Beehuanaland Boers at Pleiserfontein pursuing them in the direction of Blanwkopjee. Steyn has fled from Bethlehem to the mountains. Eight hundred prisoners, consisting of men of the Imperial Yeomanry and j Derbyshire Militia, have been put over the borders into Ratal, out of the Free State and from llei'z, There are no officers among them The railway from Pretoria to Natal has been restored

Small raiding parties have been Interfering with Buller's communica tions with Standerton,

The Victoria Cross has been awarded Captain Charles Fitzclarencf, of the Koyal Fusiliers; Trooper H. Rarmden, and Sergeant Martineau, for gallantry ftt Mafeking j Captain E. B. Towse, of the Gordon Highlanders, for gallantry »t Mount Thab'a ; Lieutenant Sir John MObanke and A. D. O. French, for bravery at Oalesberg. In the House of Commons the Hon. A J Balfour at a ted that it was not intended to modify their South African policy consequent on events in China.

Wellington, July 9 Tbu Tropea arrived ab East London on Saturday. She lost 12 horses. In reply to New South Wales, the Govern ment) has intimated that it intends to isaua a medal to all its Contingents in Africa. Orders for 130,000 medals for school children bhVO been received.

THE PLAGUE.

The fo-lowiDg telegram appeared in the Ohristchurch Press on Saturday last, from their Wellington special correspondent:— It i 3 known that the plague-stricken rats have travelled through the Auck land province as far as Mokau. Rats have also been dying of plague at Aramoho Bnd Wanganui. It will be remembered that several weeks ago I advised you of this, and that it vtas indignantly denied by the Major of Wanganui and others. Nevertheless the information I supplied you with afc the time was absolutely accurate, and for aome weeks past vigorous efforts have been made to destroy the rats in that district. Plague stricken rats have also boen found in Dunedin, and other parts of the colony. I understand that Mr Gilruth has preserved some of the dead guinea pigs inoculated from the Auckland case, and also some of the culture, and is quite willing to snbmit them to the Pasteur Institute in Paris and the highest authorities in England,

There can be no doubt; that plague germs have found their way into the colony, and though there is no cause for alarm, there is every reason fora strict observation of all sanitary laws, and the destruction of »a many rats as possible.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Wellington, July 9 Government has received intellligence that % woman who was sent to Auckland hospital, supposed to be suffering from acute pneu monia, complained afterwards of a swelling under her arm and her glands wore enlarged. It is suspected to be a caee of plague. The woman is seriously ill and nob likely to re cover.

THE RAT PLAGUE IN NEW ZEALAND.

rJ he following is an extract from an inter view between an Otago Daily limes reporter and Dr Roberts, a Duoedin scientist :•— Dr Roberts continued : "In my opinion, rats have been infected here for some time I have no direct proof, but probubly they were infected before we began to take pre cautions against the plague, and there was plenty of fcima for this to have happened. I think also thifc ii is likely the same conditions exist in other parts of the colony, and it only needs further bacteriological research to reveal the preßeDce of the plague bacillus in tfatse centre?. DuriDg the la t month there has bsen a considerable diminution in the number of rata in Punedin, and even the rat catchers have found a difficulty inobcaining tats. This is no doubt partly due to the wholesale destruction, partly from death by blague, but also very likely from migration. It has long been a well known fact that rats migrate, and often from unexplained causes. Ife generally occurs in consequence of wide spread death among their numbers, whatever may be the cause of the epidemic. It has also b«sen reported to me, although nob absolutely veriflsd, that rats are appearing in large cumbers in the inland townships. I was Informed recently that they were dying in large numbers in Lovell's Flat, From Investigations I made, I found thin to be so. Mr Clark, of Loveli's Flat, told me thab utoonu three weeks previously rata were dying about hie place, and, what ia also rather curious, arabbiber told him thab he had seen several dead rats lying about the gullies when he was out rabbiting. Labely, however, rats had entirely disappeared from his farm, and again the inference is that they hava partly died out, while the rest mig rated. When I heard of this mortality I wrote giving proper directions for the for* warding of recently dead rats, so thab I might examine them, bub I was too late, and Mr Clark was unable to carry out my instructions. Reports bave also reached me thiit rate are dying in Balciubha, and I am goiDg down to-morrow to make inquiries.

Sporting.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright.

Lonpok, July 5 The Princees of Walea'a Stakes, of 10,000 nous, one mile, resulted as follows s— Merry Gal I, Diamond Jubilee 2, Caiman 3. Melboubnb, July 7 The Grand National Hurdle Race, of 1000 iovs, three miles, resulted an follows :— Aquarius 1, Racksbraw 2, GoldGnder 3. All the acceptors started. Betting—s to 1 against i old finder, 8 to i Borderer and Arcadia, 33 to 1 Aquarius

To-Day's Telegrams.

United Press Association—-By Electrio Telegraph Napieb, July 9

Word was received on Saturday night thab the brigantine Elizibeth Price was ashore at Lang Point, on Mahia Peninsula. Ib appears from particulars to hang that she went) in for shelter from a heavy southerly gale two days ago, and parting her cable, drifted on to the rocks. The crew were forced to abandon her, and all succeeded in fetting ashore safely, eventually arriving at Ir Ormond's station. The Tangaroa calls at the station on her way from Wairps to-day, and brings the crew on to Napier. Frederick Sande, a labourer at Heatings, was committed for trial for alleged breach of Bankruptcy Act. Ab a special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce this morning a resolution was unanimously carried urging the Hawke's Bay representatives to use their bent efforts in the direction of getting Tha Chambers of Commeroe and Mine Registration BUI thrown oub when ib comes before the Upper House. Dunedin, July 9 Id answer to a deputation from the Women's Christian Temperance Union, the Mayor promised to ask the Publicans to close their bars on the Peace celebration day.

Wade's Worm Fig the wonderful Wor Worrier*, never fail for adults oe ohildra

Technical Education.

(COSTBIBUTIiD.)

There are iv our timps three great and active organs of public instruction—the school, the pulpit, and the press, each in its place doing a good work. Education, someone has well said, should represent fully the existing etate of know ledge end progress; that being so, ib behoves each of the triad to do its duty as far as in it> lies. Let this, then, be our plea for appealing to the public who may be too content to remain in the ignorance born of indifference, and to the schools aad the pulpit who may fail in grasping to the full extent; of our progress in educational matters.

The present occasion is opportune, for an attempt is being made to establish evening classes in Ashburton, and while wishing the movement every success we would like to do what w© can to clear the way for it. The term technical education is as liable to mis construction and may lead to as much mis directed zeal as party government or the temperance question. In the first place, though perhaps not yeb perfect, the primary school is nob the place for instruction in the praotical detail* of commeroo or the handicraft*,

If a boy is to be a carpenter, by all that is reasonable let him be a boy, pure and simple, for at leaat the thirteen or fourteen years of hit boyhood. Equip him with a thinking mind and a ready hand. Let him even have a training in the great principles which underlie ail the artl, bub technical educa tion should only begin after he leaves the primary school. The manual training so often confused with the technical, may and ought to begin as early as possible, and under an intelligent teacher Ib will probably be going on simultaneously with even stan dard pass subjects. The highest scientific development of this aspect of education is exemplified in the Swedish Sloyd system, where work in string, paper, wood and iron is undertaken, not as an end io itself, but as a means towards an educational (not techni cal) end. It is distinctly nob an apprentice ship to basket-making, book-binding, or joinery.

Let us now coatider a youth who has finished his standard work in the prim ary school; If he intends to follow one of the professions, he is well pro vided for bjr our high achoola and universities — probably nowhere in the world has a youth so many advantages. It is indeed somewhat strange that in a young colony like this, comparatively few inducements aro held out) to commerce and industry!

The case of the boy who enters an office to do clerical work or, a shop to run errands is different.

Glad of his new born freedom, ho Bees no necessity, afc leasb for a few years, to con tinue any study, and here in Asbburlon he has little chance even if he did. Conse quently he drifts aimlessly onwards to that great and increasing army of unorganized labour.

France inaugurated and adopted a system of continuation schools, where during the day, if the pupil can afford it, or in the evening he may continue hie general •duoa° tion, and at the same time acquire a thorough knowledge of such commercial subjects as book-keeping, shorthand &c« This work is now being carried on in our larger oemrea by both private and public institutions, where it leads up to such examinations as the junior and senior Civil Service, Matricu lation and New Zealand Institute of Ac countants Associatesbip. This work has been undertaken with special aucceai in Dutiedin by the Technical G'assaa Associa tion.

Scholars are kept eff the street, their mental horizon widened, and promotion usually follows the acquisition of the various certificates obtained.

We now coir.c to the more strictly techni cal eHe, namely tha f < which deals with the instructioa end training of our young mechanica. An apprenticeship with a good firm will probably giva a considerable degree of manual skill, but ignorance of the theory and scientific principles en which his craft depends renders the young woiknun ur.fi for independent action or rmergfency. Thanks to the South Kensington Scwno ■ and Art Department, the City and Guilds of London Institute, Owen's College etn,, the British workman need no longer fear the competition of his Continental compeer. These institutions do not teacn in the colonies, bufc they examine and grant certifi cates, many of which are now held by New Zealand students for our own technical schools are being modelled on tbo home lines and are in most- caees affiliated. The Wellington and Wanganui Bchools have done much to popularise the practical art of the induetriesi Under the •' Manual and Techni cal Instruction Act" of 1895 our Govern ment grants capitation and liberal grants in aid to some thirty institutions in thecolony, many of them in centres not half the s'zi of Ashburton.

Why should we thus lag behind ? We feel sure that with a little enthusiasm among our public men and some self sacrifice en the part of our young people we might soon be eojlying the benefits of technical classes*

M INING NEWS.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Dunedin, July 8

The dredging returns for the week are as follow :—Electric, 12340z of gold ; Vinceafc,' 1790z 4dwt; Perseverance, 87cz ; Cromwell, S4oz lid we; Junction Electric, 52< z 13dwt; Empire, 50oz 6dwt 12gr; Matau, 490z; Golden Beach, 470z 7dwt sgr ; Magnetic, 43 oz; Golden Treasure, 31oz; Hartley and Riley, 250z; Manorbnro, 21iz; New Alex andra, 18oz 9iwb; Enterprise, 18cz 2dwb ; Waimumu, 17oz; Inch Valley, 16cz ISdwb; Clyde, 14oz; Nil Desperandum, I2oz 14dwl; Molyneux Hydraulic, 12'z ; Ot&go, llczj Chicago, Boz 9dwt; Tuapeka, 7< z I3dwt; Maori, 7oz IQdwt; Bhotover, 6: z 12clwt; total 2063 c k

(The Electric dredge now holds the record for a week's return for Otago. The Hartley and Riley dredge held it previously with 1187oz, got in the end of April last,)

Death Under Chloroform.

United Preaa Association—By Electric Telegraph

AncKLANJ). July 8 At the inquest) on the boy Shea, who died under chloroform at the Hamilton Hospital, resulted in a verdict of died from eynoope, indnced by vomiting after adminis tration of chloroform, no blame being at taohable to anybody. The doctors deposed that the operation was for a d'sesserl hip, and that the boy was in a fit state for chlo roform, and that the cp^ration was exceed ingly dangerous otherwise. The method of administering was the meat) recent and generally reooguiml aa the best. Tbe patient was never deeply under the in flufflnce, as the operation was not painful. Dr Krewia had administered chloroform for seventeen year?, a hundred cases a year, tod never had an accident before.

The Frisco Mail Service

United Prfus Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright

(Received Wakapuak* July 9,1.50 p m, This Office 2.7 pm)

Sydney, July 9 Mr Crick interviewed in reference to the Frisco Mail Service says that the Bpreckels Company hat now entered into an agreement behind the back of tha Australian and New Zealand Governments without consulting them anyway, ignoring the Union Line altogether, Mr Crick was willing to increase the Mail subsidy, making a total of £7000, subject to Parliament's approval, and until the Post Office waa taken over by the Federal Government, but finding the subsidy was to be given entirely to the Spreckels Company, to the absolute exclusion of our own line, and as America would not allow Australian owned ships to trade between Honolulu and Frisco, he advised his Government not to entertain the proposal.

The Trouble in Ashanti.

THE GOVERNOR LEAVES COOMAS-

SIB,

United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copy rig h 6

London, July 6

Sir F. Hodgson informed Major Willrocks that he, with six hundred native soldiers, had left Ooomassie on Juno 23, via Namping to the Q±pe coast, leaving Bishop, Kalph, and constabulary officers in charge of the. garrison of a hundred native soldiers. They were pro vidoned to the 18th inst

A Steamer in the Storm.

Sydney, July 9

The steamer Kadina, which left Newcastle on Wednesday for Fre mantle with 300 bullocks and 1600 sheep, put back to Sydney, with her steering gear and head gear gone. She had been knocking about for two days in a terrible storm. One hundred sheep and 40 bullocks were killed, and many badly injured.

DISTRICT COURT.

ASHBtfcMDON—TUESDAY, JULY 10.

(Before Judge Ward.)

BANKRUPTCY BUSINESS.

Mr Cri«p to apply for discharge in Jai. W. Sutherland.

Mr Gso. Harper, application to set aside security in the matter of W. P. S. Elmslia.

PROBATE.

Mr C rispapplying for mo ion pr< bate in re Ja3. 8. S. Digby.

Mr Marriott Watson, motion for probate re Wm AHan Pearce, motion f>r letters ot admiiistratba ?e Eliza Jape Stalker, motion for letters of administration in re William Dohertyi

The Infectiveness of Hospital Walls.

Dr. Bowe, writing to the 2'imaru Herald, says:—Those of us whose duties have brought us into the houses of the lowest class of the community, of which I'm glad to e&y there are very few in Timaru, have noticed a smell, musty and extremely dis agreeable, for which the amount of visible dirt is clearly nob accountable. The explanation is thab the walls of the room are imprege&ted with organic matter derived from the impurities given off by the body. To bring about) this condition the presence of disease Is nob seceisary* AH that is required, are long continued occupation, overcrowding, dirt, and want of ventilation, either separately or oonjointly. If the walls of the room consist of plaster, this is one of the most absorbent materials known, has frequently been found to contain a large amount of organic impurity. Gallon in hia work on Hospital Construction, p. 207, mentions an analysis in which the plaster from the walls of a French hospital was found to contain 46 per cent, of organic matter. If on tha other hand, wall paptrs hnve been used, it will be generally found that one paper hat been laid over another in a regular series, each carrying its quota of dirt and imparity, and the whole cemented together with paste, a material which itself undergoes deleterious changes during the course of time*

TEE ASHBURTON GtJAIV lANY MONDAY,!JULY 9, 1900



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E. W. HANMBR, TO FARMERS. I& .1 prepared to make very liberal cash advances on all produce—Grain, Wool, Frozen Mutton or Lamb, Sheep Skins, etc, etc., which may be placed in my bands for sale here—or for sale by my representatives in London. I eha.ll not charge any Commission here for the advance—and my representatives in London having the full knowledge of dealing with all produce consignments which they may receive, and having plenty of money to meet my drafts, will not sacrifice anything entrusted to their care, if there is the slightest chanca of doing better by holding for a while. The question of selling indi£« criminately because they do not know per sonally the consignor, ia a very atrong fea ture in the mode of doing bheir business, which has always recommended them. E. W. IhaNMER. FOR w\ I YEARS



The reliftbleFamily Remedy Woods' Grea Peppermint! Cure for Oougha and Colds— la 6d and 2s bd



Wanted; "TTIOR SALE—Cheap, an Abbott Boggy.— J? Apply Cookson's Stables, near Batl way Station. 7 53 LOST— Gold Broooh with three pearl* in the centre ; find«r kindly Uavs same at the Office of this paper. 7 51 mOWN Section for Sale, 1128, 1129, 1130. X CVrnerou Street West, and 665, 666. Park Street..—Apply W. Spabrow, 7 43 IT'ORRAL —A FourMhpel CftbTiaV^d a order.—-Apply this Office. 715 WANTED— A Young Girl to assist in House work and sleep at h"m«». Apply Mail 'Office. 7 53 IJIOR SALK—Sprirg C<»rfc, with top, etc. fViofl, iJS 10s—a bargain. App'y tbu ofS'fi 7 54 ULLE DE NORVELL, the^Arn^ri can Scientific P^lrnisb, c»a bo con sulted at Mrs Le«tei'n for a few days longer. 7 44 \TTANTEDKNOWN~Ihafc our Ladies VV Winter Jacketa and Capo? aro an exceptionally choice lot, being at once stylish and moderate in Prices. —Mitchill KAA PIGEONS wanted a* onoT^lTj. O\J\J H. Jewitt's, opposite Mail Office. WANTED KNOWN-Thafc I have tel commodation for Lady Patients; Apply Mks Ainswortm, Ladies' Nurse, Eton street, Hainp»tead. Terms on ennli cation. EMPTY Cress for Sale suit»nle for Sheep Feediu?. Only 1 61 ekals Fletoher Baos.. O*sh Suppy Store. W ANTED" KNOWN~RemoV»i"~o7~t]rß old eat'bliehed firm of Mitchbi,t.. & Tubneb, from old premises in Tixncred Street o New Shop in Burnett Street O EVWN* 400 Oallon T»i»ks for SaleTp^m- O ted end galvanised), at Fletkheb Bros, ('ash Suppl? Stores LADIES' Ca^hmfrrt Gloves, 6 pairs for U, at "The Corner" Sale.— Northcote and Htffjrd. lIONKING'S Linseed'" Emulsion, which . hiiß come to stay in Ashburton is a certain cure for coughs, colds, and all chest compiaims. gold by »11 local chemists »Dd grocer? i« bottle?, la 6d and s 6d. 2 r\ IVING SOMETBING for Nothing ie vT all poppycock and hu.nbui?, and any Benßible person must know this—lt'u a sprat to catch a mackerel. BONDAI-LAlsK* pure unblended Ceylon packed tea is sold purely on its merits—You pay for the tea and you get the best value in the market— THAT'S ALL. MOTHERS J Have you delicate children who are always taking cold and sub j ject to croup ? If so, try Tonking'e Linseed ! EmulsioD, which will cure where all other ! medicines fail. Sold by local chemists and [ rocers in bottles. Is 6d and 2s 6d. 3 246 'JiW LINES received iv Birthda'yloikfdp, Sunday School Cards, Wall Texts, Picture Scr»ps (in packets), Oleograph Pictures, Cheap Magic Lanterns, Cheap Books, Peace Badges, Footballs, Children* Tricycles; also Fancy Goods, including Red, White and Blue Garlands (for decorat ing), Artificial Flowers and Leaves, C*ke Stand?, Photo Frames, Purses, etc—A H Williabis, Tancred Street HECTOR MACDONALD,~Sir" Kedvers Buller, Lord Robert*, Ihe Naal Campaign, Capetown to Ladyemith, Fight for the Flag in South Africa, Stories from the Fronb, On the evo of the War, Wallet of Kui Lung, Maker of Nations Story of Han nah, The Plunderers, Haromi (a New Zealand story), ani other new books. The Siege of Ladysmith, in 64 photograph*. Pearson's Strand, Wide World, Cassel's Royal, Wind sor and other Magf z nes for May.—H. M. Jones. AT Mes Alcokk's Sale—A large lot of Jackets aod Capes just bought at great reductions will be offered much under usual prices lo make room for the Builders. Aieo all her Dress Goods. A choice variety, at prices from Is per yard double width, Fiaunelettep, Calicoes, Pinafore and Dreei Mus-linfl all much reduced to clear. WANTED KNOWN^-That we ha^ just opened our final Shipment of heavy Flannelettes for this Season, and we are pleased to say that our buyers has secured them at old Pricee. See the value, —MtTOKBLL& IURMEB "VTO PADDING, no coupons, no schemes US no guessing c ntests, nothing but legitimate, persistent pushing of the beat and purest; tea Ceylon produces. HONDAI LANKA preserved in the sealed lead packet! and boxes, in which it is only sold, and packed in Ceylon. "VTO SOONER does an article of genuine jL l merit meet with popular favour and approval than up springs a multitude of spurious imitations, " Pitfalis " set) to catch the unwary. Hondai-Lanka Tjba must be on packet and box to ensure th« Genuine, Unadulterated ABMOf/E; sold by lisinterested grocers cv where. Termers, TEKDEjKS ~~ TTTANTED-Tenderß for Clearing Swamp f f and for Cutting and Grubbing about five miles of Gone Fenoea. The first satii> factory tender will b« accepted. JOHN STUDHOLME, JrjHß, 7 31 Coldttream, Hindi PUBLIC NOTICES. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND, CANTERBURY DIB TRICT. In fche Matter of Th« Companies Act, 1382, and Us Amendment*, And In the Matter of The Athburtou News. paper Company, Limited NOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN that a Petition for the winding up of the above-named Company by the Supreme Oouro «raa on the 26th' day of Junt, 1900, presented to Mr Justice Edwards, a Judge of the Supreme Court, by Joseph Ivesg, of Ashburbon, Journalist, a Creditor of the said Company, and the said Petition it directed to be heard before a Judge of the said Court on the 24th day of July, 1900, aad any Creditor or Contributory of the said Company desirous to oppose the making of an order for the winding up of the said Company under the above Act should appear at the time of hearing by himself or hit Counsel for that purpose, and a copy of the Petition will be furnished to any Creditor or Contributor of the Bald Company requiring the same by the undersigned on payment of the regulated charge for fehe same. F. WILDING, 171 Hereford Street, CbrUtchurob, 7 52 Solicitor lor the Petition**. TECHNICAL CLASSES. ALL those likely to tak« advantage of tb« above, are asked to meet iv the long Room Arcade, on TUEBDAY Evening, (10th) at 8 p.m. to make final arrangement*. J. 8. TENNANT, 7 49 Interim Secretary. OSBOBN COOMBE, PIANO TUNER * EXPERT (Late of London), WILL make hit usual buiineu Viiifc to Ashburton on MONDAY NEXT, GbhJuly ORDERS may be left with MR LLEWELLYN OWEN at bto Mmio Studio, Arcade Chamber!, Arttbagton • or at Commercial Hotel*



I K. W. HANMF.R. \ REMINDER A LFRED CORTIS', E3Q., Sale of Superior Household Furniture and Effect» will take place on THURSDAY, JCLY 12th, AT ISO O'CLOCK SHARP. Drawing Room Furniture at) .. 1.30 p»m. Traps and Horses at •. .. 3 p.m. For full particulars fee Saturday's Papers or apply for Catalogues. E, W. HANKER, JOHN R. BLAND, 7 50 Auctioneer^ Friedlander Bros. C L EA~R I N G ~STTE OF ENGINEER'S ft FOUNDRY PLANT, SEED CLEANING MACHINERY, E»o. SATURDAY, "JULY 14, 1900 MESSRS FRIEDLANDER BROS. Ltd. (in con junction with Mr F. Fbrbi man) have received instructions from Messrs T. E. Kilwobth* Son to Sell by Pnblio Auction as above on the premise* known as Bridge Works, the whde of their Engineering Stock, Seed Cleaning Machinery, etc., as follows :— 1 Overhead Travelling Crane, 1 Wood Turning Lath, 1 Iron Turning Lath, 1 Slotting Machine, 1 Shaping Machine, 1 Drilling Machine, 1 Emery Grinding Machine for 2 stones, 1 Concave Grinding Machine, ] large Corncrusher, 1 Smutter, with Aspira tor ; 1 large Seed Cleaning Plant, 1 Ciorer Cleaning Machine, etc. FOUNDRY. Patent righb for Cambridge Boiler Wings, Cast Iron Moulding Boxes, quantity Board and Iron Patterns, Weights >nd Pig Iron, Metal Laden and several lote of Sundries. Also,— ■ Quantity Perforated Zinc, 4 Drams Lubricating Oil, 2 Allhome Wind mills, 1 Lift and Force Pump and quantity of Sundries Sale at 12 o'clock. R. FRIEDLANDER, 7 40 Auctioneer. WEBD STREET HORSE MART.



OUR USUAL HORSE FAIR Will be held THUBSDAY, JULY 19, For jwhick we ihall be pleated to receive Entries. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltdl Urain £ Freight LONDON. "VSTE have space for a limited quantity of Wheat or Oats, 'available by steamer at lowest current ratei. Fartusrs wishing to ebJp will please communicate with us promptly. PKIEDLANDER Bros., Ltd. FOR SALE. ALGERIAN SEED OATS, Grown from Imported Seed,, fTIHEY are a very fast growing Oat, and will ripen from 10 to 14 dayia sooner than Canadians They are heavy yielden, having prodaoed over 80 Bushel* per acre in ordinary MMons, Only a limited quantity left. FRIEDLANDER BROS, Ltd. FOB PRIVATE SALE TTAVING disposed ot the Lyndhurst Farm on account of Mr Max Fbijbdlande we are instructed to offer his Ardagh Farm, adjoining the abova,"cont»iuing 2560 aores, either fa "one Block] or? in lots* to (ta purebaierlil For fall particulars apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS, Lfo., 64 Land and Estate Agents. ' WE ABE CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT, OATS, BABLEY, AND GRASS SEEDS. Friedlander Bros. Limited ggj—■ _ i i ■————^ GBOSYKNOR HOTEL^ South Belt, Ohristchnrcb. HATING taken the above Hotel, which Ib clove to the Railway Bridge, Madras Street, I bejr to inform my Ashburton friends that if they favor me with their patronage when they visit Christohuroh they will receive every attention. Bast Wines, Spirits, and Beer, and good accommodation. P. KELLER, PROPRIETORS 7 31 WANTED Known— Great Stock taking Sale at "The Corner now on. Shop early,—Kortheot« and Heford.



POUNDS SAVED EVERY YEAR IF YOU PAY CASH AND BUY TOOK GROCEBIES FROM F.-LETCH'ER BROS. Cash is King. Prosperity Canno* Thrive on Credit Wfi BOST FOR C-ISH-WB SELL FOR CASH-* THBJRE U THE WHOLE SECRET OF OUR &UCOESS—WE HAVE ISO BAD DfcBTS. IVTONBof onr Customers ha?efo pay for Goods other people had from us nnd in. T ho,S erer pil? f, ot fcbem i m? M r ,bu^ in ß {o* °Mh we assert it fs the" only key that will fcuocessfaljy open the bargain do ;r, to the wideawake merchant. Everybody likes to sare, and everybody likes to si end. It Is prefctf hard to do both, but h can be don* by buying from us. Your m ney goes so f»r that yon can both buy more, and save more at the came time, Don't take onr word for It • rend compare our prices, and judge for yourselves. ' ' NOTICE TO THOSE WHO BUY ON ORIDIT,



Compare these prices with the prices you are paying. Finest Snowdrop Sngar 2£d per lb, or 701b bse for 15s 6d. Duchess Tea (very economical) 2s per Ib or Is 9d per lb by the Tin. Golden Tipped Orange Pekoe Ceylon 2aperlb, or Is 9d perlb by the tin. Further redactions by Half Chest or Chest. • Station Tea fron? Is HcTper Ib by the Chest. Good Soand Onions 201b la, Bran 3s 9d, Sharps 5s tl per bag. Wax Candles (fluted or plain) 7d per lb Kitchen Candles 6*d per Ib, or by the Finest Factory Cheese. 6d per lb box s*d. ■" ■' Finest Oatmeal, 251b bag 2e 9d Carriage Oandlea? »d and lOd per lb Brown's Corn Flour, 3i per lb yPiano Oandles lOd and Is per lb Washing Soda Id per Jb 21b Tin Virgin Honey Is tin Whiting. Id per lb 41b Tin Virgin Honey Is lid Finest New Cm rants 5d per lb 71b Tin Virgin Hc««y 3s 3d FiDesfc New Snltanas, 7d per lb Colonial Essences, 5d per bottle or 4s per Finest New Rawlu 6Jd par lb doz per bcttle (Lemoa, Almond, Qaaker Oats 10a per packet Vanilla, etc BMnest Cnb Loaf Sugar 3Jd per lb Sicily Almonda, per lb 1 i Pure Coffee 2s per lb Jordan Almonds „ 2 4 FrenohiCoffe Is Bd, Harp CoflEo Is *d per Finest Dried Apples, per lb 0 9 r lb »» Dried Apricots „ 11 Finest Roasted Coffe IReans le lOd and Ss „ Dried Peaches „ 10 Per !d Preserved Ginger " „ 0 8 Peeks Chocolate Powder (delicious) §Ib Mixed Spice, lid per packet, lib tin la 2d, lib tin 2a 3d tin 6d New Spanish Valencia Raisins 6Jd per ib Golden Syrup 2!b 6d, 41b Is, 71b Is 9d Eleme Raisins 4&d per lb 141b 3s 3d, 281b 6* 6d, 561b Us 3d Finest New Dates 6d per lb Superior Treacle, 21b 6d, 41b Is, 71b Is 8d Fine Moscatele, perlb, 10 Ulb Sa 3d, 28!b 6», 561b 10a 9d Now Natural Ftp „ 0 8 Essence Rennet 8d and lOd bottle F'neat French Pranes, por lb 010 Neare's Food lid, Mellin's Food Is 9d «" Sfeving Pruned „6d and 0 8 Benger's Food Is lid and 3s 6d per tin Now Mixed Peel, orange, lemon, Robinson's patent Groats and Barley and citron, per lb 0 8 per tin 71b Tins Beet Lemon Peel, per tin 3 9 Nelspn'e Gelatine loz. packet Barcelona Nuts „ „() 8  Isinglass, loa packet Finest Icing Sngar, per lb Z 0 6 Maiwna 8d Jb, Queensland Arrowroot 6d „ Castor Sugar, per lb 0 5 Cadbury's Cocoa Jib 10d, 4lb Is 8d Crcsse and Blackwell's Bssenoes 9d per Van Houten's Cocoa 41b Is 9d, Mb lid, botble n b t } n 3s 3d Lewis Prise Bacon, by roll or side Fry's Cocoa Jib 4*d, ilb 84d, lib Is 44d T P?*J b « 06£ Choco'are 4d and 5d per cake Lewis Prize Hams, per lb 0 8 GMm Vale Milk 5s 6d dcz, 61 tin Finest Refined Lard, per tin Is Id BISCUITS. and 0 6 Fancy Lnnch 3Jd lb by tin or 34d lo Dessicated Coaoanur „ 0 7 College  Edroond's Baldog Powdor, 6d and Super. Wino Sid lb by tin, or 6d lb lid per tin Vsnilh Wine „  „lb walnuts t? 0 8 Rich Tea <>& lb by tin, or 6d lb HbTinsSt George's Jams, per tin 0 5 PeopU'a Mixed 4d lb „ or 44d lb lib Raspberry Jam, 5s 6d doz . tin 0 6 Farwy Mixed 54d lb „ or Id lb lib „ Crosse and Blackwell's Mar- Dessert. 9d lb or lOd 3b roahde n 0 9 rtaribatdi ~ 6Jd Jb „ or 6d lb Concentrated Jellies—Lemon, Hasp- Saltapns a% gj ]^ | berry, Vanilla— pint packets, Snowflakes 44d lb ,*,' or 5d 5s 6d doz. per packet 0 fi Water De "Vere'a Jelly Powders, assorted Gtncer Nuts bill b " or 6d lb flavours, per packet 0 6 Coc anut ?|d lb „ or 81 lb I Bird Seed— Hemp,Rap«i, Canary,ibO 3 fVa.knols Is Id lb  or Is 2d lb Linpeed, whole, 3d, crushed, p' rlb 0 4 p^y. Free*" and Co Biscuits A uslobrook's Cocoa Jib 4d, |lb Hd Chocolate Fingers la 6J per lb I Milkmaid Milk 7s 3d d<z, 7£d tin C*fe llolr Js p«r lb chemicam. Ni apolitan Wafers 2« 3d per lo * | Morton's Oream of Tartar, per lb 1 3 Florence Wafers Ss 3 i per Ib „ Carbonate Soda „ OS Furopean Miied Is 31 per Jb j „ Tar baric Acid „ 110 Raspberry Boudoir 2a per lb I „ Citric Acid. 3d oz. „ 3 6 fkesjskved nsn. „ Alom, powdered „ 0 6 Salmon, Californlan Bd, Flat 9d, Catting „ Refined Saltpetre „ 06 J lOd. Cocktail lid—per tin „ Borax, powderrd „ 0 8 Sardnes, Albert patent openei Is per tin r.. ,", Sul Phur, , r, 3 ° 6 « Small,4dand4Hlwgeß^ D:s!nfeclant Powder, I»rire tins Ipl Sar. inoa; in tomafco sauce, 44d per tin Caustic Soda 7d. B^, and 9J per tin i Morton's Fresh Herrings, flat 7d, kip f Carbolic Sand Soap 5d per bar perad lOd, Herrings In tomato sauce I ~——— 10-J per tin Day A Martin's paste Blackinsr,doz. ° H Red Herring 9at Is, or 1 j fish 10a 8i Nixpy's Black Load per doz. 0 9 Star Brand Mullet 7d per tin Peerless Glois per hot. 0 6 Preserved Bloaters lOd per tit* Black Lacquer, (Castle Brand) bot. 0 9 "• t«, ,In tinS. 2 I Ground Rice 34d Brunswick Black per tin 0 7 S p lit Peaß 61bs Is, or 2d lb Keen a Oxford Blue, per Ib 010 Pearl Bar j e y 6lha ls or 2 m Ib Reckitt's Ba^Blue, „ 010 Egyptian Lentils 3Jd lb bt George s Blue, „ 0 8 Haricot Beans 3^d Ib ColmanßD.S.F.Maßtard,llbtlnb 1 8 Macaroni and Vermicelli Is lOd box o Jib tins 10*, d, Jib tins 6d 6d lb Keen's Mustard Condiment per lb 1 3 | Flsg Brand Pickles 9 8 Bd per doe or lOd 71b tins bs ad p er bottle Finest Dairy or Table Salt, 5s wt ■ ewt 0 and B Ourrle Powdw m d Ud „ „ Salt, 71b bag Bd, 14»b bottle bag, Is 3d Mellor's Sanee \ pint Bjd, pints Is 3d bo ?JuPV h°le \* 3dt gl mf U wlb^ tw Lm and Perrin'a Sauce |.pint ls 4d, pin White Pepper (guaranteed pnre) 1« 4d lb 2«6d lib Tin Rabbib in Jelly 7d, 21b, lOd and ls On r Own Sance f.pint Sd, pint 9d mut tti «4 Q-i jiAji .t1 Tomato Sauce 9d per pint bottle S?J c Ite9B*^' 9d'«^ a lO i& botfcle Anchovy Sauce Is 3d pint bottle White Wino Vinegar 9d bottle Tobacco-Williams' J uno 5 3 lb i Nallrod Washing Soap-Bitotone lOd bar or lis 4s 6d lb . Derby 6a 6d , b ' per box Eagle 6s per lb MeL«od's almond scented 9d bar. 11s Matches Plaids 4s per gross, 44d doi T»pe« b°* , a .4 04 1000 Vestas, Bell's, 4s lOd Job, 5 Rawllng's almond scented, 9d oar. 100 0 Vestas, German, 3s 10d Domestic, 6d bar doz> 4d box . 250 Vestas. Bell's. Is 6d Bond's Cleanser, 6d bar, 6s 3d box doZ| 2 d box ; Safety's, B and M, 8d Barilla Ash lOd bar packet, small 3d packet Sunlight so*p Is per twx, Ud bar! Statch. Colman's, s!b pkt 54d lb Lifebuoy (Carbolic), Is 4d box, 6d bar LiJy> per llb boX g^ Toilets Soap-Pear » assorted tablets, 4ln BorftX starch Glaw, ls doa.; 14d packet box, Is box Bovril ls 9d and 3s bottle Pear's unscented tablets, 6d each, 65,6 d Liebig's Extract Meat Is 9d per jar n doz ,a. , uu , n , . V^shboards, wood, lid, alnc ls 2d dearer's Shaving bticks,9d each American brooms ls 3d, Is 6d, la 9d. Brown Windsor, lib bar lOd, 10 tabled 2i s 2s 3d /,,forl. a a i,uv ij L L O3 Fresh Ground Coffee In id, U6d »nd Glycerine Soap, 41b bam 4d, lib bars 83 I Is 8d lb Hops, loose, Is 4d, and la €^ f b pressed PATENT MEDICINES, Etc, AT BARGAIN PRICES. OatlcuraSoap, ls 4dTablet, or BTablets , ods tnd Ayer'i Satsap&riHa 4s 8d bo Cam fphort 3J per Cake Condy'» Flu!d v sd» Lnn« Pwserm la Vaselina fid and 3d jar, lib tins Is 9d Barry's Tricopherua ls 5d bottle Pure Glycerine 6d and 9d bottle Scott's Emulsion 2s 6d and 4» 6d per Llcquorice Powder, 63 per bottle bottle Pain Killer Is 4d and 2s 6d per bottle Sulphate Magnesia 3d per packet Bonnington's Irish Moss ls and Is lOd French Chalk lOd per lb Mother Seigel's Syrup In 9d and 3a bottle Chloride of Lime la per tin Pills—Holloway's and Cockle's Is 4d box St Jacob's Oil 2o 9d per bottle Beecham's and Seigel's Is 5d box Hlmrod'a Asthma Cure 5&6 d per tin Senna Leaves 2d per packet Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Is 3d per bottle Epsom Salts 6d per dozen Kepler's Exbracb Malt 21 6d per bottle j Encs' Frutb Salts 3s 3d bottle Kipler's Extract Malt and Cod Liver Oil Mellln'e Food Is 9d, Benger's Food 25,9 d per bottle Is lid Kllman's Embrocation Is 3d, Is 6d and Pears' Fuller's Harth and Violet Powdar 2s lid 8d box Bile Beans ls 5d box Frear's Balsam and Carbolic Oil, lid box Solasii Joloe 6d and 8d athls. We are opposed to the Trust, and for that reason we .have * Cash System* d trust no one. This enables us to Retail our Goods at WHOLESALE RIOfS. We are Cash .Buyers of Beeswax in any quantity. Toms : Prompt with the Orders] No charge'Jor packing cases, and »11 orders delivered free atfrailwayj^tatio* and within a two miles radius of Ashbnrton. FLETCHER BROS. ASH SDPPLYJSTORES ASHBUKTON AND OHRISTOHUItCff,



NOTJ.GE. TN Ponmaae of the Public Kw«vm Act, *- 18. 85» ohmet 5 Hud 6, notiat U hertby fiS Y^ S f Tl DZ* ld Di™in will b. ii apart for th« Athburron Coaraing CIoV* mating on Jnly 186b, 1900. on which d.y onargei mllbt made for ■dmiwioa Mm.to on the following tcale : —. For «aoh Adalfc .. OneSbilißg Hones and Trapt .. Fre« . _ . ' m 0. DOHERTT, 'M _ Chairman Tinwa'd Domain Board. WO»» KR rt.M, KIKDIO.IIII BEEGHAM'S' PILLS MlflUfßb Thw i- bo Fiction. Eretr mffimr h jarnesrtT invited to it, on. Box rfifcS iSaTJ* they will b« acknowledged to be - TT«r«h w OtrKHTRA « SOX£ B^CHAITS PILLsTTkea (.1 dlwcteA wflf ttaickly restere Femnlef to comptett jSSaT «2» STS&Tta . any obitnictlo» * ****nl "FEAK STOMACH, IMPAIRED DIGESHON, DISORDERED LIVER, They act Hk«m« f i e _ fc few doieiwill work wosden upon the Vital Organ« ; Strengthening tM MctcnUf oackth* keen edge of appetite, en-i areusjau Mtk'ba 1 £-« ft? HeR^ th *?• w^!e Ih3!rie *' *>««? o* tS human Jrame. F#r throwing off tows in hot eliautw they are tpecialiy renowned. Thesa art "fiictt" ad mitted by thonsands, in all clanes of Society, and rat of the hess guarantees to the Nerrotis andDcMUtatet is that BBBCH *MS PILLS hart tht I^f«rBB?«fli aoy Pateat Medioin. in the World. * BEECHAM'B &IluL,B Har« for many yearn bsen the pop«lw family medicine throughout tht irilUk Coloni«, »nd they now «tand WITHOUI A RIVAL. DIE on AS «*KC;H A*, St. NKW%Xir« Sold «T-rywhw> fn bottkt-9jd, It ifrj and atdHcli THE SHOW SEASON PRIZE 'POULTRY. OWING to the number of suit houiea recently erected in the neighborhood of the Pelham Poultry Y»rd«, rendering poultry keeping there inconvenient, th» Proprietor it prepared to seli cheap th« whole stock, inclndiDg Exhibition Birdi. Prizo Wineers, Yohbj? Birde, Etc. For particulars apply tho GUABDIAN Office, or at the PELHAM POULTJUY YAKDS Plfi ER STREET, ASHBURTON F, FEBRIMAN.



TO THOSE WHO ARE ftot Jlieir Own Ltadlords. WHY Pay Rent whtn for a each deposit you may become yonr own Landlord, and thin the weekly Rental you aro afc present paying would leave something every week to go towards reducing the purchase money. As an examolo—A house for which a tenant pays 7* per week could in all probability be parchfts.'d for £160. This, by keeping the weikiy rental paid for H ymrs, would leavo the properly fully paid /or; while if & tenant rein ins in tlio feme house fo ihe same time without ar quiring the fr© r hold, and continues to jay tbe 7a par week renral, at the end of that lima he will not own one foot of the timber 01 which the house is built. The following are a few t f the Proper ties I have on try booka for sale:— A comfortable Dwelling* situate in Burnett Street, the property of Mr John Newman, toother with £ acre.of land, planted with fnrt trees. This f-roperty adjoins Dr. Hunter's residence, and at Mr ffowman !as recently purchased a larger h use, Ihib is for immediate sale. *'. FERRIMAN. A well built houae of 7 rooms, situate n Peter rtreet, together with J act* of and. There is also a detached wash-hous* rwith copper and tank), woiksbep, and bathroom, F. FERRIMAN. A house of 6 rooms with scnllery, $ acre of land, situated on the Wakanm Road, within easy distance of the oentrs of.the town. F. FERRIMAN Half acre of Land on the Beach Road, upon which is erected a comfortable I houte of 5 rooms and scullery. The laud ! is well stocked with fruit treee. F, FERRIMAN. Four Acres of land at Tinwald, situate on Carter's Terrace, upon which is erected a. Dwelling House of 9 rooms, detached washhause, dairy, etc AJeo convenient siabling, consisting of 4 looso be xes, trap. kouce, and ehaff-houee F. FERRIMAN. A capital Baildjng site, si;mtfton(h« Horfch West T»'»n Bale, containing on* asre, bebg Lot 71» F. FERBIMAN AFarm«f 320 Acres, situate within fsf distan<e <l the Fret z'ng Works. Th« icprdy is w. 11 fenced and watered, and foi insnudute sale. F. FERMMAN. CAPITAL BUILDiTg SITES IN AITKEN & GREY STREfcTS.> I have for Sale a block of 5 Towa Sections, admirably adap'ed for building purposes. T 0 Tb T SEAFIELD ROAD. A VERY Convenient Accommodation Paddock, containing seven acres* ls.id down in grass. F. FERRJMAii. F. FEEEIMAN FOB SALE CORNER WEST STREET ANDN.W. TOWN BELT. I HAVE received inatractions from Uli R M Cutmbertson to sell her comfort able dwelling home of aevea room* and land al the corner of the Bslt. Thin property is situated in ■> splendid locality, within a few minutes walk of P.O. and ia for immediate sale, Ea«y twrms may bo arranged. FFERRIMAN TO LET SUFFOLK STREET, TREVORTON A COMFORTABLE bout* ooateining six jC3L rooms and pantry, together with onk honaei and stable and £ an acre of land. Good orohwd and garden F FERRIMAN