Cronje Firing Rockets to Attract Assistance

Enemy Borrowed in River Banlis

British Ilestroy Amnmnition

Waggons

Major llontmoreney and Colonel Hoskier Killed.

United Press AaiooiaMon —By Electrio

Telegraph—Copyright

Received W.aknpnaka Feb 27 9 30 a.m. This Office 10 a m. London, February 26 Oonje is using rockets to attract assJstanoe. His force? have burrowed into the river banks, which have bfeti converted into shell-proof rabbit warrena. A British balloon indicated the position of four ammunition waggons ' on the river bank, the British exploring them within an hour afterwards.

Colenso is full of waggons containing necessaries and luxuries for the be- Jaagaered at Ladysmith, when the town ia relieved.

Major De Montmorency of Mont EDOrency's scouts, and Colonel Hoskier were killed while reconnoitring at Stonnber;?.

Twenty additional Canadians were ■wounded in advancing in the attack on Croi je.

Boer Spy on a Colonial Troopship

Traitor in Cape Cabinet

Tasmanian Contingent.

(Received Wakapuaka Feb 27, 9.45 a.m) This Office 10.17 a.m. Capetown, February 26 While the transport Maori King, with the Queensland Contingent aboard, was of} Madagascar, a lamp trimmer was arrested for attempting to set fire to the vessel.

The Tasmantan Contingent has left Capetown for the front. ISauer, Minister of Public Works, Stopped the pay of the railway employees who volunteered for the front.

Cable From the Agent General.

United Press AsHociation—By Electric Telegraph.

Wellington, February 27

The Agent-Gent-ral cables : London, Feb ruary 26 :—One of Crorje's divisions eeoaped on Wednesday, but General French cap tared many ot them. General Butler appears to ba making a small progress in the direc tion of Ladysrnith.

British Engineers Sapping Towards the Enemy's Laagers.

Lord Boljerts Allows German Ambulance to Assist Crouje

Received Wakapuaka Feb 27, 2.15pm, This Office 2.5 C p.m) London, February 26 Lateßt advices state that the British Engineers are sapping towards Oronje's laager. Lord Roberts allowed the German ambulance to assist Cronj %

The Reserve Corps

CHRiSTCnr/RCH, February 26

Up to the present* about 60 applications have been received from men anxious to be included in ta-3 reserve for South Airioi.

THE COLONIALS AT WORK.

The special correspondent of the London Daily A ravs, writing from Orange River, spe*ka with the greatest enthusiasm of the conduct of tie Australian and Cana dian contingents:—Side by aide with their brothers of the line, the Australian troops many of whom owned tracts of country as big as Scotland—coiled and sweated. There is nothing calculated to check and kill en thusiasm quioker than working for a dozen hours on a stifling day with rails that blister and sleepers that exude sticky tar ; but the Australians were well aware that they had not been sent out on a picnic trip, and that Orange River or indeed any station north of De Aar, is not exactly an Easter camp. lEhe Canadians were more pleased than otherwise that a share of the manual work was gipen to' their, and they worked with a wilt. One of the men on fatigue duty was pointed out to me as the part-owner of a large line of Atlantic steamers, and another engaged ab the time in arguing the point with a refraotory mule, as a " nearly mil lionaire.''

WAR ITEMS.

Every man on entering the army is asked his religion, and according to his declaration he is marched to a place of worship every Sunday. The War Office recognises four denominations: Church ofEnglaud, Presby. terian, Wesleyan, and Roman Catholic Chaplains of each denomination are main tained during peace and accompany forces on active Bervice. Moreover, the Govern ment supply every soldier with a Bible. Divine service is held every Sunday on

campaign whenever possible. Ifc is, of course, | in the open air, and in hob countries the service is held in the early morning. At the appointed hour the bugle sounds, the men fall in armed with rifles, aide arms, and carrying ammunition. They are inspected by their offioer, and parade tff, according to their dec ared religion, to the vauoua places appointed for ea-h denomination, the Angli cans to one place, the Wesley ans to another, and so on. At each place the man form up in three sides of a rquare. On the fourth side a small desk is erected by plaoing c, big drum on three kettledrums. Over the top a red circular cloth, provided by the Govern ment for the purpose, is thrown. Here the service is held. In the Anglican service a shortened form of the Morning Prayer is read, and a five miuutea' address given. Owing to the absence of hymn books singing is mßiy possible. The whole service hardly lasts more than twenty minutes. Dr John Watson talks of the Boer com mandos as "going forth to their death filled with prayers," and suggests in contrast that our 6roop« go forth filled with strong drink. The Rev R B Douglas of the Jeppestown Presbyterian Church, Johannesburg, writes Id reply :—" Now in September and October last I saw many commandos going forth to battle, and there was no suggestion of Puri tanism about them. In fact, a more drunken and dissolute crew it would be hard to find. To one who knows the modern young TranE vaale'r nothing is more matvellom than the persistence with which their piety and soberness are spoken of. If Dr Watson had fa/ard these draken youths yelling "God —— the Queen," and shouting obscene allusions to Her Majesty to trainloads of British men and women, his views of the spiritual atabe of the opposing armies would be different. And if he had walked through th=» hospital ab Wyaberg, as I hive done, he would have found Scottish soldiers, brave, hardy, ft.nd clean-living, who would have afforded a happier suggestion of the Puritan $nan all the armies of the Transvaal can supply." The correspondent of the London 'Iwus attorn^-) Marquess,telegraphing on January '•! An old British resident in th,e Boer Re public, who has juat been expelled, informs me that 10 per cent, of the Free State com mandosare British, who have been compelled to go to the front. The Boere are bo dis appointed and disheartened that he predicts that a single big reverse would be followed by a wholesale dispersal of the Free Staters, who are disgusted with the Transvaalers. They We ao momf »oi no food stuff«i

except unpround wheat and mealies in the Free State, and tho payment of official salaries has been suspended. In consequence of defective transport the men afe the front often go for divya without feod. Rifle am munition ia running short, und what was condemned by General Joubert ab the be ginning of the war as dangerous is now being used. A correspondent) of the Standard and Diggers'' News says that fche Boers in Natal are quarrelsome, cantankerous, over weary of waiting and of the hardships of camp life and that t; ; ey criticise their gouerale.'

CRICKET.

MELBOURNE CLUB v. WELLINGTON.

Wellington, February 26 The Victorians tr-say prolonged tiiPtr score to the fine total of 430—Russell 41 Aitken 57, Rons 46, Mcliwraith 35, The | tcoritig at times was very fast. Holdsworth \ obtained six wi keta for 107, and none of the ot.hera were (ff-.ctive. The batting of the Wellington men was lamentable, as they , could only muster 65, of which extras accounted for 19. Htckaon (14) was the on!y double figure. Cave and ' rumble divided the wickets, each taking 5 for 22 and 24 respectively. Even th«n most of the runs were enicks. Going in again Afhbolt aud Qaee played oot the remaining twenty miautes for 8 rues There was a fair attendance and the match will result in a profit.

February 27 Wellington in their second innings were all out for 66—Qiee 11, Uichardsnn 14, ffotds worth 13, Uickson 8, Gore 4. Sixothes made nothina. Extras 16. Trumble took 5 wickets for 22, Cave 5 for 28 The Victorians won by an innings and 299 runs C'HRiSTCHtfBCH. February 26 At a meeting of tho New Zealand Cricket Council, held to day, the question of whether fche members of the New Zealand teem should be paid for loss of lime as well as out of pocket expenses was considered. Ifc w^s j decided that in view of the Council's li*bili- I ties and expeme incurred in bringing over the Melbourne team it could not see its way ; clear to pay for the loss of time. It was considered that in (uses of actual loss of wagea the loeil association should undertake to reimburse the player. j

SUPREME COURT.

United Press Association —By Electric Telegr»r.h Auckland, February 26

The criminal s> s-uous of the Supreme I Court opened to-dny. His Honour said, respecting the Daley caae, that the Grand Jury would have to couaider four charges against a bankrupt for b eaohea o- the Bankruptcy Act. The bankrupt was in a very large way of business, and the auditors had declared his itnok-i quite valueless When the prisoner filed his liabilities were £40,QC0, and his assets about half that amount. There were a'ao two other chvrges of disposing of gooda belouging to the f state otherwise than in the way of trade, and con cealing part of his prop-rty.—Call han pleaded guilty to having attempted to com- ( mib suicide at Hamilton. Hia Honour ordered him to enter into his own recogai.l -ance of £25, to come up for sentence when called upon. j Donedin, Feb. 27 ' The criminal sittings wem continnei to day. Peter Robert Dewar pleaded guilty to the robbery ab the Clinton Poßt Office, and was sentenced to six months imprisonment. Francis H. Laing, for forgery, two year*. George Robinson, aged 67, pleaded guilty to double voting ab Oarnaru, and was fined £10. Frank Hodges', wounding with intent, was sentenced to 12 months. Hy Wong Gyo, for false pretences, 10 months

ALLEGED SUICIDE.

United Presß Association—By Electric Telegraph Christchorch, Fob 27 A woman named E!iz beth Bnsley, resid ing at Addington, drowned herself this moiDing in a tub of water, in which it is alleged she deliberately placed her head and waited there till suffocated.

ROAD BOARD.

Upper Asliburton.

The ordinary meeting of this Board was held in the Biard's office, West Street, ou Monday, February 26th, 1900. Present- Messrs 0 J. Harper (chairmm), M. Stitt, T. Sargsnt, G, A. McLean Buckley, and J. Tucker. An apology was received for the absence of Mr R. Campbell. OOEBESP iKDBNCE The following correspondence was re ceived :—From the Ashburton Borough Coun cil informing the B^ard that it had appointed a oommittee 9 consisting of his Worship the Mayor, and Cre. Thomas and Jolliffa to wait on the Board at is meeting respecting the Borough water-races which run along the roads in its district; from the Coldatream Road Board informing the Board that the Longbeach Road Board will form and shingle the Main South Road on the east of the railway from AVinslow to Windermere, if this Board wi!l contribute to the coat, and asking if this Board will contribute—point ing out that the road is m ich used by rate payers in this district and that the Cold stream Board has already shingled its por tion from Windernwre to Hinds.—-The clerk was instructed to reply that this Board would nob be justified in spending money on roads out of its own district ; from tht Chief Surveyor stating he had been instructed to prepare a return of all Native Reserves in the Canterbury district, for the purpose of laying before the n«>xb session of Parliament, and asking for particulars respecting same in this Board's diatriofe — The clerk was instructed to forward the information ; from the Receiver of Land Revenue informing tlie Board he had paid to ita credit ab the Union Bank of Australia the sum of £35 12* 9d, on account of thirds accrued for the quarter ending January 27ih, 1900.

BOLL ALTERATIONS The clerk was instructed to make the alterations as authorised by the V*!uer- General on January 29th and February 2ao\ NOTICE OF MOTION Mr Tucker moved the notice of motion standing in his name which was seconded by Mr Stitt :—"That the Ashburton Borough Oouncil bo notified that it is the intention of this Board to cancel ait previous arrange ments relating to the permission given to bring water along Winter's Road and Aiford Forest Road, at its nexb meeting to be held on February 26'.h."— Carried.

DEPUTATION Hia Worship the Mayor and Cr Thomas waited upon the Board with reference to the bringing of water along this Board's roads, and after ducuaaion the matter was left for the Board to corsuser what arrangements it would be prepared to enter into with the Council. The chairman (Mr O. J. Harper), Mr i Buikley and Tuokor were appointed a ' committee to draft conditions under which the Borough Council will be allowed to bring j wator down. I The clerk was instructed to write to the Borough Council requesting it to make formal application to bring water along thiß Boarrl'a roads, and pending arrangements undertake all responsibility and indemnify this Board against any loas which m»y occur through accident or otherwise. ACCENTS Accounts amounting to £33 11b 6d were passed for paj ment and the Board adjourned.

FIRES.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph. Eltham;, February 26, Four shops owned by phew Ohong, and the office of Mr Middlaton, solicitor, were de stroyed by a flre which broke out r6 two o'clock on Sunday morniug in Ohong's build ings, occupied by Ford, fruiteror, Qubb, bootmaker, the Argus ofl&oe, and one empty* Everything in the 4*gv>s office was destroyed. The insurances were;~^B3sQ on Chang's buildinga, £150 on the Atgus plant, and £65 on Middleton'e oflSce. Wanganui, February 26 A fire occurred at 630 this morning in Mr J. H. Fountain's dentistry above White's furnishing warehouse. The top storey was gutted ; the bottom storey is nob greatly damaged. Mr Fountain lost all hie inscnr mentis They were insured in the N«w

Zealand office for £250 Tne insurances on } the building (which is owned by Mr Mou.'i) i and on White's etook have not been asuer tamable. White's is belie^d to be alio;.t £5000, spread over several offices. Had thf fire oocufred at night a litrt? business bfouk must have been endangered. The brigadt I worked eplendid'y «nrt in appreciation of their efforts Mr White handed Captain Powell a cheque for £50.

Commercial

ASIiBURTON MARKET.

There was a large yarding of sheep, 0.-*n j sir ting of crossbred ewes aud iam'<>B. The | attendance vtas good, but Ihe wilo rather | flat. Tha prices were as follow-:—A go<sd line ot n-eriiios, <in account of Mr K. G. Wrigiit. si.lrj -i 10 8-i ; butchers' iambs, 10s i to 12- 61 ; .•> erinn wethers, lls ?d ; merino ewes, 73 to Qt B'< ; crossbred wethers, 12a ;. crossbred ewes, 9' 71 to 12* 6d j freezing Samba, 12s 3.1 to 13s 8d ; stores, merino wethers6B I'd ; crossbred owes, 10a to 14b 3d ; crossbred ewea and lambs, all counted, 9s 5 i ; merino ewps, 9i lOd to lOi 8J ; hmbs, for rape. 9'9d to lla 6d. Cattle— If at, cows, £4 2s 6d to £6 5a ; heifers, £4 10s to £6 12a 6d j caws, in pre lit, S3 to £3 10s j, springers, £310s. ]

Latest Items.

Police Court.—At this Courb to-day, before P. Alcorn, Etq , J.P., a first offen der for drunkenness was fined 5s and costs.

A Good Day's Work.—The people of Hurleyville (says tho Hawera Star) have for warded to the Department of Agriculture, Wellington, half a ton of cheese, the product of one day's milk from the Hurleyville Oheese FaCory, for use of iho several New Zealand Contingents serving in South Africa.

Bookmakers Fined. — A Christchurch Pre s Afsodat-on telegram ttatea that two bookmakers, Nicholas Smith and Richard Chamberlain, were fined £10 acd coats for trespassing on the ground of the Canterbury Trotting Club ou January 1. Michael Hislop was fined £5 for a similar offence.

A Hale Old Man —Mr Andrew Gard ner, of 'Just, an o'd gentleman ninety-two yean of »^e, was assisting hia son to da member a tree I sb Saturday morning, when he fell backwards upon the ground, and guatuined s-uch injuries tnab he had not, when the news naehed us, recovered con sciousness. His great age renders his condi tion very critical.— Press

New Facecouhse—Ab a meeting of the Man*watu race cub held at Palmeriton North lasfe eveni g, it was decided to pur chase 100 acres of land at Awapuni for a nvoe.Tiurse. The purchase money totals £4000. The new course is about a mile and a-half from the town and on the railway line. It is picture: qutly situited in close proximity to Awapuni lagoon, and has many natural advantages. The sandy nature of the ground permits of training operations to be carried oufc throughout the year. The meetings, however, will bo hold on the present coune for the next four years. The contemplated outlay on the course including the purchase money is £6COO.

"A Knack of Making Riflemen From Mud " —lc is a tribute to British rule that native race?, in all pirts of the world, under the proteo ion if the Union Jack, are anxious to fi^htfor it iv the present crisis. Afridis, Hindoos, Sikhs, Ghoorkhas, and Maoris have all volunteered to swell our forces in South Africa, and the spirit which prompted those offers exißtseven in the isles of the Pacific, as witness the captain of a vessel which recently arrived at Lyttelton after having touched at Tonga. The natives there, he declared are hob to fight for the Empire, and lose no opportunity of deo'aring that they are Britishers.

Thb Love of Money—The Governor of South Carolina has juß'j issued a pardon to A R Fowler, the "armless forger," who is one of the most conspicuous characters ever coifined iv the States Penitentiary. Fowler is a graduate of a theological setr.iuary, and after having spent Beveral years as the editor of a religious paper at Clinton (S C), became a preacher. He &hot tff one of his arms whi'e hunting in Georgia, collected considerable accident insurance money, and then shot off the other arm in the same way, The insurance companies refused payment on the second claim, hut the case was compromised. If. devolved later that whila ho had one arm Fow'er had forged his brothei-in-law'd name for £200, and he was sent to the peniten tiary. While there he learned to use a pen fastened to the atump of his right arm, and he has written a history of his life under the title «' From Pulpit to Penitentiary." Now that he has been pardoned Fowler hopes to regain the confidence of his flock and tesume preaching.

Lyttelton Navat, Men in Action—Ac cording to the Lytlelton 7'imes, A Boer sympathiser had an unp'easant experience on the Lvttelton wharf on Saturday after noon. He waa a foreign sailor, and had imbibed a sufficient quantity of British spin's to overbalance his discretion. He loudly proclaimed bimself a pro-Boer and invoked curses on the heads of all Britishers and of the generals and soldiers in South Africa in particular. He supported his words by a general invitation to fight 1. This was extremely imprudent on his part, for his auditors promptly proceeded to, in American parlance, " putt a head on him," When this had been satisfactorily accom plished a constable took charge of him and looked him up for being drunk. Yesterday morning he appeared at the Lytteiton Magis trate's Court, every square inch of his countenance bearing, apparently, the impress of a fist. As he had been locked up since Sunday and otherwise "severely dealt with," the presiding Justice, Captain M*roiei, let him off with a caution.

A Dog Sdckling Lions—The Itisk Field tells a very interesting story and gives a fine illustration of a red setter bitch suckling three lion cub*; The mother was a forest hre.l lioneas kept in the Phoenix Park Zio Dublin, When it was found the lioness would not take io the cubs they were re moved from her in a few hourp, and at fitst were fed on an ordinary child's f?edirg bottle. After three days an Irißh red setter bi'uh waa requisitioned, but there was some difficulty at first in getting her to adopt this nov 1 family. By sprinkling the cubs with her milk, and lenoving her own pups, she was not long before she became recon ciled, acd in a few days w#s as devoted to them as if they had been her genuine off spring The setter looks fat and well now after her arduous task.

Ma A R Worthington's Troubles—At theNorthcoto Police Court, on February 12, | reports the Melbourne Argus, before Meaßra Morrison, P.M., and Knox and Mclntosh, J.P.'h, Arthur Bently Worthmgton, de' scribing himself as a metaphysical teaoher, mide application that two children who had long been members of his household should bo committed to the care of the Neglected Children's department. One of the children, a girl, was a half-caste Chinese, whom the applicant said he had taken over on the breakirg-up of a children's shelter ten years

ago, she then being eighteen months old. The other w&s a boy aged tern Prompted, apparently, by the fear that, He would not get the boy bsgk if committed, the applicant said he would not surrender him, the reason | given to the Bench for this change of mind [ being that he knew the parents of the boy, who were both dead, and he would not care to part with him The explanation he gave for taking action at all was that his iocorao was reduced, and the support of his own family was as much 05 he could manage. The applicacion was granted as regards the girl-

Th» WESTiN«HOtrsEBBAKB —A Wellington Press telegram sin tea that & successful trial j of the Wesbingbouse brake was made on the Wellington and Petone line yesterday. Fost Office Appointments—ln the list I of temporary post offioa appointments g»z ---1 etted appears the name of Mr John Cox for i <he Eiffieton post office.

Amberley, Deo 7, 1899 [Copy] Messes Craighead And Bbrryman Ashburfcon, De»r Sirs, —Con Id yon make a nut at once. lam sorry I forgot to or Irr ir sooner. The last oneis still wearing, li fitts^ beautifully, ■>ti'i has given the greats t fivtie'nction. If y>u have time to make oo« for my son at C*eraidine, I will get him tf> title up on Satur day to be fitted. If there is Dot time to send patterns, I vvi'.l trust you o choose for me something like the Uet ~Yours iruly,

THE AftaßUßTQft (HIARDIAM t frUESDAt, $EBHtJARY 27, 1900



<2T The original letter as above from » well known gentleman and many others of equally high compliment may c senn at "tit offioe—CßAiauEAD and Berryman, the Leading Tailors and Outfitters Wanted. WANTED~KNOWN~PIums~from Two ! Pence a Pound.—-Mrs Habdley. e^ior, East Belt, 2 218 WANTED to Let— -hop and Dwelling in East Street. Apply to the Town Clerk. ■ 2 219 IJIBtfHH Uystera ImA alt kinds of Frenh Fish by Express tc-night, at J. H Jewitt's, opposite Mah, Officp. 2 2l» ITT ANTED—a Good General Servant » » for the Country Apply Mrs W. F Allen, Cameron Street West. 2 215 L~OST^On FmDAvTaßt 23:dTDTrYGrey fuur year old Spring dray Horse. Barbed wire m^rk on off knee. Any infor mation as to his whereabouts will bakindly received by Wm. Kennedy, Poundkeeper. j 2 216 SCHOOL Excuraiou Tickets 3s 9d, 2s 6d, ami 1, 61, caa be obtained till 9 p.m. on WEDNESDAY Evening. 2 217 I/* & S. KNIGHT are buyers of all i-J« kinds of Second-hand Goods. Ad oining Mrs Knight's Boardinghouse- BOARD and Residenoe — Comfortable Board and R-silence is iff red to Ladiea or Gentlcnv-n, at veiy re,»son vble' charge. If or particulars app'y Guardian Office. 2 39 LOST, from F*irfie!d Fre z ng Works, on FRIDAY last, Young black &nd tan Sheep Dog ; answers to name of " Rover." Finder rewarded on returning same to R. GIDDiNGi, Tinwih!. 2 201 ANTED, immediately—Good Feed for i-bmt 900 Lambs, "near ABhburfcon Apply Micoll Bros , Kasfc Street. 2 214 NEW LINE'S jiisc opened up in Per fumery, Parses, Walletts, Birthday Cirds, Photo Frames, Parlour Games, Third Contingent Booklets and Badges, General Sta ioaery, and New Books, including Life of H^nry Drummond, fStalky and Co., Romance of the Victoria Cros« ; ftlao a lofc of cheap paper botnd books.—A. H Williams, Tatcred Street. rjttiii absent Minded &• gga% (Su li- X van's-); Ilonfar the Brnve (Dtd ca, ted to Maj r Robin); Sons of the colonies Souvenieis of the second and third Ci ii ingents, la each ; The Standard Dicion iry, c ntainiiig 75,000 words more than other Dictionaries, beautifully illustrated throughout, bound half Kussia, specially offered at 50*, New b oks, raagaz nesand stationery — H. M. Jojos. Entertainments. D D F X L L O W S7""^ aTT j Ashburton. | A Smaational Amusement Event. FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY FKID&Y, MABCH 2. I Pollaro's Opera Co., Soventy in Number, I Will produce for the first and only time in Aehburton the world-famed Comic Opera THE GISI«H4. Introducing the following celebrated Artistes Miss Florence Perry, Misa Beatrice Perry, Mias Jonnie Opie, | Mr Chares Darter, and ! Mr William Paull, Who will be seen in theic original characters as played by them in ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA. Other characters by the full streogth of the Company Magnificent Wardrobe Soenery and Effeitu Bix plan at H M Jones 3 182 Prices—4s, 3s, and 2<. MRS CURTIS WILL resume dancing and deportment classes on SATURDAY, the 3rd of March, ar the Orange Hall from 2 to 4 p.m., and WEDNESDAY evenings from 7 to 9.30 p.m. Terms on application at the Efa'l 2 222 NOTICE. MISS BARRATT'B •• Dancim* Class " will be resumed on March 12. Intending Pupils will kindly ci!l at an early date.—The School, Cameron Street. Ashburton. 2 207 ST. STEPHEN'S OHDROH Ashburton. Daily Prayer :9am ASH WEDNESDAY, (Feb. 28.) 7 30 a m : Holy Communion. 11am: Litany and Commioation Serviec 7 30 p in : Bible Class THURSDAY : Confirmation Clais (Boye) 7.30 p m FRIDAY. 7.30 p m : L!tany and Sermon Bpm: Choir Praotice FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT, (March 4). Ham: Matins, Holy Communion, and Sermon 3pm: GREENSTRFHT 6.30 p m : Evening Prayer and Sermon. R A. WUODTHORPE, M A.. Vicar. __________ IN Moore Street—A block of land with 99 feet frontage an<i Buildings thereon. -apply. H W, BABRITT, ARCADE. yOR SALE FOR REMOVAL. I HAVE a 4-roomed House fer Sale for immediate temova'. For price and terms apply W. H. BARKETT, Ageni, Aroadtf, Ashburton. 1 FOX JPOSIFIYE SALE. ALFORD FOREST ROAD. THREEQUARTERS Acre Land, with Four-roomed Hoaso, Washhouse and built-in Copper, Verandah and Conveniences, Apply for price and particulars to FOX IMMEDIATE SALE TQ U7l Havelock Streefc West. Fine •O • healthy site for dwelling. I HAVE FOR SALE, rpHAT Convenient Residenoe with 3i? X Acres of Land, eituatt West Side Railway, now occupied by Mr H. C. Segers. The House contains fourteen rooms, and the surroundings and land are first-olae. For particulars, apply H. W. BARRETT, AGENT, ARQAPS» A&HBItfRTON. 1 143,



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/^IOME and see the prices at Mbs Alcorn's Great Summer Sale. Dress Muslins from 6d a yard. Summer Dresses, Milinery, Ribbons, Flowers, Laces, Jackets, Capes, Underclothing, Pinafores, Aprons, Stamped Needlework, etc., all reduced during the a'e.



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ARCADE. HORSE FAIR, THURSDAY, MABOH 15, - 1900 — I WILL ho!d my Next} HOBSES FAIR en the above date, iJR WHICH I AM NOW RECEIVING ENTRIES. D. THOMAS, 55 . Auctioneer. OB KRTSEY SPORTsC IMfcVA,Y>-D PROGRAMME FOR "TpASTER MONDAY, APRIL. 16th. OPEN HORSE & ATHLETIC EVENTS Programmes issued in a few days. 2 100 JOHN SHANNON, Secretary, ~j7~wilsonT SIGN-WKirSK LARGE STOCK WALL PAPERS, WINDOW GLASS, MIXED PAINTS, PICTUREJMOULDINGS, ARTIST'S MATERIAL, &o. BUPNETT STREET, opposite Mail Office Telephone 65 — B. W. HANME& FOR SALF, PRIVATELY, 4(22 ACREB» Dear Methven; aw jet waim land, wish six roomed House, Stable, Woolshed and Yards; all ie first-class order. FOR SALE, PRIVATELY, AT ONGS. /COMFORTABLE HOME, comprising 10£ Acres of good land, five roomed House witi outbuildings stable, etc ; situated about half-mile ficm North Belt. Easy Terms. Apply F. W. HANMTR 2 51 WAR, WAR, WAB.-Oontingenb Tie«. and Hab Bands at NORTHfoxa *- Heffosb's. g . • a 51 8 O % iSm I g M JHJIII lH = gs sJ is? w t^l "Jo r^ -^ o V g QO _r^ FOR SALBj HALF ACRE 3of Land, on Alford Forest Roid, near Woollen Factory. For pirticiilars apply FRIED LANDER BROS., Ltd. COENSACKS. 1500 BALES NOW LANDING. T7IARMERS will please give vi then'r Jj Orderß promptly if delivery is required ex Bh;p. Stocks will be kept at our Ash burton, Tinwald, and Lyndhnrsb Stores. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd PERKINS' Patent Bag Lifter. mHIS SIMPLE APPLIANCE can fee .L fixed to a Dray or Waggon, and, by the aid of a horse, will hoißb Bags of Grain, etc., over the sides of a dray, or on to a platform, a\. the Rate of 50 Bags in Ten Minutes. The Appliance is made of Iron Piping, and weighs only 401bs. It can be fixed on to any kind of Dray or Vehiole, or Loading Stage, and is so simple that anyone can use it. If a horse is not available, two men can supply the necessary power to work it by pulling the rope instead of yoking the horse to it. The Patent Lifter is ao appliance that will do all the Bag Lifting of a large farm in a few minutes, and no Farmer or Storeman should be without it. Prices made so low to bring it within the reach of all. It can be used either in the Paddock, at Barn, or at) the Store. FRTEDLANDEr" BROS., Ltd, Agents. FOR PKIVATE SALE. | • 2 A SEVEN-ROOM BD HOUSE, with Scullery and Wash-house, 1 aore, in Tanored Street East, close to Masouio Hall Full particulars from FBIBDLANDER BROS., Ltd. liUNEST New Oatmeal, ffiSTb^TaTd |7 8 6d;501b 3 5510d; *SU» 2*. and further ■Sh&i y«? § tOa ** FtB TC«BB Bros, Oasb bupply Stores,



T. Bullock. SaTUKDay7mABCH 3. important hale of; 1524 -cr ES 1524 WAKANUI ROAD DISTRICT Estate of G. Tomes, deceased. MR T. BULLOCK has received inßtruc tiona to sell by Public Auction at) the Arcade on the obovo date on account of the Publ'c Trustee, m Administrator ia the Estate of the late G. Tomes, — AH that parcel of land containing 1524 sc'tß 2 roods, more or Ua->, situated in the Wnkai'ui Koif D s'rict, «n'i beinp Rural Section* 28403, 28404. 28405, 28406 and 2b407, fenced ond divided into several pad d cks, witfrr.d with county water race*. AH in English grasses excepting about 100 acres. < Further particulars furnished on appli cation Terms »t Sale. Note time—ll.3o a.m. T. BULLOCK, 2 160 Auctioneer THR N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERA TIVE ASSOCIATION OF CANTER. BURY, Ltd. FOR SALE, F VRM IN THE LAURISTON DISTRICT WE HAVE been favored with instruc- j tions from Donald Boss, )sq , Lauriston, to Sell by Public Auctioo on 8A fJUKDAY, MAKCH 8, HIS FIRST-CLASS FARM, Situated 1| mileß from Lauiiston Station, and comprising 494 ioSSS 494 Of Really Good Agricultural Lund, subdivided into 11 paddocks, well watered throughout. House of Beven rooms, good Stables, Chsff houae, Cow Shed, Sheep Yards, Pigsty, Tr*p ; house, etc. 150 Acres in first crop ! 40 Aores in Turnip 35 Acres in Rape and Grass | 130 Acres laid down in new grass 70.Acres four year-old pasture 60 Acres three-year- >ld grass Balance in garden and seven paddocks. I For fall particulars and terms, apply to the Offices of the Association, Aehburton, •r to the head office, Christchurcn. —NOTICE.— By kind permission of Ti. Thomas, E-q, we shall hold our sale of Farm in Lauriston district), accounb Donald Ross, in the Arcade, at 12.30 p.m. T. F. GIBSON, Manager. 2 221 H. A. LLOYD, Auctioneer THE N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION OF CANTERBURY, Itd. -~— BINDS SALEYARD3. MOND\Y, M^CH 5 ISOO. OUR Special Entries include the follow ing really good lines of Store Sheep : Accounb John Stupholme, Jusr , Eeq— Af\C\ Halfbnd LAMBS (Scores; Account John Withrll, Fsq , 100 Merino WtTHkRS 900 Ha!fbred LAM^S 1A A Halfbred EWE 3, Two and IUU Four-Tooth Further Entries to follow. T. F. GIBSON". Manager H. A. LLO.O, 2 220 Auotiopfer. "T- W~HANMER^ HINDS BALEYAKES. MONDAY, MARCn 5, 1900. I SHALL OFFER, on account of John Studholme, Esq., juor., Coldstream— 6>/i f\ Sl>und Mouth MERINO ZttVj EWES 1( )O MfaRlNO WETHERS 1 (\f\ HALFBRED EWJES Also,—On account Lowcliff Estate,— OfjA CROSSBRED EWES E. W. HANMER J R BLAND, 2 199 Auctioneer National "Mortgage "&~Agenoy Company TIMARO GBRALDIN3 NEW SALEYARDS. WEDNESDAY, 28th Inst. DPECIAL ENTRY. *7f\f\ Oalfbrrtd EWES 4)AA Halforod WITHERS,! iJV F\J Two-tooth | fiOO ba!fbred LAMBS A f\C\ Thrce-quartMbred LAMBS ALEX SCOTT, 2 200 Auctioneer ymmmmmwmmmmuKmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmm PYNE & 00. LARGE CLEIuKIN^SALE OF BHE F P as CLIFCON YARDS, ELDERSLIP3, O AMARU, ON FKIDAY, MAtiCH ± 19©0, | ' ' AT 1 p.m. rpHE following »re particulars of the X different lots of Sheop which will be offered on the above date, WITHOUT BESBRVE:— f\f\f\ Two-tooth. Three-quarter, \J\J\J and eeveneighth EWES f\AKf\ Four, Six, and Eight-tooth ®4kDK/ EWES 1 XkClCl Halfbted EWES, mixed age ß , A.tJ\*JKJ guaranteed sound 1 O X P\ Halfbred and Crossbred full LfCOKJ mouth EWES OOAA Two & 4 tooth WETHERS. OOv_/\ " Fat and very forward A I)own CrOBS LAMIJ S. Eat 4tU \J\J and very forward Qf)f)f) Crossbred LAMBS "I Kf\ Purebred Lincoln RAMS, X tf \J mixed ageß 1Q pf Purebred Border Leicester O O EWES, mixed ages i O O t Pure Romney EWES Stud and Flock Lincoln Rams Stud English Leicester Rams Flock Shropshire Rams Stud and Flock Romney Rama As several private sales of Stud Sheep are impending, the exaob numbers eanuoti be given. Bale starts ab 1 p.m. Luncheon Provided, AipOfIONQEBS— PYNHS & CO., Chriatohurch FLEMING & HEDLtiY. Oamara WRIGHT, STEPHENSON4CO., ' ► 2 150 Duqedin j



I HE WAS A GOAT. I Just a common everyday Goat;, ■with horns and a pet of Zuru "WhiefeeM. lie wa*« hungry. He couldn't) find a thin? to eat He had wandered down one alley and Op another, and all alleys were all the same, empty and clean, for the Inspector h»d been round. There wasn't a scrap of meat) or any old tin can, and the Posters were glued to the Bill Boards so tight that they couldn't be moved. The more he tried to find a iurch the hungrier he grew, and hia »toma«h took the cake—stomach-^che. All at once hi« eye caught sight of something lattering in the street. He ran to it a»d without hettfauoo swallowed it. They found him in the gray dawn, dead. After turning him over, a piec« of paper was found sticking in bis thran-t, and when they pulled it out,, they found it was a Newspaper. He had swallowed it all bnt one part, and that w»h an adven lament of a Store that was eflling something worth £20 for £2 19s lid. Even a goat couldnot swallow that. Per pi* tc-'Uy are like this goat in thafc rsepect. They realise that some Stores with better facilities for buying and less greed in selling, can undersell others, but nobody read» or believes an exaggerated Advertisement, Fow our aim is to sell Goods at the Lowest Living Profit, and by doing this, we have heen able to build up the immense BujineM we are now doing. YOU PAY FOR QUALITY, AND GET QUALITY, AS FLETCHER BROS. NOTE OUR PRICES. SO MFCS IN SATISFACTION, SO LITTLE IN BOAST. Finest New Vosfea Currants 0 6 OolonlalfEsaenc<6d per bottle'or * * „ New Sultanas, nothing finer 4a per doz wwc.w in New Zealand, per lb 7 nAr»ws»M<iiT a ««» ai j „ N.wSpau.shV.le.fc.aßaMn, SUSSES; £""*  Eleme Raisins, per lb 0 A\ Sicily Almonds, per lb 1 v n gewlJa I teß , ♦• ? S Jordan Almond/,. 2 4 tll\, s8 Fl%^ d^ pr^ perib ° Finest, French Aunee, per' ib 010 » grirf p£ Z v" eW] n|, Pr i aned " °7 Purred Ginger "„ 0 NS^d dJrontterTr 86' ""* 0 8 "**&*s* ** *~ *b I Vlb Tins Best Lemon Peel, per tin 3 9 Lemon Syrup, per bottle 1 Barcelona Nats „ 0 8 Peppermint Syrup " i Vumt .lcing Sugar, per lb 0 6 Pine Apple Syrap P.V 1 , Castor Sugar, per lb 0 5 Lemon Squa/h 1 « ■ Fin wb Out Loaf Sngar.^eflb' 03* Lime Juice Cordial,'per bottle 1 I Oro&.wand Blackwell's Essenoes 9d ' IUB * w FINEST CANE SNGAB, 701b bag, Us per bag, (Auckland No. 1a) guarantee* over wel ijftf* ' a FIN T£ST GANE SUGAR with TEA, 13s 3d per 701b b*e AUCKLAND No. 2 CANE SOG4R, with TEA, 12s lid per 701b bae Mr ©• DUOKsSSS TEA (once nsed always t-sed) Is 9<! per lb by 5 to 101b Tins a B'enn of the Finest Ceylon and Indian OrangoPtkoe). ' m* CRYLOI? ORANGE PE» OE (Golden Tipped) 2g por lb, or Is 9d by the Tin CEYLON PEKOE, from l a 3d per 5b by 101b Tin F STATION TEA. in Chests and Half Chests, from la lid per lb. Quality makes them attractive. Pr.ce makca them Jell. «».?*"?*. ? °LLER FL°UB ' 2001b Bag 1Sa ' lOOlb Ba S *■ ™> 601b Bag 3» lOd aolb Bag zs 6a. Finest Factory Cheese, per lb 0 6 n,, „ «,,.-, . Lewis' Prize Bacon, W roll or side Gold 1 c" v !?? «P 2^ lu 6d ' Jb I>. 7!b Is d Der ib 0 61 , 14]b 3s3d» 281b 6s 6c? ' 56ib Us 3d Lewis 1 Prize Hams, per lb 0 8 Treacle, 21b 6d, 41b Is. 71b Is 8d St, George's German. S*oaage, per lb 1 0 „ 141b 3s 3d ' 28'b 6s, 561b 10b 9d Finert finned Lard, per tin 0 6 l meuT *m™ ** a»dl?d b., tie Defeated Cosoaniir „ 0 7 ? eWJ9, W l"',^® 1! 08 l"ood U9d Edmond's Baking Powder, 6d and e"f r s f ood ls lld an<* 3s 6d per tin lid per Jin Robinson s patent Groats and Barley 9d Walunts  . 08 ■ w Pc? fcS, . \ PeaKnts 0 5 Gelatine loz. packet 6d llbTios St George's Jams, 4s 6d «•' f }* ln *l»** lr oZ, p*ckefc 8d dozen per tin 0 5 Brown s Corn JFloar 3d lb lib Raspberry Jam, 5a 6d doz., tin 0 6 Br°w p n n 8 a af, e 3d lb lib „ Crossesbd Black well's Mar^ JfaizenaSd lb, Qaeeusland Arrowroot 6d malade 0 9 Oadbnry s Cocoa Jib lOd, Jib ls 8d Conceutrated Jellies-Lemon. Rasp- lan,I an, ? J OUfcenf l ? l] c 1? ?? L 3l per lb berry, Vanilla-pint packets, J^, 8 oco» b 4HJ Ib BJ4, lib Is «Jd 5s 6d do*, per packet 0 fi £" 8lebrPo^' 8 Cocoa Jib 4d, Jib 7*d De Vere's 3 elly Powders, assorted £r •! fin nj 50/I r C!4 *Ke flavonts, per packet 0 6 Mijnm.d M ilk 7s 3d do Z , 7*d tin Bird Seed-Oerap.Rape, Canary, lbo 3 Qolden Vale Mllk 5* 6d doz, 6d tin Linseed, whole, 3d, crashed, per lb 0 4 BISCUITS. CHEMICALS, „ T ,-•„,,„ Fancy Lnnch 3^d lb by tin or 3jd lb Morton's Cream of Tartar, per Ib 1 3 £ 011e Bew.8 e w . " „ „ Carbonate Soda „ OS 5- n Pc'- ne H& lb by dn, or 6d lb „ TartarioAcid „ 110 Jamlb Wine y „ „Ib „ Citric Acid. 3d oz. „ 3 6 § Ich, T, ea Ml lb by tin, or 6d lb „ A 3nm, powdered „ 0 6 People s Mixed 4d lb „ or 4jd lb „ Refined Saltpetre , 0 6 Fancy Mixed s|d Ih „ or 6d lb „ B:>raz, powdered „ 0 8 ? e8, 8"b J , JAP » or lOd lb „ Sulphur 1,, 0 6ffi b» 6Jd lb „ or 6d lb Washing Sodaj %, 0 1 | a!ta"8f •• „ ». „lb Snowflakca 4Jd lb s , © r 5d — '■ Water . „ ' n Ginger Nuts s|d b „ or 6d lb D»y*M»rti n ' f pa,teßlaoklnß,d» 2 .O M %££L Isldlb "„ »2SS Nixey s Black Lead per doz. 0 9 " w" "♦ lo Peerless Gloss ppr bot. 0 6 Black Lacquer, (Castle Brand) bot. 0 9 _ „ In tins 0 7 ~ " Brunswick Black per tin 07 Ground Rice 3id Keen s Oxford Blue, per lb 010 gUt p eas *j Jb Beekitt*. Bag Blue, „ 010 pWI Barley 51bs Is, or 2M lb St Georges Bine, „ 0 8 Egyptian L^ntilfl 3W lb ? Colman'sD.S.F-Mustard, lib tins 1 8 Haricot Beans 3jd lb Jlo tins lMd, Jib tins 6d Macaroni and Vermicelli 1 S lOd bor o Keep a Mustard Condiment per lb 1 3 g,j jjj ° xvu UUM ° 71b tins 6s 9d Flag Brand P1 kl 9gd d . , Finest Dairy or Table Salt, 5s per cwt per bottle 1' bag, Is 3d Salt> 71b 8d ' U'b ° 11"16 P°Wder 3°a Perd°Z Ot IUL Girger, whole Is 3d, ground Is 4d lb Mnllri-'B San^ i «{«•: oi-ji i i. •. «» » White Pepper (guaranteed pure) Is 4d lb ¥*™ rJ fc e n ? s * Plnfc« 3d bofc. lib Tin Rabbit In Jelly 7d, 21b, MM and Is Lea 2«6d SdDce*"PlQt !• &** Our Own Sauce |-pint sd, pint 9d s. lT n,ca.=SK; M , cu W o g TMSS."^ jS SS£ Small, 4d and 4jd large 8d le g Ber , b ' > Ooid» Sardines, in tomato sauce, 4Jd per tin « Morton's Fresh Herrings, flat 7d, kip- Candles— Paraffine Wax (plain orflated persd lOd, Hen ings in tomato sauce 6|d per lb ; National Sperm by lOdpertln box ?fd lb j Bedroom Candles Red Herring 9ab la, or 1 j fish 10s 8d; self-fitting, 12 in box, lOd ; Price Star Brand Mullet 7d per tin Oirriage Candles 8 and 10 JOd pacts Preserved Bloaters lOd perltiu Matches Plaids 4s pr gross. 4|d doz 1000 Vestas, Bell's, 4s 10d doz, 6d box; 1000 Vestas, German. 3s lOd Table Vhxegar^d, 9d, jf lOdlbottle & f d 8d White Wine Vinegar 9d bottle packet, small 3d packet Washing Soap-811kstone lOd bar orJlOs Starch, Colman'e, 51b pkfi s*d lb ™6r b<£ i * m » Lily, per lib Lxsd MoLeod's almond ecentedS9d bar. 10s Borax Starch Glaze, Is doz • lid picket ™6d,bo^ i j i. jns i -. pears> Waller's Karth and Violet Powdst 1 Rawling's almond scented, 9d bete, da 8d box \ lid box Camphor, loz blooks 3d, or 2a 3d doz Domestic, 6d bar, 7s lid box Vaseline 5d and 9d jar, lib tinj Is 9d Bond s Cleanser, 6d bar, 6a 3d box Pare Glycerine 6d and 9d bottle Barilla Ash 9d bar Glycerine and Cucumber lOd per bottle Sunlight soap Is per box, 4£d bar Hudson's Extract of Soap 9 packets la Lifebuoy (Carbolic), la 4d box, 6d;bar p a in Siller la 4d Toilet Soap—Pear's assorted tablets, 4in Bonnington's Irish Moss ls and Is 1W ' box, Is box Selgel'a Syrup la 9d and 3a bottle Pear s unscented tablets, 6d each, 5s 6d Pills—Holloway'a and Cockle'^i* 4d box d°z ,_. , o . f . n , , Beecham's and Seigei's 1^ box Cieaver s Shaving Sticks, 9d cash Senna 2d packet, Epsom Salts (fd doz Brown Windsor, lib bar lOd, 10 tablets Encs' Fruit Salts 3s 3d bottle ™forl. B a ti t i  Fluid Magnesia Is bottle Glycerine Soap, Jib bars 4d, lib barssd Hood's and Ayer's Saisaparilla 4s 8d bofc Whiting Id per Ib, 7s 6d cwt. Condy's Fluid Is sd, Lung Preserver 1 Hops, loose, la 4d, and Is e$ lb pressed Barry's Tricopherns ls 5d bottle l 8, ii ll 8.18 w 9<! an?M • Patenb Me<JiclQes n Wholesale Prices. Lieblgs Extract Meat Is 9d par j^r **•*.«■• V/ashboards, wood, lid, zinc Is 2d SUNDRIES American brooms ls 3d, 1j 6d, Is 9d, j fOT ,i M q 4 %v mv i l 9 ]_^ ' Naples 3d lb, 51bs la Fresh Ground Coffea Is 4d, Is 6d snr ail8 T 3a ">f ®** 1" I B Bdlb 1 Boss Lanterns ls a 3d each __ '■■ '" # Full XllwArated Price II t, containing 29 pages, free on application Testts : Prompt tfett Cash wiSi the Ordera No ©harge for packing cases, and all orders delivered free at railway^ station ani witbia a two miles radius of Ashburton. , FLETCHER BROS., GAS a SUPPLY STORES AS SrSEET, ASHBGBEOST AND HIGH SPRSST, OHftfoXQUC7ROS Whelesale and R^tdl A&nto for Niramo and BUir's Seedi,