eg aU the small bones in the neighbour-' hood ; in another, again, a bullet struok bhe forehead, wend through iha bain, and •merged through the temple bone, yet in all ihsse, and in many other similar oases,: the patients made quick and complete re oovtriet. j

INTERESTING TO IRISHMEN.

d'ha personality of bhe prominent men on the British side Interested in the Transvaal war would appear to be distinctly Irish. Lord Lansdowne, the Minister of War, is a Kerry man ; Mr Wyuhana, the Under-Sec-; retary, is a great grandson of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, and his living image ; " Bobs" is a Wateriord man, and proud of ib. Hie title is Lord Roberts, of Waterford and Kandahar; Lord Kitchener was born on the Kerry Coast; General white is an Antrim man ; General Olery, a Cork man ; Major-General French, » Roeoommon man; and Lord Wolseley is, as everyone knows, an Irishman. Apropos of Irishmen who are alleged to be enemies of England, a Ladytmith letter in the London Daily Chronicle saya that the writer had meb with Major Kincaid, who had been a prisoner with the Boers, and had been exchanged. •• Mt«f orKincaid," he Baid, 11 had seen a good deal of the B>oalled Colonel Blake and the ed-palled Irish Brigade. There was nob a single Irishman am them. Blake, an American, had come out for the adventure, just aa he went to the Ohili war." From this, as from other circumstances, it Will be gathered thab the Irishmen get blamed for very much more than they deserve.

A JEALOUS WOMAN'S REVENGE

Shooting; an Ex-Lover.

The following are the particulars of the Broken Hill shooting aff*ir mentioned in our cables lately :— A Bensauoa was caused at the southern end of Argent Street, Broken Hit', by t> shooting affair, in which John Thomas Be van, a postman, and Miss Amy Spain, a dressmaker, were the principals. Jealousy ' was the cause of the affair. Sevan was going his morning round with letters, when Mias Spain, who was waiting for him, stepped from the doorway of Mrs Struck tneyer's registry office, where she is staying, and, presenting a revolver at Bevan, fired, wounding him ia the right shoulder. Bevan rushed into Messrs Morris Bros.' hair dressing shop, where be staggered and fell. The young woman followed, halted in the doorway, and again raised h«r levolver. A young man named O'Shea rushed ftb her, bub she strenuously resisted his tfforts to gob the revolver, but others oatne to his assistance, and the young woman was disarmed* She then walked through the hair-dre3sing saloon, and by a back entrance into Mrs Struckmeyer's room, where she waß seized with a violent 'fit. In about half an hour she recovered, and waa taken to the police station. Bevan's wound is » comparatively slight one, the bullet having passed under tbe right shoulder bone and lodged in tbe flesh. It was quickly extracted at the hospital by Dra Seabreak and Home. The love affairs of the couple were venti lated at the Police Courb last Monday,»when Miss Spain charged Bevan with aßßault. The parties had, according to plaintiff's state ment, became engaged while living in Tam worfcb, but this Bevan denied, Bsvan was employed in the posb office at Tamworth, and was removed to Broken Hill, whither Mii>B Spain followed him. On discovering that he was keeping company with another young woman, Miss Spain appears to have acted very violently on several occasions, more than once signifying her intention of shooting Bevan for what she regarded aa hia perfidy. '1 he oase was dismissed. Miss Spain was brought before Mr Mait lane, P.M., charged with shooting with indent to murder, and was remanded for eight days.

COMMERCIAL.

GERAIBINE STOCK MARKET.

Ab the Geraldine new yards the weakly sale w&8 held on Thursday inste»d of Wed nesday, the latter being the date of the ram and ewe fair ab Timaru, It was nob so well advertised as it mighb be, many farmers ooming on Wednesday. The sale was not so good aa the previous week, and bidding was dragging, the attendance was not up to the average. The following are the prices : — Two, four and six tooth crossbred ewes 10a Id to 13?, two tooth crossbred ewes 11s lOd to 13s sd, crossbred laoiba 6a 3d to 10s 6d, two tooth wethers 13a to 14a 6d, merino awes 8i 3d, were of indifferent quality. Bams—Shropsiiires lfgu, English Leiceaters 2_gs, Border Leicostors 2 to 2J?u, Liooolns |g. Pigs—Prices roled from 7i to 18s for stores and weaners. Cattle— Oattle met a very dull sale, and nearly all passed out. Ab suction fab heifers brought £5 5a to £3 6s, 18 to 20 months old 33s to 55s each, springers £3 15a to £5 ss.

The Pareora Estate.

The Government having bought the Pare ora estate, a large clearing sale was held on Thursday. It was very successful, and largely attended. All tbe sheep bub a few of the stud flock, on which there were reserves, were sold t the prices being—lss to 15s lid for fab wethers, 13s 3d to 13s 6d for start wethers, 24t Id to 14s 5d for croisbre! ewes, 10s to 10s 2d for crossbred lambs. Border Leicester rams sold at from l^gs to 3£gs, Lincolns Ig to 2g«, Border Leicester stud ewes l|gs to 2gs. There was keen competition for draught horses, the best Belling at from £40 to £58. Lighb horses ■old up to £27, and unbroken draughts up to £26. For cattle, implements, etc, there waa keen oompebitioa. Altogether the sale was one of tbe best in the district.

The Troopship Gymeric.

Yesterday, at Lyttelton, a representative of the Press interviewed Colonel Bomerville re the alleged insanitary condition of the Gymerio. Replying to questions the Colonel inter alia bm& t—• , " Yes, there was a good deal of incon venience the firsb nighb. Through a mistake we had salt water for tea» bub things are rapidly being put übraight. Ab the same time, the men have a lot to complain of, I admit. Promises have been made to them which have never been oarriad out. Th«y have been kepb two months waiting fof ft boab, and men who were only a fortnight Punedin gob away in the MonowaJ," 11 The difference is, Colonel, that the men *neV horses are pub on board before troopships are ready bo receive them, is it nob ?" " Yes, they are," replied the Colonel. «• I understand that there is a lot of discontent amoDgat the men over their treatment." "If the men do ttot want to go they oan leave the ship. X will have them called out, and any man that thinks himself aggrieved can clear out. I oan get 100 moro men from Wellington ab any moment:" " What have you to say aboub the com plaints regarding one or two ol the officers ?'' "I thiDk they are just ones. There is no doubt that a man rejected as> a trooper was made an officer, and another offioor has had no experience."

BOWLING.

A return matoh was played afc fcho Ohrist-. church Bowling Club's Green y?"t>«day, between the Aehburton and Ohrwtohuron Clubs, and resulted in » handiome win for the Chriatchuroh men. The Ashburton bowlers were hospitably entertained at Chnetohnreh. A drag was awaiting them at the station, and they wew driven to the grounds. It waa a three rink match, and 6h§ game lasted from Ito4 pm. Luncheon wal provided and then the Ashburton players were driven baok to the station. The beating wai owing a good deal to the Chriatohutoh jreen being very keen, with short turf and a surface like glass, while the Ashburton green has very loog graes, and ia very rough. This of course, is owing to its having been jusb formed. _____________

PATRIOTIC FUND.

Mr A. Roberts, seoretary of the Ashbur-' ton."Patriotic Fund, received this morniDg the following acknowledgment from the! Lord Mayor of London :— "The Transvaal ■ War Fund (widowe and orphans, wonnded ! soldiers, etc)—Recieved with thanks this, February 12, 1900, from Ashburton, New Zealand, per the Union Bank of Australia, Ltd., the Bum of £1000. Appropriated as directed.—Alfred J. Newton, Lord Mayor; John Voce Moore, Treasurer. With the Lord Mayoi's compliments and thanks "

THE ALLEGED CHILD MUR DERER.

United Press Association -By Electric , Telegraph Wellington, March 30 The charge of murder againac John Deigh ion is procaeding. The crosi-examination is ' in the direction of proving insanity, and the medical evidence, to some extent, suppcxfcl this; No new facts were elicited,

The Third Contingent.

United Press Association—By Eleotrfo , Telegraph Wellington, March 30 The troopship Knight Templar «ffe« embarked the third New Ze*land Contingent at East London, all well. Ten horses vrera lost on tie voyage.

The Fifth Contingent.

Wasganui March 30 Sergeant-Mijor Dewar s drill instructor for the West Coast; Battalion r-'aii Wellington Volunteers, left hera this raovnicg to take a Lieutenancy in the Fifth Contingent, Lwar was in the Jamiason raid and was taken prisoner. He is a mosb capable offioor both in infantry and rooaatod drill.

To-day's Telegrams.

United Press Aseooktutn—By. Bleotrio QDoiegrupa DirnxoiK, Ma,toh 30 The Monowai is exp&Hed bi re^:h Durban about AprU 25, and will bring back invalided soldiers of the earlier New Ztfefond Coe tingents, and M) Is nob u&likaly she may also bring baok sonia of the Australia a invalids, in which easts she will proceed to Melbourne In any case she ia expected b&sk in the colonies in about) three months. In the Bruce lic&nsiog mutter Judge Wiiliams to-day g?*oted the order of prohibition prayed for on bth>4f ©f the looal hotel keepers, to restrain the magistrate t from proceeding to v, recount of fclis votes on | the ground thas the legislature Mled to make j provision far a fresh poll in case of an irregu larity. The principal ground on which Judge Williams ordered bhe writ of prohibition was thab the magistrate omitted to give the statuary notice of holding a Court of Review. Ib is understood Government have allowed : the magistrates Messrs Beetham, Robinson, Garew, and Sratford, to state a ciese for the Appeal Court's decision as a special case as to whether they ate entitled to pensions in which their services as Provincial Goverc meat officials shall count. Timaru, March 30 The old moderate committee were re ! elected vesteriay by an average majority of 370 each over tbe five temperance candidates Wellington, March 30 At a meeting of the More Men Fund Com mittee tha delay in the despatch of the fourth contingent of Wellington men was discussed, and ecme cauatio remarks made on the breach of faith on the part of the Defence Mioister, who had promised that the Wellington men, who were practically part of the third contingent, but were shut out, should be senb away at the first) oppor tunity. Yeb another vessel, the Monowai, had been despatched since, and the Welling ton men were still in the colony ; this, too, in face of the whole cost of equipment and transport being borne by the public of Wellington and the district, while only the I cost of equipment waa pud for those who left on Saturday last; from Duucdin. Strong ' remarks were also made about the condition of the Gymerie, and the defence authorities were blamed as being unable to-stand the pressure placed upon them. Objection] was also taken to 100 of the Fifth Contingent going in the Gymerio, thus making tha conditions of the Wellington section of the fourth less comfortable Ultimately a resolution to be forwarded to the Dsfenea Minister wae carried, protesting against delaying tho departure of the Fourbh Contingent beyond the time agreed upon by the Government while the other had been ' despatched, further thab the delay was said to be mainly owing to trade reasons, ft'so i protesting against the unsanitary condition of the steamer Gymeric, at least in the first days of the men being on board.

Latest Items.

Personal—Mr E. G. Wright returned by express to-day to Windermere, after a short viiit to Christchurch. Pibatbs 1 Footbaii. Clc»—The Pirate* Football Club hold their annual meeting j this evening at 7,30. AH intending mem- j hers and those already on the booki should j endeavour to attend, I Harvest Fistivai.— A notice will be found in another column that a Harvest Festival will be given in the Orange Hail to morrow (Saturday), including a luncheon at twelve o'clock and a Promenade Concert at night. It promises to be a very attractive gathering. The Fire at Wabnbr's Hotel—ln con* nectioD with the late fire at Warner's, the servants lost all their clothes, eto, and an effort is now being made to get up a mh- ■ scription list, with a view of recouping in some degree the loss thus sustained. It will be remembered, none of the boarders lost any thing. j Suspicions Arovskd— The Press Welling ton correspondent states that a number of men employed in one of the railway goods ahedi at Invercargill were recently dismissed in conneotion with certain pilfering that was going on, and after the accident to the excursion train returning from Dunedin, the Inspector of Police was supplied with a liiti of the names of bhote who hare been thus punished. Pkimb Lambs—An exceptionally prime line of 2060 lambs has just been killed at the Belfast Freezing Works. They were Bent up by special train by Messrs Sherrington and Dowthwaite from their proi»rty at Waihao Valley, Waimate, and ftrrived without a single loss or serious injury. These lambs were by English Leicester rams out of half bred ewes, and were trait hed off on rape and young grass. They killed out splendidly, being nice and bright in colour, and the average weight for the line was jut over 4?4'b, while the fat averaged 3 4'sthlb. —Press. Cricket.— The Rakaia and Seafied cricket oluba tried conclusions at Rakaia on Wed nesday last. The game was decided on the first innings and resulted in a win for Sea field by SI runs. Scores ?—Sesfield—7s, (L Blnnden If, Chrishian 17, R Blunden 16); Rakaia—s4, (McDonald 14 not oat Harvey 13 and Palmer 11). L and H Blunden bowled for the visitors, the former securing three wickets for ten runs and the latter sevfln for 31; while Harvey, MoDonald and McKee, were the bowlerp for the local eleven, A DißA?fointment— Ab midday today we received a telegram from the Christ churoh Kmematograph Syndicate to the effect that owing to the late arrival from London of a number of war picture adver tised, they would be unable to open at Ash burton to-night, but would do bo next Wed nesday, A circular to that effect is circu lated with this issue. It is evident that when the Company do open in Ashburton the pictures shown will bo the latest. U<A.O.t>.—The quarterly meeting of The Success of Ashburton Ladies' Lodge was held on Tuesday evening, there being a splendid attendance of members, A considerable amount of correspondency was dealt with. It wan reported that the arrangements for the annual social were well in hand. After the usual routine businets was dispatched, bwe new members were initiated into the Order. The takings for the evening were more than at any previous meeting, and it Was satisfactory to note the great progress the Lodge was making. After a pleasant evening the Lodge was eloeed at 9.45 by the Q.P,

Personal—The London correspondent o« the Christchuroh If ess writes: —Mrs Pale thorpp, formerly of New Zealand, informs me thab she has commenced the practice of palmistry in Regent street, and ie doing well A Hard Nub to Cback.—Mr William Vagg has suggested that a subscription li«t should be opened for the laudable purpose of presenting the gallant defender of Mafe king, Colonel Baden-Powell, with Borne token of our appreciation of bis heroio defence, the memento to lake the form of a gold nub, inscribed as follows: "To Colonel Baden- Powell, from Christohnrob, New Zealand,' <A Hard Nut to Crack,' Mafeking, 1899 ---1900-" *

Sea Floor.

Possible Revelations o« tfc« Be* of the Ocean —• Do Smnken Ship* «o to the Bottom t

Who is there among us that has ever seen a lake, a pond or a river bed laid iry that has not felt an almost cbHd lsh interest and curiosity in the aspect of a portion of the eayWs surface hith erto concealed from our gaze? says F. T. Bellen In the London Spectator. The feeling is probably universal, arising from the natural dealra to penetrate the unknown, and also from a primi tive anxiety to know what sort of abode the inhabitants of the water possess, since we almost always con sider the water folk to live as do the birds—really on land, with the water for ac atmosphere. But, if this curi osity b« so general with regard to the petty tfepths mentioned above, how greatly la it increased In respect of the recesses of the sea, for there is truly the great unknown, the undiscoverable country of which, In spite of the con stant efforts of deep sea expeditions, we know next to nothing. Here im agination may (and does) run riot, at tempting the impossible task of repro ducing to our minds the Btate of things in the Mghtless, silent depths, where life is impossible, Suppose that It were possible for some convulsion of nature to lay bare, let us say, the entire bed of the north Atlantic ocean. With one bound the fancy leaps at the prospect of a redis covery of the lost continent, the fabled Atlantis, whose wonders have had so powerful an effect upon the imagina tions of mankind. Should we be able to roam through those stupendous haUii, climb those towering temple heights reared by the giants of an elder world or gaze with stupefied wonder upon the majestic ruins of cities to which Babylon and Palmyra, with all their mountainous edifices, were but as a suburban townlet? Who knows? Yet maybe the natural won ders apparent in the foundations of such soaring masses as the Azores, the Cape Verde Islands or the Ca naries, or, greater still, the altitude of such remote and lonely pinnacles as those of St Paul's rocks would strike us as more marvelous yet. To thread the cool intricacies of the "still vext Bermoothes" at their basements and seek out the caves where the sea monsters dwell who never saw the j light of day, to wander at will among the winding of that strange masse of reefs that cramp up the outpouring of the beneficent gulf stream and make It issue from its source with that tur bulent energy that carries it, laden with blessings, to our shores—what a great pilgrimage that would be! Im agine the vision of that great chain of islands which we call the West Indies soaring up from the vast 'iH!in 6,000 feet below, with all the diversity of form and color belonging to the lovely homes of the coral insects, that build ceaselessly for themselves, yet all un consciously rear stable abodes for man kind! It would be an awful country to view, this suddenly exposed floor of the sea, a barren land of weird out line, of almost unimaginable complexi ty of contour, but without any beau ty such as Is bestowed upon the dry earth by/the kindly sun, for its beauty depends upon the sea, whose prolific waters are peopled with life so abun dantly that even the teeming earth is barren as compared with the ocean. Bat at Its greatest depths all the re searches that man baa been able to prosecute go to prove that there is lit tle life. -The most that. goes on there Is a steady, ftceumulatl&n of "the dead busk* of one© living organisms settling'slow ly., down, to form who knows'^hat'oew I granite, marbles, porphyries, against the time when another race on a reor ganized earth shall need them. Here there 4s nothing fanciful, tor if we know anything at all of prebtstorle ; times it la that'what is now'higfr land, i not to mr t merely, dry lao<3, sv&» once lying cold end dormant M the bottom ] of the s«& being prepared throughout who can sa& wbfilWnreftlizable periods of time for "the use and enjoyment of Its present lords, ttot until" We leave the rayleas gloom,; the Incalculable pressures and universal cold of tHose tremendous depths do we find the sea floor beginning to abound with life, it may even be doubted whether any thing of man's;handiwork, such as there Is about "a ship foundering In midocean, would ever reach In a recog nizable form the bottom of the sea at a depth of more than 3,000 fathoms. There is an Idea, popularly current among seafarers, that sunken ships in the deep sea only,, go:down a certain distance, no matter what their build or how ponderous their (cargo. Having reached tt certain stratum, they then drift about, slowly, disinte grating, dereliot&of the depths, swarm ing with strange denisens, the shadowy fleets of the lost and loved and mourn ed. In time, of course, as the great solvent gets in its work they disappear, becoming part of their surroundings, but not for hundreds of years, during which they pass and repassatthemill of the undercurrents that everywhere the whole body of water in the ocean from becoming stagnant and death dealing to adjacent shores. A weird fancy truly c but surely not more strange than the silent depths abxmi which it Is formulated.

Microbes of Flowers.

A French naturalist, Domingos j Ftfelpe, finds that on cultivation In suitable media several well known pathogenic bacteria can be developed from the anthers and stigmas'of liev eral species of flowers. Moreover, b,e found that several species of microbes termed oamof eus reproduce the odors of the flowers in which they occur.

A Handsom* Donation—Mr Bland Holt, while in Dunedin, subscribed a cheque of £50 as the nucleus of a fund to be devoted to assisting member! of the Fourth Contin gent who may be disabled, or in assisting those dependent on them.

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For Indigestion, the best remedy is undoubtedly Korton's cfmo»ile Pills They am confidently^ fecbmmended as being mild in operatwn and abeoate 1/ jrr?™ iniurious druge Acting at one« as a splendid toSlgcntle a^rfent For nearly 100 years they tave proved rnequalled lor Indigestion, Dyßpepsia, i_£Be aalall Liver and Stomach complaints Sold in bottles, Is l|d, 2s 9d, and Us, by all MedMSino ; l« dow tJispHjbouE Siie mM J



Friedlander Bros. ' WEST STREET AUCTION MART OUR USUAL HORSE FAIR Will bt hold on THURSDAY, April 19, 1 ISOO, For whioh we are now readying entries. 55 BROS., Ltd olearing sale, near Lyndhursft. THURSDAY,~APRIL 5, 1900. MESSRS FRISDIANDER BROS, Ltd, have received instructions from Mr George Thompson to Sell by Public Anotion on hit Farm, near Lyndhurst, the following Hones and Implements : — 9Fir*t-olass Draught Mi^ei and Geldings, from thro* to sight years old; all good workers The Draught Entire, "Lord Bt»n!ey," fife gears f% FOALS, by Lord Stanley 3 Double-furrow Ploughe, 2 Drays and Frames, 2 Massey-fl arris Binders, 1 McCormick Reaper and Binder, 1 Angio-AmerioanDcill, 1 Meseey-Harrit Cultivator, 1 Dunoan Grabber, Shaft and Plough Harness, and a quantity of Stndries. Mr Thompson having most of hie land laid down in grans, is the reason for this aale being called. Anyone wishing to acquire good Brood Mares or Working Horses should attend this sale, as Mr Thompson has at all times kept the best of these. Sale at 12 Noon Luncheon Provided R. FRIEDLANDER, 202 Auctioneer* FBIDAY, APRIL 27, 1900. j CLEARING SALE | AT FLEMtNGTON. TITESBRS FRIEDLANDER BRO3, Ltd, have received instructions from Mr Alwc MoArthur to Sell by Public Auction on aborodate, at his Homestead, Flemington, Sheep, Horses, Cattle, Trap, and Imple ment?. ALSO 160 Acres of good Lands Full particulars in future advertisement. R. FRIEDLANDER, 3 223 Auctioneer. FOR SALE HALF ACRE of Land, on Aifora Forest Road, near Woollen Factory. For particulars apply FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. WE ARE 1 CASH BUYEBS OF WHEAT, | OATS, BARLEY, AND GRASS SEEDS. Friedlander Bros.j Limited FOR PRIVATE SALE. A SEVEN-ROOMED HOUSF, with Bouilery and Wash-house, i acre, in Tanored Street East, close to Masonic Hall. Fall particulars from FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. WURS. FUKS. FURS. i i , SATUBDAyTmARCH 31. At 1 o'olook. mo Bs held at MESSRS NIOOLLBROS,, X Bask Btreet Rooms, .-■ • *■:. § GRAND SALE OF FURS, (On ftooonob of Mb Rose, Furrier, Dnoedlo) lUR RUGS, FUR MATS, LADIES' CAPES, BOAS, MUFFS, COLLARETTES. And ftll the Latest Fashioni in For Goods. Noti Time and Place. NICOLL BROS. ROOMS, i SATURDAY, MAKOH 31, at 1 p.m. J R BLAN*>, 3 227 Auf iioneer DAVID THOMAS. ~~ ARCADE. SATURDAY, MAROH 31, 1900 MR DAVID THOMAS has received instructions to sell on account of a Timaru Client,— 4 Draught Geldings, 3, 4, and syr« 2 Draught Geldings, 6 and Byrs These horses are just out of work, goad sorts, and can be recommended) Sale at 1 o'olook, D. THOMAS, 3 210 Auctioneer, ARCADE saturday7maroh si MR D. THOMAS has receired instrnc tions from the Ofioial Assignee to ■ell by Pablio Auction on the abore date, In the estate of William Hamilton Ltndells, Oils, Tools, Nuts, and Sundries for Bioyole Repairs. Sale at 1 p.m „ D. THOMAB, * 234 Auctioneer. ei|H|^? l? i-i---^-«^a^^--«----s^p-^s TTTANTED KNOWN-Galvanised Barb ¥ V Wire (hog or cattle) Iss 9d per cwfc, No. 8 Blaok Wire 13s 6d per ewt, Brae 3s 3d per bag—Fjuetcbw Bros., Aihburton and Ofariitohiirotu



Wanted. FOUND-Gold Ring. Owner can have Mm« by applying to thia Offioe. 3 250 WANTED— A Sm»rfe Active Yoath for ■tore. Apply thia office 3 252 WANTED— Good General. Apply Mrs Dopds, Tftncred Street. 3 249 LOBT— A pink and *rey Parrot. Finder rewarded on returning tame to Mrs Coooa, Wakanui Road. I 248 FRESH Oysters, Soles, Shrimps, and all kindi of Fresh Flah by expreaa To-night. J H Jewitt. Telephone 96. Opposite Mail Offioe. WANTED, for the Wnter, by Young Lady, Companion to shera room to gether, with or without board. Terma moderate—Apply Mail Office. 3 241 LOST-On Railway PktfoTn^ a Pnrae containing Oaiih, Railway Ticket, ard Steamboat Ticket. Tiokete cancelled. Fin der kindly leavewne at thia ofioe. Reward 8108 TABTE and Deaign, ace NoBTHceT* and HEFfOB»'s Windows before buy. ing your Autumn and Winter Millinery. * S. KNIGHT are buyera of a! • kindi of Second-hand Gooda. Ad oininjj Mrs Knight's Boardinghouae. 171 OUxND— Black and Tan Sheep Dog fclut ij Owner can hare tame by pnyiDg expenaes, Apply thia office. »2U TNFANTRY and Mounted Rile Drill ■*>. Books, la ; Red Pottags ; Wine on the L°ea ; Corner of the We»t ; In London'a Peart; South Africa; Windsor Magazine; Royal; Wide World ; Pearaoo's; Ludgate, Strand, etc.—H M Jones /^OME and see the prices at Mbs Alcorn's KJ Great Summer Sale. Dress Muslins from 6d a yard. Summer Dresses, Milioery, Hibbona, Flower*, Laces, Jackets, Capee, Underololhing, Pinafores, Aprons, Stamped Needlework, etc, all reduced during the Sa'e. "ANI'EUKNUWN-Removal of tht old established firm of Mitchell k, Turner, from old premises in Tancred Street to New Bhop in Burnett Street. WANIKD Known—Mrs Christekskn begs to armour cc that she has taken over the premises lately occupied by Mra Runey, in Tancred Street. She has vacan cies for a few more Boarders—ladies or gentlemen. The bouse will be under the supervision of Miss C. Chbistensbn, who will also take in dressmaking and plain sewing. 3229 WITH Yoac Consent, I'Jl take another cup, ie the general ex pression of approval from those first basting Hondai-Lanka Ceylon Tea. Sold l»y Mr J T Cooch, Saunders' Buildings, East Street. A TED KNOWN-Ja^TJa7e~- Mason's Finest Jars, pints 4? 9J, quarts 5s 6d, half-gallons 6s 9d per dozen, Jelly Tumblers 23 6d per dozen. Largest ■ Stocks and Lowest Prices Kb Fletcher Bros. WANTED— Healthy boy abouTl^To make himself useful; one who can milk preferred. Wages 5s per week, with board and lodgiDg, and good proapeots. , ANTED" KNOWN—Hoiey Kegs, 4a, 6d each, 601b Honey Tins (patent lide) 2s each, Butler Brxes with parchment lining Is lid each, at Flktchsr Bros ' Cash Supply Stores. PUBLIC KOTICBB. | FOOTBALL CLUB. ffIHE Adjourned Annual Meeting will fee X held THIS EVENING, at 7.30, a. MxConnell and Compton's Roomi), Tancred Street, AH intending membera invited to attend. F. PRIICHARD, Hon. Secretary March 30, 19C0. 3 253 PRIMITIVE METHODIST HARVEST FESTIVAL In the ORANGE HALL, TO-MORROW, Saturday, March 31. Luncheon at 12 o'clock, Is; Tea at Any hour, 61. Promenade Concert at night. Many useful articles to be sold. Admission to Concert, 6d, to be returned on the pur-' chase of 2a 6d worth of goods. Thanksgiving services in the above Church ' on Sunday, April Ist. Morning at 11, After noon at 3, Evening at 6.30. Special singing and beautiful decorations. 3 251 THE EINEMATOGBAraT mHE Kincnutngraph Syndicate CANNOT SHOW TO-NIGHT, owing to th» !*te arrival from London of their aew war p'oturea Advertised. They will appear In Ashbutton on WEDNESDAY 4 NFXI?. J. H. FERGUS, 8 247 Bui>nt<" M»n«ger. Henry Stephenson. special entry, oaturday, march 31, 1900 first"lclasß houskhold furkitubb, COMPRISING Double Brass Rail Iron Bedsteads, Spring Mattresses, Chest Drawers, Occasional Chairs; Settee, etc, in flowered rip, very choice; Austrian Chairs, Wash stands and Seta, Linoleum, Copper Boiler, Tables, Looking Glaai, Crockery, Kitchen Utensils, Sundries, etc. No Reserve. HENRY STEPHENSON, 5 236 Auctioneer. OHERTSET SPOETS. EASTER IT/T ONDAY. ASTER IYI ONDAY. Maiden Trot, If miles.—Ber-merry ser, Diploma ecr, Miracle Jack 3 ec, Might as Well ssec, Lieutenant sseo, Collina ssec, Jouberb 7sec, Mizpah 7sec Daisy Bell 7sec. Opbk Trot, 1£ miles.—Edward R. scf, Cameline Bsecß, Macaroni lOsece, Cati 12secs, Fannywood Hsecs, Brandon 14ieo8 4 Lena Bell 14«ec8, Impadence 2Os»cb, Nfgger 22seofl, ScotMeh Lass 22seca, Infiiece 25seos, Annie 25aecs, Gambler 25aecs, Mlraole Jftck2saeos, Blae Boy 25aec8, Queen B. 25seca, Simple Harry 35secg, Bessie 25seca, CHBRTSEy Oc?, 1| miles. — Actor list 3lb, All Saints lOst 121b, Gloaming lOdfe 81b, Sobriquet 9st 131b, Village Lad 9at 101b, Astonishment %t 81b, No Hope 9«b 31b, Lacy Glitters 9sti. Eisikici Trot, 2 milts.— Impudence scr, Skiff lOaeci, Ber-merry 15sec8, Might as Wtll 19jms, Dolly Vardea Itsees, Lienttnanti 19seci, Joabert 22secs. Otzk Trox, 9 mlle«.—Kdirafd R. scr, I Aestella Bseca, Macaroni ISsecs, Fanny wood 18«ecs, Lena Bell ISaecs, Brandon 20decs, Ward 2Qaecfl, Inopadence R3secs, Nigger 24««0b, Scottish Lass Spates, Infiiece SOieca, Annie 30seca, Miracle Jack aieec, Blae Boy Slseos, Queen B. Slseoa. Entries for Grand Handicap, Mile, and Half Mile {athletic events) eloae on WEDNESDAY, April 4th. J. SH4NNQN, ,3 m StQrtUry,



Bankruptcy Notice. IN BANKRUPTCY. In the Diitriofe Court, holdea at Ashburton. In the matter of the Bankruptcy Acfe, 1892, md in the matter of William Hamilton Lakbills, of Aihburton, Enginear. WRITTEN Tenden will be remind by the undersigned up to MONDAY, April 2nd, at 4 p.m., for the purchase of the Book Debte in this Estate. The highest or. any tender not necessarily aooepted. Particular! and condition! of sale can be seen at my office. 3 231 JOHN DAVIBON, Deputy Official Assignee March 28th, 1900 S 231 IMPOKTANfTJOTIOBT^ nnHE attention of Subscribers and Client! X is again directed to the Account! lately senb out from this Office, for it is scarcely neoessas-y to say that the very heavy addi. tional expenditure incurred since the com mencement of the War, in cables, Ac, renders ifc absolutely necessary that Money ■hovild be got in without delay. We trust our Client! and Subscribers will gits their prompt) attention to this matter. _ ABHBI7RTON PUBLISHING COY. ST. STEPHEN'S OHURO H Aihburton, Daily Pr»yer and Religious Initruofcion, 9am FRlDAY—Litany and Sermon, •« The Vow ofFaito,»7lspm FIFTH SUNDAyIn LENT. (April UtJ 11am — Matins, Holy Communion and Sermon. "Some phases of human character : (4) Judas the traitor.' 3 p m—GREEN BTREET. 630 p m—Evening Prayer and Sermon. "Typei of Christian Character-! (4) §". Chrysoiton, Patriarch of Constantinople, the brilliant orator." R. &. WOODTHORPE, M.A.. Vicar TV.BO ISHED 1874. McDonald & Co., TAILORS, DEMO.VED to See our Sample! JCTJBIJLEU Compare our prices Bull din jfgi, Burnett Street. We cau't be beat 3 235 I HORSE COVERS. HORSE COVERS I BEG to remind my Customers and ■ the general Public that I have a large I Stock of HORSE COVERS OF ALL QUALITIES AND PRICES, Inspection Tnvlted, Also a large Stock of SADDLERY, Etc, on hand. K. J.~GUY. BADDLEK, Burnttb Street. SIGN-WJRirEK. LARGE STOCK OF WALL PaPEB^, I WINDOW GLASS, MIXED PAINTP, ■ PIOTtf REJMOULDINGS, ARTIST'S MATERIAL, &c. I BUPNETT STREET, opposite .Mail Office Telephone 65 ~~ ~T 0 L E~TT"~ I BURNETT STREET. ; /'YFFIOfI adjoining Ms PtmKBZXi F. FERRIMAN. TO LET T> OOMB centrally situate in Bank Build- XV iocs, Arcade Chambers T. BULLOCK I FOB SALE, TOWN PROPERTY IN PETER STREET, viz:— DWELLING of 4 rooms, with scullery, and £ acre, opposite the Baptist Tabernacle, being Town Section 782, good land, nice garden, and orohasd planted with fruit tree* ; there is also a small 1 table at back; the Property of Mr T. Slkemak, who purposes remosing to Tinwald. Terms and full particulars furnished by the undersigned. T. BULLOCK. NOTICE. NOTICE. Mrs Robottom HAVING again taken over her Studio, wishes the General Public to know that she is doing ONE DOKEN CABINET PHOTOGRAPHS, Enamelled, And one only 12 xlO ENLARGEMENT, worked in Indian Inks by a firetol&as artist; framed in Gilt, etad 22 x 18, for the sum of £1 18. £1 Is. w Specimens on view afe thej Studio, Moore Street, opposite Royal Hotel, and Mr Jones, East Street, Aahburbon 3 129 THE strength of two horses equal that of fifteen men. The strength of one pound of McKenzle's Hondal°Lanka Tea at 2a 4d or 2a 6d equal «n» and a half pounds of any other brand, and is abso lutely free from colouring matter. Save money by using It. Sold by Me J T Cooes, Saunders' Buildings TTTANrED KNOWN—Thafc our old pr« V V mlses will be dosed on and after @AT»»at, Ifaroh 10. Castomera will find us in New Shop, BuraetD Street.—Mit«hbli.< k TVRHEK. WANTED— A really good quiet Cow, about four years old. Apply Mail and Guarbian Office. TO BAKERS TO LET, at a low Rental—Triangle Bakery and Shop, centrally situated. at I far from the Railway Station. ODBELLOCK



It happened rrery night) whea father fell asleep, Hii little kid awoke to cough and sneeze and weep, Then father swore out loud and wished bis kid was dead, And tore his new pyjamas, lamping out of bed; He dammed the cold linoleum stuck to feet like glue, 4s )n his arms the child was howling all he knew, But mother found a ohara to make their rest secure, The kid now thrives and Bleep* on Woods Peppermint Cure.



SOUTH AFRICAN WARNEFS British Troops Advancing Fast. AND so are Store Goods of every descripvion advancing in price In (he Home. 4merican, and Continental Markets, We receive advices by almost every mail notifying the Advance in Price of various classes of Goc ds. Most of the Goods priced below are worth from 22a 6d to 25a to the £1 at the present time and we will not guarantee to sell at these pric<s after the 30th A^ril, so if yoa 'with to care money secure your Winter's Supply, Remember—The Advance Prices are nob yeb pat on FLETCHER BROS.' April Price List:— The BEST SUGAR that Money can bay 2|d p 3 r Ib with Tea, or 13* 3d per ba*. withonb Tea. 2£d per lb, or 701b bag 14a, guarantee over weight. c °* DUCHESS TEA (once need always ÜBed) la 9& per 1b by 5 or 101b Tins Is II per lb by half cheat, and Is 7d by the chesb. y UiD lmS| ls W CEYLON ORANGE PEKOE (Golden Tipped) 2s per lb, or Is 9d by 5 or 101b Tin. 50 Chests and Half Chests of INDIAN and CEYLON TEA from Is 3d per lb by Tin, or by the Chest from Is Iji per lb. r * Samples supplied Free oi application. FINEST ROLLER FLODR (Rollitt's or Timaru) 2COIb Bag 145," 1001b Baa 7a 6d, 501b Bag 3& lOd 25ib Bag 2s. g g j



Finest Brand Oatmeal 251b bag 3a Finest New Currants 5d per lb Finest New Saltanaß, 7d per lb Finest New Raisins 6£d per lb Quaker Oats lOd per packet Fines!) Cub Loaf Sugar 2s.i per lb Fare Coffee 2b per ib French Coffe Is 81, Harp Coffe ls U per 5b Finest Roasted Ooffe Beans ls lOd and 2s m «P9e.lb« »a joi • New Seasons Honey 7d gd .l^er w New Spanish Va'et da Raisins *|d per lb New Valencia Raisins 6d per lb Eleme Raisins 4|d per lb Finest New Dates 6d per lb Fine Muscatels, per lb, 10 New Natural Figs „ 0 8 Finesb French Prunes, per lb 010 „ Stewing Pruned „6d and 0 8 New Mixed Peel, orange, lemon, and citron, per lb 0 8 71b Tins Best Lemon Peel, per tin 3 9 Barcelona Nubs  0 8 Fineßt Icing Sugar, per lb 0 6 „ Castor Sugar, per lb 0 5 Orosse and Blackwell's Essences 9d per botble Lewis' Prise Bacon, by roll or side perlb 0 6 Lewis' Prize Hams, per lb 0 8 Finest Refined Lard, per tin Is Id and 0 6 Dessicated Cosoanut  0 7 Edmond's Baking Powder, 6d and" lid per tin Waluuis  0 8 l-'ea Nats  0 5 lib Tins St George's Jams, 4s 6"d dossen, per tin 0 5 lib Raspberry Jam, 5s 6d doz , tin 0 6 lib „ Crosse and Blackwell's Mar- malade 0 9 Conceucrated Jellies—Lemon, Rasp- berry, Vanilla- {i»t cackota, 5s 6d dr-z per packet 0 6 De Vere's Jtl y Powders, assoited flavours, per packet 0 6 Bird Seed—Hemp,Rape, Canary,lbO 3 Linseed, whole, 3d. ci ashed, p*r lb 0 4 AuslelroDk'a Coco Jib 4d,i'b 7^l Milkmaid Milk 7s 3d doz, 7^d tin chemicals Morton's Cream of Tartar, per ib 1 3  Carbonate Soda  0 3 „ TartaricAcid „ 110 „ Citric Acid, 3d oz. „ 3 6  Alum, powdered  0 6  Refined Saltpetre  0 6 „ Borax, powdered „ 0 8 „ Sulphur „ 0 6 Washing Soda „ 0 1 Disinfectant Powder, l&rge 'ins Iq\ Oanstic Soda7d. Bd, and 9 I per tin Carbolic Smd Soap 5d par bar Blue Stone 31 per lb ——— Day & Martin's paste Blacklng.diz. 0 4$ Nixpy's Black Lead per doz. 0 9 Peerless Glois p«r hot, 0 6 Black Lncquer, (Caß'le Biand) bot. 0 9 „ In tins 0 7 Rrnnswick Black, per tin 0 7 Keen's Oxford Blue, per lb 010 JReckitt's Bap; Blue, „ 010 at George's Blue, 0 8 Colman's D.S.F- Mnstard, lib tinb 1 8 £lb tins 10£ d, iib tins 6d Keen's Mustard Condiment per lb 1 3 71b tins 6s 9d Finest Dairy or Table Salt, 5s per cwt „  Salt, 71b bag 83,14>b bag, la 3d Gir ger, whole Is 3d, ground Is 4d lb White Pepper (guaranteed pure) ls 4d lb lib Tin Rabbit In Jelly 7d, 21b, 10J. and ls preserved *ish. Salmon, Californlan 8d 9 Flat 9d, Catting lOd, Cocktail lid—per tin Sardines, Albert patenfc opener leper tin „ Small, 4d and 4|d, large 83 Sardines, in tomato sauce, 4£d per tin Morton's Fresh Herrings, flat 7d, kip pered lOd, Herrings in tomato sauct lOd per tin Red Herring 9at Is, or 1 j fish'lOs 8J Star Brand Mullet 7d per tin Preserved Bloaters lOd per tiu ———— Table Vinegar 6d, 9d. and 10d bottle White Wine Vinegar 9d bottle Washing Soap— Silkstone 10J bar or 10s 6d box McLeod's almond scented 9d bar. 10s 6d box Rawling'a almond scented, 9i oar, 9s lid box Domestic, 6d bar, 7s lid box Bond's Cleanser, 5d bar, 6s 3d box Barilla Ash 9d bar Sunlight so»p Is per box, 4£d bar Lifebuoy (Carbolic), ls 4d box, 6d bar Tolleb Soap-Pear's assorted tablets, 4ln box, Is box Pear's unseen ted tablets, 6i eaoh, §3 6d doz (leaver's Shaving Sticks, 9i each Brown Windsor, lib bar lOi, 16 tablets for Is Glycerine Soap, £lb bars 4d, lib bars 8d Whiting Id per lb, 7s 6d cwfc. Hope, loose, la 4d, aud Is 6* 1 ?b pressed Bovrills 9d and 3s bottle Liebig's Extract Meat la 9d per j\t Washboards, wood, lid, zinc 1m 2d American brooms Is 3d, la 6d, Is 9d, la lid Fresh Ground Coff9e Is 4d, Is 6d and



Finest Factory Cheese, 6d per lb Fineab White Sago 2d per lb Finest Fiaka Tapioca 2d per lb Finest Pearl Tapioca 2d per lb Finest J»pan Rice 2^d per lb. 51b a Is Scerine Candles 5d per lb Wax Candles (fiated or plain) 6M ncr lb Price's National Sperm Candles 8d ncr lb : 7|d by the box Carriage uandlea 91 per lb Co!oniaS Essences, 5d per bottle or 4a per (Lemoß> Sicily Almonds, per lb " 14 Jordan Almonds „ 2 4 Finest Dried Apples, per lb Of „ Dried Apricots „ 11 „ Dried Peachee ,' 10 Preserved Ginger @ g Mixed Spice, lid per Dac'ket J-Jh tin 6d ' * Lqmon Syrup, per botile 1 0 Peppermint Syi up  10 Pine Apple Syrup  X q Lpmon Squash  1 0 Lime Juice Cordial, per itottJe 1 0 Golden Sy>up 2 b 6J, 4!b Is, 71b Is iti 141V> 3-3ri, 28ib 6< 6d, 66 b Us 3d Surei i.»r Treacle, 21h 6d, 41b la. 71b ls 8d li\k 3> 3;i, 28^b 6?, 561b 10d 9d Em i.<^.'Der,n*fßd and lOd bottle Neavt-' F<;od lid, MelJin's Food Is 9d BengeiV '/ocd Is lid and 3s 6d per tin Robineor's patent Groafs and Barky 9d per i.in Nelson's Gti* irto If z. packet 61  Isinglass, 1 z |, ; ,<keißi Brown's Corn Fiour 3d lb Brown's Maize Flour 3i lb Maizena 8d Ib, Queensland Arrowroot 6d Cadbury's Cocoa £lb 103, |lb ls 8d Van Houten's Cocoa 41b Is 9d 41b lid lib tin 3a 3d ' Fry's Cocoa £b 44d, Jib B£d, lib Is 4id Choco'ate 4d and od per cake & \de n Vale Milk 5a 6d doz, 6d tin Fancy Luuch 3Jd lb by tin cr Sid lb College  Super. Wine sid lb by tin. or 6d lb Vanilla Wins ~ ', jfe Rich Tea lb by tin, or 6d lb People's Mixed 4i lb  or 4id lb Fancy Mixed s|ilb „ or Id lb Dessert 9d Jb „ or 30d lb Oaribaldl. 6^d )b  or 6d lh Sultansg  jjj Srowflakes 4*d lb „ or ii Water Ginger Nuts 54-1 b „ or 6d 1U Cocoanufc 7^dlb  orSilb Orackosla la Id lb .. or Is 2d lb PtitV, Tieens and Co Blpculs Chocolate Fingers li- 6J per lb Oaje Noir Is p-r lb Cream Sandwich Is 2d per lb Neapolitan Wafers 2^ 3d per 3b Horence Wafeis 2i 3 I per lb Furopean Mixed Is 3J per lb Raspberry Boudoir 2a per lb Patent Medicines, etc Pears' Fuller's tfarth and Violet Powder 8i box Oan.phor, loz blocks 3d, or 2s 3d drz Vasitino fid and 9.1 jtr, lib tine ls 9d Pare Glycerine 6i and 9d bottle Glycerine and Cucumber lOd per bottle Pain Killer la 4rj and 2s 6d Bonningron'e Irish Moss Is and Is ltd Beigel's Syrup 1r 9d and 3s bottle Pills—Holloway'e and Cockle's Is 4d box Beecham's and Selgel's is 5d box Senna 2d packet. Epsom Salts (id doz Enc«' Fruti Salts 33 3d bottle Fluid Magnesia Is bottle Hood's and Ayer's Saisaparilla 4s 8d bot Oondy's Fluid la 6d, Lang Preserver 1 Barry's Tricopberus ls fid bottle Scott's Emulsion 2s 6d and 4s 6d »s* botble . F Powdered Magnesia 3 1 par packet Morton's Seidlit* Powders 101 per box Benger's Food Is lid and 3s 63 per tin Baxter s Lung Preserver Is per bottla St Jacobs Oil 2« 93 perbottle : : Himrod's Asthma Cure 5s 6d per tin Norwegian Ced Liver Oil la 31 ane 2s 6d per bottle Kipler's Extract Malt 2* 6d per bottla Kipler's Extract Malfc and Cod Liver Oil jl 2s 9d per bottle Mellin's Food".l.« 9.' per4o'(l^ Ground R.c :h 1 Split Pt.a t C . "Js, 2 i. Pear] Bar!.} 5 Ls la, oi 2% 1 ib Egyptian Lens's 3|d lb Haricot Beans 3Ad lb Macaroni and Vermicelli la lOd box o i 6.11b Flag Brand Pickles 9s 6d per doz or ICd per bottle 0 and B Currle Powder 10a per doz or 1 Id bottle Mellor's Sauce £• pint BJd, pints Is 3d boft, Lea and P<?rrin's Sauce |-pint ls 4d, pinb 2. 61 Our Own Sauce sd, pint 9d Tomato Sauce 9d per pinb bottle Anchovy fcauce Is 3d pint bottle Tobacco —Williams' Juno 5s lb ; Nailrod 4^ 6d Ib j Derby 5s 6d lb ; Golden Eagle 6s per lb Matches Plaids 4a ppr grosa. 4|d doz " 1000 Vestas, Bell's, 4s lOi doz, 5d box; ICOO Vestas, German, 3s lOd dcz, 4d box ; 250 Vestas. Cell's, Is 6d dcz, 2d box ; Safety's, B and M, 8d packet, small 3d p'ickeb Starch, Colman's, 51b pkt s£d lb „ Lily, per lib box 5d



Isßdlb Borax Starch Glaze, ls dcz -IJd packet Full Illustrated Price List, containing 29 pages, free on applicatica Terms : Prompt XTitt Cash with, the Orders No charge for packing cases, and all orders delivered free at railway station and||within a two miles radius of Ashbarton, FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES AH STREET, ASHBURTON AND HIGH STREET, CHRISTCHURGB Wheleealt And Retail Agents for Kirn mo mi Blair's Seeds.