 W^vorl^y is the crowning triumph of modern skill m Bicycle The beautiful Waveiley Catalogue tells the details. Wow ready Free, , Simplicity. YOU who are looking for simple, worry siving dweign and construction In Bicycles wilt welcome the '99 Waverley. Universal nuts, interchangeable double faced q mes m the bearing*, with eliding adjustment, and an ideal two-piece Crankshaft are points worth mentioning. The Proud Record, Til AT not a nj?le broken Wavjrley frame was reported during '97 or '98 speaks volume for the quality m Waverley Bicycles, for the high carbon steel tubing and matchless drop forgings of which tiey are made, for the skill m brazn^. THB s*mo q-uliy of tubing, the same qn-tfity of d*op forginga, the same skill ani thoroughness af making go Into 1899 Waverhys, wi hlmprovements m design, tried and proved, that will ra*.ka every owner of the Waverley proud of.his mount.